Croatia’s real estate market recorded a noticeable slowdown in 2025, with the total number of transactions dropping to 117,359 deals, representing a 13.2% decline compared with 2024, which saw 135,188 transactions. Primorje-Gorski Kotar County was the hardest hit, with sales falling by 32%, from 14,574 transactions to just 9,937.
Despite the overall decline, the capital Zagreb continued to lead the market in transaction volume, recording 16,565 deals, although this marked a 10.6% decrease compared with the previous year. Istria County, one of the strongest coastal markets, registered 9,804 transactions, down 16.5% year-on-year.
Split-Dalmatia and Zagreb counties also experienced declines in transactions of 23.5% and 12.6%, respectively. The lowest transaction volumes were recorded in Požega-Slavonia (1,949), Virovitica-Podravina (2,416), Lika-Senj (2,490), Krapina-Zagorje (2,517), and Dubrovnik-Neretva (2,775).
Despite the broader downward trend, some counties saw increases in transactions during 2025, including Zadar County (+10.5% to reach 8,558 deals), Varaždin (+12.9% to 6,926 deals), Koprivnica-Križevci (rising from 4,280 to 4,686 deals), and Karlovac, which recorded a slight increase to 3,427 deals.
Although the market slowed overall, foreign buyers remained active. Slovenian citizens were the most active purchasers of property in Croatia in 2025, acquiring 2,569 properties, followed by German buyers, who purchased 1,963 properties.
