In the third quarter of 2025, over 53 percent Poles expected a further increase in housing prices – by 3 percentage points. more than a quarter earlier. People aged 18-34 are the most pessimistic (62%), while people aged 35-55 are more optimistic.
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Barometer of price expectations
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Otodom
Sentiment barometer by market
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Otodom
Property owners (56%) and long-term tenants (55%) most often expect price increases. Among people planning to buy, this percentage drops to 49 percent, and among active buyers – to 48 percent.
— Today, people actively looking for an apartment have access to a wide range of offers and reliable market data. It is this awareness that makes them more cautious in predicting further increases, comments Agata Stachowiak from Otodom.
The primary market is gaining, but trust is weakening
In September, 25 percent respondents declared their willingness to buy an apartment from a developer, and another 28 percent allowed for such a possibility. This is the result of new regulations on price transparency, which increased the transparency of offers.
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Primary or secondary market
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Otodom
— The need to disclose not only prices, but also the history of their changes, has contributed to the increased interest in purchasing premises from developer companies – emphasizes Katarzyna Kuniewicz from Otodom.
Assessment of development companies
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Otodom
However, trust in the development industry remains low. Only 21 percent respondents rated it positively, and 36 percent — negatively. As much as 55 percent respondents do not agree with the statement that developers describe their investments honestly.
— Buyers consider the offers of development companies not because of greater trust, but because the security of such a purchase has increased significantly – adds Kuniewicz.
The prevalence of “patho-development”
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Otodom
Intermediaries under the microscope
In the third quarter of 2025, 36 percent respondents considered agents' support in the purchase to be an unnecessary expense, and 28 percent — too helpful. Trust in intermediaries decreases over time – as much as 39% one year after the transaction. buyers evaluate their services negatively.
— The industry needs not only better sales techniques, but above all a new approach to after-sales service and greater transparency, sums up Agata Stachowiak.
What does the agent say?
We asked a real estate agent who has been advising on the purchase and sale of apartments and plots for many years. — The problem in intermediation services may be the choice of the real estate agent whose services a given client uses, says Agata Stradomska, manager of the Białe Lwy – Nieruchomości office. — Often, the searcher does not choose an intermediary as a service provider who is supposed to help in the search and guide you through the entire process, but instead cooperates with a random agent, the one shown in a given offer. It is worth knowing that instead of looking for offers, you can look for an intermediary, check his references and scope of services, talk about expectations and needs, which will ultimately improve the comfort of purchase and cooperation – comments the expert.
