Stable sideways trend instead of  decline: CB governor on real estate  prices

 Tuesday, September 16 2025 17:25:00
Stable sideways trend instead of  decline: CB governor on real estate  prices

ArmInfo. If there is a decline in real estate prices, it is happening very steadily and within a predictably stable sideways trend. The Chairman of the  Central Bank of Armenia announced this during a press conference on  September 16.

Real estate to be checked for debts 
 Wednesday, September 3 2025 13:31

ArmInfo.  The information database of the Cadastre Committee of Armenia will be made available so that information can be obtained online when making real estate  transactions. The legislative package, which provides for amendments  and additions to the Law On State Registration of Property Rights and  related laws, was discussed in the first reading at the meeting of  the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs on September 3.

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Realtors in Armenia to hold qualification certificates, and all real  estate sale and rental ads to be verified on online platform
 Tuesday, September 2 2025 15:34

ArmInfo.  Realtors in Armenia will have to register and receive qualification certificates.  Additionally, an online platform will be established to verify all  real estate sale ads, as stated by Chairman of the Real Estate  Cadastre Committee Suren Tovmasyan at a meeting of the parliamentary  committee on economic issues on September 2. He was presenting the  legislative package "On Real Estate Activity" and related laws. 

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Online purchase and sale of real estate to take effect in Armenia 
 Thursday, August 21 2025 12:50

ArmInfo.  Mechanisms are being created in Armenia for making online real estate purchase and sale transactions through electronic systems. Amendments to the law > were approved at a government  meeting on August 21.

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Foreigners` real estate transactions  increased by 4.7% in a year
 Tuesday, August 5 2025 15:45

ArmInfo.  In Armenia, during the first half of 2025, foreign citizens conducted 1,820 transactions for the  purchase and sale of real estate, which represents a  4.7% increase from the previous year. Moreover, of the total number of  transactions, 6.8% were made by foreigners (compared to 6.4% the year  before), as evidenced by data from the State Committee of Real Estate  Cadastre of the Republic of Armenia.

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Real estate purchase and sale transactions considerably down in  Armenia`s regions 
 Tuesday, August 5 2025 13:40

ArmInfo.  In the regions of Armenia, real estate purchase and sale transactions in the first half of 2025 were in a double-digit decline. According to the State Committee of the Real Estate Cadastre of Armenia, real estate  purchase and sale transactions in the regions during the reporting  period decreased by 11.5% per annum, and by 18.5% over the six  months, amounting to 16,940.

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26.5% increase in purchases and sale of apartments in Yerevan in  first half of 2025 
 Tuesday, August 5 2025 12:55

ArmInfo. The average market price of real estate in apartment buildings in Yerevan in the first half of 2025 amounted to 462.4 thousand drams / 1 sq. m., with an annual growth of 0.9%, and a decline of 1.1% over the half-year. This  is evidenced by the data of the State Committee of the Real Estate  Cadastre of Armenia.

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Majority of transactions in Armenian regions involve land sales
 Monday, May 12 2025 17:37

ArmInfo. The average market price of apartments in the regions of Armenia increased by 12.9% per  annum in the first quarter of 2025, reaching 162.3 thousand drams / 1 sq.m.

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Apartment prices in Yerevan rose by 1.5% in a year, with a  corresponding 8.7%  increase in transactions 
 Monday, May 12 2025 16:04

ArmInfo.  In the first quarter of 2025, the average market price of real estate in apartment buildings in Yerevan increased by 1.5%, reaching an average of 464.3 thousand drams / 1 sq. m.

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Order of cadastral evaluation of municipal lands discussed in Armenia 
 Friday, March 28 2025 11:11

ArmInfo. The procedure for cadastral valuation of municipally owned lands was the subject of discussions held at the first meeting of the interdepartmental  working group established by the decision of RA Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan.

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Armenia`s parliamentary opposition calls for refraining from further property tax rise, government rejects proposal
 Thursday, March 13 2025 12:30

ArmInfo. The parliamentary opposition proposes that the Armenian authorities refrain from another increase in real estate tax by approximately 30% from January 1, 2026 for real estate with a taxable base of less than 200 million drams.

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In 2024, foreigners purchased only 2.7% of real estate
 Wednesday, February 19 2025 19:56

ArmInfo. In 2024, foreign citizens made 3,892 real estate purchase and sale transactions,  accounting for 6.7% of the total volume of transactions. According to data from the State Committee of Real Estate Cadastre of the Republic of Armenia, the volume of transactions by foreigners decreased by  13.1% compared to the previous year.  The most active buyers and sellers of real estate in Armenia are citizens of the Russian Federation, the USA, Iran, several European countries and the CIS.

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Real estate prices to remain unchanged in Armenia in 2025 
 Wednesday, February 12 2025 13:04

ArmInfo.  According to the results of 2024, the secondary real estate market was more passive, both in terms of transactions and in value terms, compared to 2022 and 2023. This was noted in an interview with an ArmInfo correspondent by the founding member of the Council of the Association of Real Estate Agencies of Armenia, director of the real estate agency "Kolibri" Rustam Grigoryan. At the same time, he noted  that the primary market of Yerevan maintained its pace in 2024 thanks to the mechanism for the return of income tax on mortgage loans. From this year, the latter will be available only in the regions of the country.

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More than 3-fold increase in number applicants for real estate lease  in 2024 
 Wednesday, January 22 2025 12:35

ArmInfo. In Armenia, in 2024, compared to 2023, the number of citizens who applied for real estate for rent increased more than threefold. This was stated by the Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) Eduard Hakobyan on the air of Public Television.

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Cadastral map in Kirants changed: Suren Tovmasyan refrains from  commenting on delimitation commission`s actions 
 Tuesday, January 7 2025 15:58

ArmInfo. Cadastral maps don't serve as the primary source for determining the borders of the Republic of Armenia, as stated by Suren Tovmasyan, the head of the  Cadastre Committee, at the final press conference on January 7, when  addressing concerns about potential issues with cadastral maps for  residents of Voskepar and Baghanis villages in the Tavush region  during the delimitation process.  According to Tovmasyan, he does not  have information about any potential changes in the Voskepar-  Baghanis section.

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Housing transactions in Armenia increased by about 13%
 Tuesday, January 7 2025 15:00

ArmInfo.There was a roughly 13% increase in real estate transactions in Armenia in 2024, as stated by Suren Tovmasyan, the head of the Cadastre Committee, at the final  press conference on January 7.

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Eletctronic presentation of urban design documents to be introduced  in Armenia 
 Tuesday, December 10 2024 17:12

ArmInfo. From January 2025, the process of providing urban planning documentation in all regions of Armenia and in Yerevan will be carried out exclusively  electronically through the Urban.e-gov.am platform. This was recalled  in a statement by the Urban Development Committee of the Republic.

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Expert: We expect a drop in real estate sales, but a rise in  construction activity due to ongoing momentum
 Tuesday, December 10 2024 16:13

ArmInfo. We called this  year Black Friday, because everyone had good sales rates, but now we  are already gearing up for the challenges of next year. This was  stated by Armen Sakapetoyan, a board member of the NGO , during a conversation with journalists on  December 10 at an event dedicated to the construction sector's  year-end results.

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Ameriabank Named Armenia’s Best Bank for Real Estate by Euromoney
 Friday, November 29 2024 11:24

ArmInfoAmeriabank has been recognized as Armenia’s best bank for real estate by an international financial publication Euromoney, becoming the first-ever recipient of this award in Armenia. The Real Estate Awards honor excellence in the commercial real estate sector, acknowledging not only financial success and client service, but also a commitment to improving the sector through technological advances and sustainability initiatives.

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IMF: Armenia`s real estate market continues to be overvalued
 Tuesday, November 26 2024 22:36

ArmInfo. The real estate market in Armenia continues to be overvalued, as stated by Umang Rawat, the IMF Resident Representative in Armenia, during an event on the fund's report "Caucasus and Central Asia: Economic Outlook and Policy Challenges".  In this context, he noted that according to the IMF and the Central Bank of Armenia, real estate prices in the country could be 30% lower.

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Armenia`s real estate market is
 Thursday, September 12 2024 19:34

ArmInfo. Armenia's real estate market may grow significantly by the end of the year. These estimates were shared by Arsen Avetisyan, the founder of the Armenian  Association of Real Estate Agents, during a press conference on  September 12.

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