Housing Index in Malta increased to 171.93 points in the second quarter of 2025 from 169.11 points in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Malta House Price Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Real Residential Property Prices for Malta (QMTR628BIS) from Q1 2005 to Q2 2025 about Malta, residential, HPI, housing, real, price index, indexes, and price.

Key information about House Prices Growth

• Malta house prices grew 5.2% YoY in Jun 2025, following an increase of 2.3% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2001 to Jun 2025, with an average growth rate of -0.6%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 36.7% in Jun 2004 and a record low of -9.9% in Mar 2009.

Residential Property Prices in Malta increased 5.67 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Malta Residential Property Prices.

Malta - Housing cost overburden rate: Tenant, rent at market price was 19.70% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Malta - Housing cost overburden rate: Tenant, rent at market price - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, Malta - Housing cost overburden rate: Tenant, rent at market price reached a record high of 31.00% in December of 2009 and a record low of 12.10% in December of 2018.

Malta - Selected residential property prices, Real, Index, 2010 = 100

In 2023, the turnover of the real estate industry of Malta amounted to about 740.02 million Euros. Between 2021 and 2023, the turnover rose by approximately 52.48 million Euros.

Graph and download economic data for Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: Actual Rentals for Housing for Malta (CP0410MTM086NEST) from Jan 1996 to Oct 2025 about Malta, rent, harmonized, CPI, housing, price index, indexes, and price.

Malta - House price index was 5.60% in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Malta - House price index - last updated from the EUROSTAT on December of 2025. Historically, Malta - House price index reached a record high of 29.80% in March of 2007 and a record low of -7.70% in December of 2009.

The real estate prices in Sweden increased significantly between 2008 and 2023. In 2023, the price index reached 455, with 1990 as base year. This was the first decrease in house prices since 2012. Despite the decline, prices in 2023 were still notably higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the reasons was the slowdown in construction, which hampered the supply of new homes. Rented dwellings are popular among Swedes Sweden is one of the countries in Europe with the most renters among the population. Only about 64 percent of people lived in an owner-occupied home in 2022. Only a few countries, such as France, Denmark, Germany, and Austria, had lower homeownership rates. How many rooms do Europeans have at home? As of 2021, the European countries which had been reported to have the highest number of rooms per person were Ireland and Malta, with 2.3 rooms per person on average. Sweden ranked fifteenth on the list, where the average number of rooms per person was 1.9.

Hardware and home improvement stores’ revenue is forecast to rise at a compound annual rate of 1.4% over the five years through 2024 to reach €155.8 billion. Private spending on home renovation and maintenance, construction activity, environmental awareness and the number of households each play their part in determining sales. The EU and the UK enjoyed a housing market boom prior to 2023, when soaring mortgage rates deterred many from buying a new house. While demand for outfitting new houses is down, more Europeans are turning to repair, maintenance and renovation work on their existing properties, helping to raise sales of hardware and home improvement products. This trend accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, as people confined to their homes looked to refresh their surroundings and found themselves with more time to dedicate to DIY projects. Hardware and home improvement stores were deemed by many governments as essential businesses, allowing them to remain open during the lockdowns. In 2024, revenue growth is expected to be constrained by the cost-of-living crisis. Shoppers are increasingly price-sensitive and many are thinking twice before spending in response to intense inflationary pressures, cutting sales for many hardware and home improvement stores. Price inflation is expected to outweigh falling sales volumes, leading to revenue growth of 1% in 2024. Over the five years through 2029, hardware and home improvement stores’ revenue is slated to climb at a compound annual rate of 1.5% to reach €168 billion. Ever-growing levels of environmental awareness among Europeans will drive strong demand for sustainably sourced and energy-efficient products, like reclaimed wood and lithium-ion battery-powered hand tools. Competition from online-only retailers will continue to heat up, forcing hardware and home improvement stores to expand their in-store offerings to attract customers – augmented reality stations where shoppers can visualise their new products in their homes are one way retailers can try to do this.

Graph and download economic data for Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: Services Related to Housing for Malta (SERVHOMTM086NEST) from Jan 1996 to Oct 2025 about Malta, harmonized, services, CPI, housing, price index, indexes, and price.

Building contractors and developers depend on various socio-economic factors, including property values, underlying sentiment in the housing market, the degree of optimism among downstream businesses and credit conditions. All of these drivers typically track in line with economic sentiment, with recent economic shocks spurring a difficult period for building contractors and developers. Nonetheless, the enduring need for building services, particularly to tackle housing shortages across the continent, ensures a strong foundation of work. Revenue is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 2.3% to reach €1.3 trillion over the five years through 2025. Operational and supply chain disruption caused by the pandemic reversed the fortunes of building contractors and developers in 2020, as on-site activity tumbled and downstream clients either cancelled, froze or scaled back investment plans. Aided by the release of pent-up demand and supportive government policy, building construction output rebounded in 2021. Excess demand for key raw materials led to extended lead times during this period, while input costs recorded a further surge as a result of the effects of rapidly climbing energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Soaring construction costs and the impact of interest rate hikes on both the housing market and investor sentiment led to a renewed slowdown in building construction activity across the continent. However, falling inflation and the start of an interest rate cutting cycle have spurred signs of a recovery in new work volumes, supporting anticipated revenue growth of 2.3% in 2025. Revenue is forecast to increase at a compound annual rate of 6.7% to €1.7 trillion over the five years through 2030. Activity is set to remain sluggish in the medium term, as weak economic growth and uncertainty surrounding the impact of the volatile global tariff environment on inflation and borrowing costs continue to weigh on investor sentiment. Contractors and developers will increasingly rely on public sector support, including measures to boost the supply of new housing, as countries seek to tackle severe housing shortages. Meanwhile, the introduction of more stringent sustainability requirements will drive demand for energy retrofits.

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The number of employees in the real estate industry in Malta was 2,720 in 2022. This is higher than in 2021, when the number of employees had been 2,520.

Over the five years through 2024, IP leasing revenue is projected to fall at a compound annual rate of 4.5% to €29.7 billion. IP leasing demand has benefitted from increasing technological complexity in vehicles, software and pharmaceuticals. Tax incentives have also driven up IP leasing by reducing the R&D costs, thereby cutting the prices charged for leasing IP. Demand from the radio frequency spectrum leasing market has surged thanks to the rollout of 5G across the majority of European geographies. However, IP leasing demand slumped at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused business confidence and research and development spending to tumble. Revenue has since bounced back, though, and is slated to swell by 0.2% in 2024 as European businesses continue to realise the benefits of leasing IP rather than developing it themselves. Revenue is forecast to surge at a compound annual rate of 4.8% over the five years through 2029, reaching €37.7 billion. Rising research and development expenditure across Europe will boost the pool of registered designs, patents and trademarks available in the market, fuelling revenue growth. European business and consumer sentiment is projected to strengthen moving forward, supporting demand for IP leasing. The ongoing trend of technological manufacturers across Europe becoming fabless will also drive up the need for leasing IP.

The personnel costs of the real estate industry of Malta amounted to approximately 69.06 million Euros in 2022. This is higher than in 2021, when the personnel costs had been around 62.87 million Euros.

No of Job Postings: Removed: Real Estate Rental and Leasing data was reported at 25.000 Unit in 17 Nov 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.000 Unit for 10 Nov 2025. No of Job Postings: Removed: Real Estate Rental and Leasing data is updated weekly, averaging 0.000 Unit from Jan 2008 (Median) to 17 Nov 2025, with 933 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37.000 Unit in 22 May 2023 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in 20 Dec 2021. No of Job Postings: Removed: Real Estate Rental and Leasing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Revelio Labs, Inc.. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malta – Table MT.RL.JP: Number of Job Postings: Removed: by Industry.

Revenue is forecast to contract at a compound annual rate of 2% over the five years through 2025 to €44.7 billion. This is mostly the result of COVID-19 restrictions dampening downstream demand in 2020. While 2021 saw some recovery, poor economic conditions since 2022 have stifled any significant recovery, continuing to weigh on the industry’s revenue performance. In 2025, revenue is slated to dip by 1.1% owing to the cooling housing market, despite significant investment in civil engineering projects across Europe. Despite public funding and support for new residential properties, a weaker housing market has limited stone and aggregates demand from property developers. This is primarily the result of persistently high interest rates, inhibiting borrowing and investing. Another key factor is the decline in cement and concrete manufacturing (two key downstream markets) in Europe since 2021, according to CEMBUREAU, owing to construction companies moving towards lower embedded CO2 construction materials. Still, revenue has been propped up by growing demand from non-construction markets, like glass manufacturers, fertiliser manufacturers and other industrial and building-environment solutions applications (like sand and gravel being used to prevent coastline erosion) Over the five years through 2030, revenue is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 2.5%, to €50.7 billion. Economic conditions are likely to remain fairly weak in the short to medium term as inflation remains above the universal 2% target. The elevated rate of inflation will ensure central banks delay any reductions in the base rate, keeping the cost of borrowing high for would-be home buyers. Weaker demand for houses will contribute to weak price performance and disincentivise developers from increasing production, weighing on activity levels in the construction sector. However, pockets of opportunity will remain in alternative uses of stone, clay, gravel and sand.