EU house prices rose 5.1% and rents 3.0% in early 2026, outpacing inflation
House prices and rents continued rising across the EU in early 2026, with house prices up 5.1% and rents up 3.0% year-on-year in Q1 2026 — both outpacing the EU inflation rate of 2.3%. Households spent nearly one-fifth (18.9%) of disposable income on housing in 2025, with some countries exceeding 30%. The data, sourced from Eurostat, shows wide variation across European countries in the pace of housing cost increases.
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House prices and rents continued to rise across the EU in early 2026.
In the first quarter of 2026, house prices in the EU rose by 5.1% and rents increased by 3.0% compared with a year earlier.
Both outpaced the EU inflation rate of 2.3%, although the pace of growth varied widely across Europe, according to Eurostat.
Households spent almost one fifth (18.9%) of their disposable income on housing in 2025. In some countries, that share exceeded 30%.
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House prices and rents rose in almost all EU countries in early 2026. In some European countries, house price increases outpaced overall inflation by around 10 percentage points.
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