The number of housing purchase and sale transactions decrease by 41,9%

The number of housing purchase and sale transactions decrease by 41,9%

In May 2022, the number of registered housing purchase and sale transactions amounted to 30 500  and increased by 41,9% compared to April 2022 (52 520). The largest purchasing activity last month was observed in the cities of Almaty-4 395  and Karaganda region – 4 055, respectively. The least transactions were conducted by residents of the North Kazakhstan region - 630. Kazakhstanis were more interested in housing in apartment buildings, in total – 21 078 transactions. In terms of the number of rooms in apartment buildings, 2-room apartments predominate. In May, more than 8 thousand 2-room apartments were issued,1-room apartments a little less - 7 thousand. Residents preferred private houses more Almaty and Turkistan regions.

The number of housing purchase and sale transactions for May 2022 decrease by 36.9% 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 – 64.6%.

Housing purchase and sale transactions *

                                                                                                        in percentage, increase +, decrease –

 

Number of purchase-sale transactions for May

Of them

May 2022 to the

January- May 2022 to January- May 2021

Individual house

Apartments in apartment buildings

Of them

1-room

2-room

3-room

4-room

5-room

6-room and more

April 2022

May 2021

Republic of Kazakhstan

30 500

9 422

21 078

7 312

7 952

4 675

1 011

106

22

-41,9

-36,9

27,7

Akmola

1 305

626

679

221

283

145

27

3

-

-38,8

-26,5

37,4

Aktobe

1 440

465

975

328

401

198

42

5

1

-41,7

-49,0

24,6

Almaty

2 465

1 478

987

327

386

244

28

2

-

-33,0

-13,3

21,0

Atyrau

1 211

475

736

184

324

172

50

5

1

-45,3

-64,4

-1,1

West Kazakhstan

1 094

429

665

203

233

201

27

-

1

-27,4

-34,2

11,0

Jambyl

1 022

570

452

125

190

98

36

3

-

-30,2

-26,8

26,6

Karaganda

4 055

709

3 346

791

1 551

784

204

12

4

-54,4

-33,0

84,4

Kostanay

1 203

348

855

280

351

199

23

1

1

-54,7

-33,1

77,4

Kyzylorda

 730

435

295

53

117

96

26

2

1

-26,3

-54,0

-11,5

Mangystau

1 820

519

1 301

384

482

294

110

29

2

-59,4

-64,6

-21,8

Pavlodar

 963

266

697

241

247

173

33

3

-

-49,1

-38,7

64,6

North Kazakhstan

 630

367

263

101

93

62

7

-

-

-34,2

-21,6

15,4

Turkistan

1 286

837

449

108

164

155

21

1

-

-23,0

-25,9

16,2

East Kazakhstan

2 183

804

1 379

459

555

300

63

2

-

-35,3

-28,6

32,1

Nur-Sultan city

3 470

70

3 400

1 422

1 186

626

152

14

-

-41,2

-29,9

45,2

Almaty city

4 395

561

3 834

1 906

1 079

707

122

12

8

-33,2

-28,2

32,9

Shymkent city

1 228

463

765

179

310

221

40

12

3

-25,5

-24,8

16,5

* 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 June  8. 2022