Number of real estate sale transactions. Data by Countries from 1983 to 2024

Total number of new or second hand dwellings purchased or transferred in the period, including those occupied for the first time. The national methodologies used to calculate this index are the following: Belgium: transactions on second hand houses only. Croatia: number of new dwellings purchased. Denmark: excludes self-build. Finland: 2000-2007 are estimates of Federation of Finnish Financial Services (FFI), calculated by utilising the average housing completions of the years 2008-2014. France: new apartments as principal and secondary residence or rental. Ireland: estimate based on mortgage approvals until 2011. Latvia: new or second hand real estate purchased or transferred, including those occupied for the first time. Netherlands: includes commercial transactions. Romania: includes commercial transactions. Sweden: from year 2000, not only one-family homes are included in the transaction figures but also apartment transactions.