The number of housing purchase and sale transactions decrease by 22,5%

The number of housing purchase and sale transactions decrease by 22,5%

In April 2022, the number of registered housing purchase and sale transactions amounted to 52 520 and increased by 22,5% compared to March 2022 (67 801). The largest purchasing activity last month was observed in the Karaganda region – 8 898, the cities of Almaty and Nur-Sultan, 6 583 and 5 900, respectively. The least transactions were conducted by residents of the North Kazakhstan region - 958. Kazakhstanis were more interested in housing in apartment buildings, in total – 38 149 transactions, 14 371 transactions were executed for individual houses. In terms of the number of rooms in apartment buildings, 2-room apartments predominate. In April, more than 15 thousand 2-room apartments were issued,1-room apartments a little less - 13 thousand. Residents preferred private houses more Almaty. Kyzylorda and North Kazakhstan regions.

The number of housing purchase and sale transactions for April 2022 decrease by 12,0% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. Interest in the purchase and sale of housing in comparison with the same month last year decreased in the Mangystau region – 48,9%.

 

Housing purchase and sale transactions *             in percentage, increase +, decrease –

 

Number of purchase-sale transactions for April

Of them

April 2022 to the

January- April 2022 to January- April 2021

Individual house

Apartments in apartment buildings

Of them

1-room

2-room

3-room

4-room

5-room

6-room and more

March 2022

April2021

Republic of Kazakhstan

52 520

14 371

38 149

13 057

15 078

8 189

1 657

121

47

-22,5

-12,0

14,4

Akmola

2 132

869

1 263

412

500

297

45

8

1

-26,2

2,7

38,6

Aktobe

2 472

613

1 859

759

696

331

69

3

1

-32,8

-25,3

10,6

Almaty

3 681

2 165

1 516

621

543

305

43

2

2

-16,7

16,3

43,3

Atyrau

2 214

775

1 439

368

634

354

68

10

5

-28,5

-46,3

-9,6

West Kazakhstan

1 506

504

1 002

326

377

245

46

6

2

-11,2

-19,7

1,8

Jambyl

1 464

702

762

206

310

188

56

-

2

-24,7

-0,7

37,3

Karaganda

8 898

1 277

7 621

1 749

3 744

1733

363

28

4

-22,2

22,2

58,6

Kostanay

2 658

592

2 066

722

886

392

65

-

1

-21,2

26,8

64,3

Kyzylorda

990

579

411

68

183

114

43

-

3

-22,8

-37,3

-3,7

Mangystau

4 480

1 557

2 923

961

1141

671

131

15

4

-33,0

-48,9

-32,9

Pavlodar

1 891

305

1 586

546

573

400

60

6

1

-16,2

12,2

46,8

North Kazakhstan

958

507

451

194

148

96

13

-

-

-14,8

1,9

27,1

Turkistan

1 670

1 140

530

168

192

129

37

3

1

-31,5

-9,7

40,6

East Kazakhstan

3 374

1 356

2 018

626

850

438

97

3

4

-21,0

-5,8

25,9

Nur-Sultan city

5 900

123

5 777

2 581

1 968

953

257

12

6

-31,8

-1,0

10,2

Almaty city

6 583

701

5 882

2 469

1 940

 1 253

196

18

6

-0,5

-17,2

0,4

Shymkent city

1 649

606

1 043

281

393

290

68

7

4

-14,9

- 16,5

7,9

* Information prepared on the basis of data of the Ministry of justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan and «State-owned corporation «Government for citizens» NJSC as of May  6. 2022