More than 2.3 thousand dollars for the “square”: what was August in the real estate market of Minsk

August in the capital real estate market was marked by a further increase in prices. At the same time, the activity of buyers decreased slightly. The average cost per square meter reached $ 2,322, and for the year housing rose by 25.9%. About the main results of the last month of summer - in the material of the correspondent of the agency "Minsk-Novosti".

Prices went up again

- In August 2026, 980 transactions of apartment purchase and sale were registered in Minsk. At the same time, part of the transactions made during the month have not yet been registered and therefore are not reflected in the statistics, said Ekaterina Blagush, a realtor.

Important: transactions with shares and rooms were not included in the statistics.

The average cost per square meter of housing in Minsk in August amounted to 2 322 dollars. Compared to July, when this figure was at $2,273, the price increased by $49.

- The increase in the cost per square meter continues. Only in August, the average price increased by 2.2%, the expert noted. The annual dynamics were particularly noticeable. In August 2025, a square meter averaged $1,844. Over the year, the price increased by $ 478, or 25.9%.

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Maximum price for singles

The increase in value was recorded in all major categories of apartments. At the same time, one-room apartments are still the most expensive. In August, the average price per square meter in this segment was $ 2,504, an increase of 1.9% over the month.

- One-room apartments retain the status of the most expensive segment for the cost of a square meter. In addition, they account for almost half of the registered transactions — 47%, — said the realtor. It is important to take into account that the category of one-room also includes new apartments of any area in which the developer has not made internal partitions.

In second place on the cost of a square meter were two-bedroom apartments — 2,246 dollars. Over the month, they rose by 2.7%.

The most noticeable dynamics in August showed three-room apartments. The average cost per square meter here reached $ 2,058, which is 4.8% more than in July.

Four-bedroom apartments also continued to rise. A square meter in this segment cost an average of $2,031 in August, up 1.2 percent from a month earlier.

Apartment for almost half a million dollars

The most expensive apartment, sold in Minsk in August, is located in the residential complex "Northern Beach" on the street. Vitaly Tsvirko. The area of the object was 97.3 square meters. The transaction amount reached $493,311.

The second place in the cost of an apartment in the Levada residential complex on the street. Newville. The 81.8 sq m facility sold for $426,603.

The third place was taken by the apartment in the residential complex "D3" on Winners Avenue, 135B. Its area was 129.3 square meters. m, the amount of the transaction is $ 417,500, and the price per square meter reached $ 3,228.

Most expensive meters

If you look not at the total cost of the apartment, but at the price per square meter, the first place in August went to the Levada residential complex. The apartment with an area of 81.8 square meters. m was sold for 5 215 dollars per square meter.

The second result at the apartment in the LCD "North Coast" on the street. Vitalia Tsvirko - 5 070 dollars per square meter.

Another apartment in the Levada residential complex was among the three leaders. The area of the object was 33.7 square meters. m, the amount of the transaction was $ 148,029, and the cost of one square meter reached $ 4,392.