22.11.2025 01:16
Sahibinden.com shared the results of its "Sahibindex Rental and Sale Housing Market Outlook" report prepared in collaboration with BETAM for October. According to the report, as of October 2025, the decline in the real rental index in the Turkish housing market continued to be pronounced. Meanwhile, in the sale housing sector, the demand index increased, while the annual real price change decreased.
Sahibinden.com shared the results of the "sahibindex Rental and Sale Housing Market Outlook" report prepared in collaboration with the Bahçeşehir University Center for Economic and Social Research (BETAM) for October.
THE DECLINE IN THE REAL RENT INDEX CONTINUED
According to the report shared by the company, the decline in the real rent index across Turkey continued significantly in October 2025. Real rental prices decreased to 170.2 on a monthly basis, marking a 3.1% decrease compared to the same month of the previous year. The declining real rental price index in three major cities was recorded as 184 in Istanbul, 253.1 in Ankara, and 198.3 in Izmir.
The index, which has been following a downward trend due to seasonal effects that began in August regarding rental housing demand indicators, decreased to 181.7 in October, down 16.5% compared to the previous month. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the index showed a 4% increase.
DEMAND FOR SALE HOUSING INCREASED, PRICE CHANGE DECREASED
The real sale housing price index also continued its downward trend in October, decreasing by 0.2 points to 153.7 compared to the previous month. The annual real price change for sale housing has been decreasing since the beginning of 2024. In October, although the annual price change rate showed an increase of 0.5 points compared to the previous month, it remained in the negative zone at minus 3.3 on an annual basis. The housing demand index, which experienced a decline last month, showed a 5.2% increase on a monthly basis in October 2025, while it was measured 5.8% higher compared to the same month of the previous year.
LISTINGS STAYED ONLINE FOR AN AVERAGE OF 60 DAYS
The age of closed listings, which is one of the indicators of activity in the housing market and shows how long sale housing listings remained online, decreased across Turkey and in the three major cities compared to the previous month. The age of closed listings was calculated as 59.6 days nationwide, 60.5 days in Istanbul, 43.3 days in Ankara, and 72.1 days in Izmir.