Foreigners are systematically growing interested in real estate in Poland – in some investments, the share of clients from outside Poland has already reached over 30%. The largest group is made up of citizens of Ukraine and Belarus, but clients also include people from European Union countries, Asia and the Middle East. You can read more about foreigners investing in Poland in the survey prepared by RynekPierwotny.pl.
Zachariasz Nercz, Member of the Management Board, Director of Marketing and Sales Department of Novisa Development
Over the past 12 months, foreigners accounted for a total of 36% of buyers of apartments in Novisa Development investments. The largest group is made up of citizens of Ukraine (20%), followed by Belarusians (10%) and representatives of other nationalities (6%), mainly from Asian and Central and Eastern European countries.
We see a clear upward trend in the interest in apartments from customers outside Poland, especially among those who plan to settle long-term – with family, work and children's education in Poland. For many of them, buying a property is not only a life decision, but also an investment – especially since the Polish housing market is perceived as stable and promising.
The presence of foreign clients also affects our strategy – we observe, among other things, a greater interest in larger premises and the segment of single-family houses, which provide space and privacy, especially appreciated by families with children. From the developer's point of view, this change in the customer structure is an important signal to adapt the product and communication offer, including providing service in foreign languages or formal flexibility.
In our opinion, the share of foreigners in the market will remain stable or even grow, especially in agglomerations with good infrastructure and a developed labor market.
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Agnieszka Gajdzik-Wilgos, Sales Manager RONSON Development
In the projects implemented by RONSON Development, there is a noticeable increase in interest from foreign buyers. This is particularly true for Warsaw investments such as Ursus Centralny, Miasto Moje or Zielono Mi, where the share of clients from outside Poland in the total number of transactions concluded over the last three years ranges from 10.5 to 19.2%.
When analyzing individual investments, attention should be paid to Miasto Moje, where in 2023 foreigners constituted 10.3% of buyers, and in 2025 their share increased to 30%. A similar trend occurs in the Ursus Centralny investment, where this share increased from 9% in 2023 to 26% in 2024, remaining at 23% in 2025. In the Zielono Mi investment, available for sale from 2024, we noted an increase in the share of foreign buyers from 9% in 2024 to 15% in 2025.
Outside of Warsaw, we see the greatest interest from our foreign clients in Wrocław, where in 2023, out of 101 transactions, 23 were finalized by foreigners, and currently, out of 7 purchased apartments in 2025, 5 were purchased by people with citizenship other than Polish. Among buyers from abroad, citizens of Ukraine and Belarus dominate, which is consistent with current migration trends and the demand for stable, well-connected apartments in large Polish cities. There are also individual clients from Vietnam, Turkey and Israel.
Michał Witkowski, Sales Director at Lokum Deweloper
Currently, foreigners make up less than 20% of our customers. Ukrainian citizens dominate among them. The next group are citizens of European Union countries. Among foreign buyers, there is a significant share of mixed marriages – usually these are couples in which the main or only buyer is a Polish woman.
Foreigners most often choose family premises – 3 and 4-room, with the intention of permanent residence or long-term stay in Poland. They perceive them not only as properties of a higher standard, situated in attractive locations, but also as a safe and comfortable place to live for themselves and their loved ones.
Dorota Kos, Sales & Marketing Director at RealCo Property Investment and Development
The Central Statistical Office recently provided data on the number of foreigners working in Poland at the end of November 2024. This number amounted to just under 1 million 64.5 thousand people. According to information from the Central Statistical Office, the largest group of foreigners on the Polish labor market were citizens of Ukraine – 717.8 thousand people. This report also indicates that the largest number of foreigners is attracted by the Warsaw region. As many as 19.6 percent of people from abroad live there, which indicates a high demand for workers in the Warsaw agglomeration and surrounding counties.
We see a reflection of these statistics in relation to our housing investments. In Wrocław, the share of foreigners among buyers is marginal and limited to individual cases. On the other hand, a completely different situation occurs in Michałowice near Warsaw, where we build intimate housing estates. There, as many as 20% of our clients are foreigners, most often professionally connected with Warsaw or its surroundings. We notice that the advantage of this location is the proximity of the capital while maintaining a sense of space and privacy.
This type of offer is particularly popular among foreigners looking for a home in a quiet, green environment with access to kindergartens, schools and developed municipal infrastructure. This trend has been at a similar level for years, because according to reports, large cities in Poland offer more jobs.
Piotr Ludwiński, Sales Director at Archicom
Poles dominate among the buyers of real estate from Archicom's portfolio, and foreigners account for about 10% of all transactions. The largest group of foreign clients are citizens of Ukraine, and apart from them, we also note interest from citizens of Israel. Increasingly, apartments from our offer are also chosen by couples from different countries, especially from southern Europe.
Tomasz Kaleta, Managing Director of Sales and Marketing at Develia
Among our clients, the percentage of foreigners is about 6%. Ukrainian citizens dominate this group, making up about half of all foreign buyers. Belarusians are in second place, with a share of about 25%. The rest are representatives of other nationalities.
Foreigners' interest in apartments in Poland is growing, which results from the increasing number of foreigners settling in our country. Over the last decade, the number of foreigners legally working in Poland has increased more than tenfold. Last year, they purchased more than 17.3 thousand apartments, compared to slightly more than 14 thousand a year earlier.
Our observations show that most purchases are made for residential purposes, although there are also transactions for investment purposes, which results, among other things, from the fact that Poland still offers more affordable real estate prices compared to Western Europe and the demand for premises remains high.
Grzegorz Woźniak, President of Q3D Locum
The activity of foreign buyers on the Polish housing market remains high and is still growing, which can be seen especially in large cities such as Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw and Gdansk. This trend is driven by several factors: the growing attractiveness of Poland as a place to live and work, economic stability compared to some neighboring countries, and relatively lower property prices compared to Western Europe. Geopolitical issues also have an impact – for example, migration caused by armed conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine, or the growing interest in Poland as a transit or destination country for people from the Middle East and Africa.
In the case of our investments, the share of foreign clients remains small – below 5%. This means that the dominant group of clients is still Polish citizens, although the presence of buyers from abroad is already a noticeable element of the purchase structure. Ukrainian citizens are the most common among foreign clients, which is not surprising, considering both the geographical proximity and the strong social and economic ties between Ukraine and Poland. In recent years, we have also had the pleasure of working with citizens of Turkey, Belarus, France, Brazil and the Republic of South Africa, among others.
