Research: almost half of Vilnius residents tend to allocate from 151 thousand. euros – Respublika.lt

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Research: almost half of Vilnius residents tend to allocate from 151 thousand. euros. Photo of Elta.

A survey conducted in February revealed that 42 percent surveyed Vilnius residents have purchased or plan to purchase housing worth at least 151 thousand in the last few years. euros. From 351 thousand 5 percent are looking at homes costing EUR. study participants.

For comparison, in the study conducted in 2022, 21 percent respondents chose housing up to 90 thousand. EUR, between 91-110 thousand. euros – 19 percent. respondents, 111-140 and 141-200 thousand. 20% each in the value of euros. Vilnius residents.

More than 201 thousand 14 percent were inclined to spend the amount of euros. study participants. Even earlier – in 2020 – 87 percent. respondents looked at cheaper than 140 thousand. houses worth EUR.

“Budgets are growing for objective reasons – the improving financial capabilities of the population and the rapid rise in prices that took place until last year. (…) A significant part of the buyers have adapted to today’s situation and are ready to spend more funds looking for housing that fully meets higher criteria”, Mykolas Čiplys, head of sales and rental of Darnu Group, is quoted in the released statement.

According to “Darnu Group”, the majority of respondents changed their expectations last year and started looking at housing with a larger area, newer years of construction and located closer to the center.

According to the research, 24 percent bought or plan to buy a house with a larger area than previously planned, 22 percent prefer a smaller one. respondents. Meanwhile, 16 percent started looking at objects located closer to the central part. respondents, and 11 percent to distant ones.

When assessing the year of housing construction, almost a quarter stated that they were considering both old and new construction housing. Another 32 percent interested only in newly built housing, and 30 percent considers only objects of old construction.

The study shows that in the last year 9 percent of the respondents started to look at houses of newer construction than they planned before, while 3 percent of the respondents turned to older ones. The remaining third of the respondents stated that their needs for purchased or planned to purchase housing did not change during the past year.

According to the research conducted by Darnu Group, the majority of research participants – 83 percent. – searched or are still searching for housing on their own, 16 percent. use the services of real estate brokers, and the same proportion – turn to the real estate development company.

In February, “Spinter research” surveyed 513 residents of Vilnius aged 25-60 who bought a home in the capital in the last year or plan to buy it in the next 3 years. There were 27 percent of the first, and 73 percent of those planning to buy.