Real estate market in change: What trends determine 2025?

Real estate market in change: What trends determine 2025?

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - The Austrian real estate market faces dramatic changes! According to the current analysis of the Compass Group in cooperation with DataCience Service, the purchase contracts in the land register in 2024 fell by 7.1 %, which is due to general uncertainty and reserved lending. Manfred Buric, an expert in the field of land register analyzes, indicates that the strict credit distribution guidelines and the high interest rates cause buyers to increasingly rely on their own funds or do without transactions. With a total transaction volume of 24.1 billion euros, there is a slight decrease of 0.7 % compared to the previous year, whereby the property purchase is under pressure after the high of 2021, as the number of pawns drops dramatically.

Detailed analysis of the transactions

The comprehensive analysis of the Compass Group reveals that in addition to the traditional sales contracts, the less visible shares in the form of Share Deals are increasingly in focus. Tomislav Stipic, tax consultant, explains: "Whether and to what extent a tax burden arises must be determined in individual cases, since many influencing factors have to be taken into account." This form of acquisition, in which the property itself, but company shares are not sold, is becoming increasingly relevant. A transfer of more than 25 % shares concerned 887 companies and 4,325 land. Current political changes could in the future be restricted tax bypasses in these areas, which underlines the importance of precise data and analyzes.

A detailed view of the transactions shows that private sales dominate the market. With 43,502 sales between private individuals, a total volume of around 11.39 billion euros was achieved. However, buyers who are interested in a Share deal must examine the associated risks in advance, since all liabilities are also adopted when buying the company. According to the MTR business office, this can be disadvantageous for companies that are in financial difficulties, while an asset deal carries fewer financial risks. This weighing up in the new market landscape becomes a decisive question for buyers and investors.

The complete analyzes, impressive graphics and further information can be found in the comprehensive real estate compass, which enables a clear view of the latest market developments.

You can get more details about the developments on the real estate market at Compass-Group and the legal aspects of the Share Deals at mtr Legal .