Housing in Poland in the years 2018–2020

Abstract

This article discusses housing conditions in Poland in the years 2018–2020. The 2018–2020 GUS and NBP data on the housing market are analysed. The structure of the article is as follows: after a brief introduction, the first part of the text, in a synthetic way, presents the size of housing resources in Poland. The second part of the article analyses the basic housing conditions on the provincial markets of residential premises in Poland (average usable floor space of the flat, average flat area per person, average number of rooms in a flat, average number of people per flat and per room, average number of rooms in the apartment). Part three discusses the turnover on the residential market. The fourth part presents the role of mortgage-finance in financing the purchase of real estate. The fifth part presents real estate prices in Poland, both on the primary and secondary market. The final part of the article provides a conclusion.