Foreigners bought 16% more housing units in Poland in 2015

The number of housing units purchased by foreigners in Poland in 2015 grew by 15.9 percent - up to 5,171, according to a Home Broker report which is based on data from Ministry of the Interior and Administration. The report found the majority of apartments were bought by Germans. Second place was taken by Ukrainians who purchased by 44 percent more units (in comparison with 2014), and by 90 percent more in comparison with 2013. In general, the foreign demand for apartments was higher than for premises - 17.5 percent and 11.8 percent respectively. Warsaw became the most popular city with 27 percent of all transactions.