Gozo’s housing market activity registered an upturn in April with a rise in final deeds of sale and promise of sale agreements. A marked improvement on 2023 and the first three months of this year.
Data released today by the National Statistics Office today show that 145 final deeds of sale on residential property were registered in Gozo during April, this was up by 27 on March, and on par with April 2023.
In the cluster of localities made up of Fontana, Gharb, Ghasri, Kercem, Munxar, Victoria, San Lawrenz, Sannat and Zebbug, there were 81 final deeds of sale, up 12 on March and up by 6 on April 2023.
While in the cluster of localities of Ghajnsielem and Comino, Nadur, Qala, Xaghra and Xewkija there were 64, this was up by 15 on March and by 21 on April 2023.
The NSO noted that promise of sale agreements in the Gozo and Comino District numbered 132, up by 23 agreements on March and by 14 on the same month in 2023.
In the cluster of localities made up of Fontana, Gharb, Ghasri, Kercem, Munxar, Victoria, San Lawrenz, Sannat and Zebbug, the promise of sale agreements totalled 84, up by 32 from March, and by 17 on the same month in 2023.
While in the cluster of localities of Ghajnsielem and Comino, Nadur, Qala, Xaghra and Xewkija, the figure was 48, down by 9 on March and by 3 on March 2023.
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