From 2021 to 2024 apartments were selling like hotcakes. One of the reasons was, among other things, the desire to take advantage of the government program “Safe Credit 2%”. This aid caused property prices to shoot up, and buyers took everything as it came just to get the financial help offered by the state. There is no trace of such behavior anymore. Real estate market experts plainly say “the market has stabilized.” This made buyers no longer take anything for granted. They carefully review sales listings to choose the one that best suits them. This was further reinforced by the disclosure of listing prices, allowing consumers to compare prices in similar locations. Greater access to transaction prices also helped keep property prices in check. Although they are not falling, they are still rising, albeit not quickly. This is not a surprise but a trend that has already emerged in the real estate market. It turns out that more and more people declare a willingness to sell property, while fewer consumers are interested in buying it – according to a report from nieruchomosci-online.pl.
The percentage of people looking for an apartment is decreasing
Spring and summer each year encouraged property purchases. This year is different. According to a study conducted by nieruchomosci-online.pl in the second quarter of 2026 only 5% of respondents declared that it is a good time to buy property. About 19% answered “no.” Adding these groups gives 24% of people saying it is a good time to acquire property, only one quarter of all respondents. That is less than the same period a year earlier, when 26% of respondents gave that answer, and also much less than in all other quarters since last year. In the third quarter of 2025 the answer was 35%, in the fourth quarter 34%, and in the first quarter of 2026 26% of respondents.
A bad time to buy real estate
More people say it is a bad time to buy real estate. In a study by nieruchomosci-online.pl the “definitely no” answer was given by 9% of respondents. An additional 30% said it is not a good time to buy property. Together that is 39%. That is 4 percentage points higher than the first quarter of 2026 and 5 percentage points higher than the same period in 2025. Recently, only in the third quarter of 2025 were consumer sentiments worse. At that time 40% of respondents thought it was not the best time to buy property. In the next two quarters the percentage was 34% and 35% respectively.
As Anna Zachara‑Widła from nieruchomosci-online.pl points out, a similar trend is also seen in the rental market, where only 22% of respondents think it is a good time to rent a property from someone. Almost half of respondents said it is a good time to rent someone’s owned property.
“This clearly shows how much the perspective of a tenant and a landlord differs today. For those looking for a rental apartment the market may still seem difficult and expensive. For owners of rental apartments the situation looks much more favorable – especially if demand remains at a stable level and renting remains an alternative for many people compared to buying,” convinces Anna Zachara‑Widła.
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