The residential property market in Malta registered steady growth in August 2025, with both final deeds of sale and promise of sale agreements increasing when compared to the same month in 2024, according to provisional figures published by the National Statistics Office (NSO).
A total of 1,020 final deeds of sale were signed during August, marking a 6.5 % increase over the 958 deeds recorded in August 2024. The overall value of these transactions reached €299.9 million, up 11.6 % from a year earlier.
The vast majority of deeds – 944, or 92.5 % – involved individual buyers, mainly households. These accounted for €245.2 million, equivalent to 81.8 % of the total value. Companies made up the remaining share.
Regionally, the Northern Harbour and Northern districts registered the highest numbers of deeds, with 271 and 174 transactions respectively. The Western district (108 deeds) and Gozo and Comino (150 deeds) recorded the lowest. At locality level, San Pawl il-Baħar (75 deeds), Birkirkara (52) and Marsaskala (51) accounted for 17.5 % of all final deeds in August.
Apartments and garages made up the bulk of transactions, with 402 and 261 respectively, representing a combined 61.2 per cent of total properties sold.
Promise of sale agreements also saw an upward trend. A total of 1,052 agreements were registered in August 2025, an increase of 5.3 per cent compared with the same month last year. Individual potential buyers accounted for 90.8 per cent (955) of these agreements.
The Northern Harbour district again led the market with 313 agreements, followed by the Northern district with 218. The lowest figures were noted in the Western (100 agreements) and South Eastern districts (138). By locality, San Pawl il-Baħar (84), Marsaskala (60) and Birkirkara (56) represented 19 % of all agreements signed.
The NSO noted that the data is provisional and based on the date of registration with the tax authority.
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