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On 14 October 2026 iO Partners presented data on the Prague apartment market to journalists. According to the data, 23,300 apartments were under construction in Prague in mid-2026, the highest number since 2010, when monitoring of the market began.[1][2]

Construction

Blanka Vačkova, the company's director of market research, said that the number of apartments under construction rose by 43 percent year on year and that more than 12,000 units had been added compared with the first half of 2024. Construction of a further 6,520 apartments started in the first half of 2026, which she described as the highest half-year volume since 2010. The largest share, 23 percent of the apartments under construction, falls in Prague 9.[1][2]

Sales

In the first half of 2026, 3,990 apartments were sold in Prague. The average area of a sold apartment fell from 61.9 m² in the first half of 2023 to 56.3 m², a decrease of roughly nine percent. The largest share, about 41 percent of sales, falls on 2+kk layouts. The price per square metre of 1+kk apartments rose by almost 15 percent year on year to more than CZK 198,000.[1][2]

iO Partners is headquartered in Vienna and previously operated in the Czech Republic under the name JLL.[1]

Chronology

  • — The company iO Partners presented data according to which 23,300 apartments were under construction in Prague in mid-2026, the most since market monitoring began in 2010. ČTK / České noviny Pražský patriot

Sources

  1. iO Partners: V Praze se staví rekordní počet bytů, kupující pořizují menší byty · ČTK / České noviny · 14 October 2026
  2. V Praze se staví rekordní počet bytů, kupující pořizují menší byty · Pražský patriot · 14 October 2026