Top 10 countries in Europe with the highest increase in house prices in 2026

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Real Estate News Europe - Here are the Top 10 countries in Europe with the highest increase in residential Real Estate selling prices in 2026, namely the House Price Index for Q1 2026 compared to Q4 2025, as well as the annual increase in house selling and rental prices in the EU, according to a report by Eurostat dated July 2, 2026:

What is the annual increase in house selling and rental prices in the EU in 2026?

The annual increase in house selling prices in the EU is 5.1% in Q1 2026 compared to Q1 2025.

The annual increase in house rental prices in the EU is  3.0% in Q1 2026 compared to Q1 2025.

Top 10 countries in Europe with the highest increase in house selling prices in 2026:

1 - Bulgaria

Bulgaria ranks No. 1 country in Europe with the highest increase in house selling prices with an increase of 6.2% between Q1 2026 and Q4 2025.

Bulgaria is the country in Europe with the 2nd highest annual increase in house selling prices with an increase of 14.8% between Q1 2026 and Q1 2025.

Bulgaria is also the 2nd country in Europe with the highest increase in rental prices with 6.4%.

2 - Portugal

Portugal ranks 2nd country in Europe with the highest increase in house selling prices with an increase of 3.8% between Q1 2026 and Q4 2025.

Portugal is also the No. 1 country in Europe with the highest annual increase in house selling prices with an increase of 17.8% between Q1 2026 and Q1 2025.

3 - Norway

Norway ranks 3rd country in Europe with the highest increase in house selling prices with an increase of 3.7% between Q1 2026 and Q4 2025.

4 - Slovakia

Slovakia ranks 4th country in Europe with the highest increase in house selling prices with an increase of 3.6% between Q1 2026 and Q4 2025.

Slovakia is also the 3rd country in Europe with the highest annual increase in house selling prices with an increase of 14.4% between Q1 2026 and Q1 2025.

5 - Spain

Spain ranks 5th country in Europe with the highest increase in house selling prices with an increase of 3.5% between Q1 2026 and Q4 2025.

6 - Estonia

Estonia ranks 6th country in Europe with the highest increase in house selling prices with an increase of 3.4% between Q1 2026 and Q4 2025.

7 - Croatia & Lithuania

Croatia and Lithuania both rank 7th in the ranking of countries in Europe with the highest increase in house selling prices with an increase of 3.3% between Q1 2026 and Q4 2025.

Croatia is also the No. 1 country in Europe with the highest increase in rental prices with 21.9%.

8 - Romania

Romania ranks 8th country in Europe with the highest increase in house selling prices with an increase of 3.2% between Q1 2026 and Q4 2025.

9 - Slovenia

Slovenia ranks 9th country in Europe with the highest increase in house selling prices with an increase of 2.9% between Q1 2026 and Q4 2025.

10 - Denmark

Denmark ranks 10th country in Europe with the highest increase in house selling prices with an increase of 2.8% between Q1 2026 and Q4 2025.