KYIV, Dec 17 – A rise in prices in the primary and secondary housing markets in Kyiv, Dnipro, Lviv, Odesa and Kharkiv will not exceed 5-7% in the first half of 2022, if a controlled pandemic situation and relative economic stability are maintained.

This forecast was voiced to Interfax-Ukraine by President of the Association of Real Estate Specialists (Realtors) of Ukraine Yuriy Pita.

"In the first quarter of 2022, price stability will remain in the primary housing market in the largest Ukrainian cities, associated with a decrease in demand which is observed since the second half of September 2021. A slight price increase should be expected with the onset of the active season. In the period from April to June, inclusive, a price per square meter in the primary market of Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa may increase by an average of 7%, and in Kharkiv and Dnipro a price increase will be about 5%," Pita said.