Astana, 13 November. In October 2026, a total of 31,864 home purchase and sale transactions were registered in Kazakhstan, 10% fewer than in September, when there were 35,406, and 22.8% fewer than in October of last year, the Bureau of National Statistics said.
A year ago, in October 2025, there were 41,259 transactions. Over ten months, from January to October, their number fell by 7.6% compared with the same period of last year.
Most homes are still bought in Almaty: 6,065 transactions, or 19% of the total. It is followed by Astana with 5,223 transactions (16.4%) and Karaganda Region with 2,482 (7.8%). The fewest transactions were registered in Ulytau Region: 228, or 0.7%.
Over the month the market grew most in Kyzylorda Region, by 38.7%, in Kostanay Region, by 13.5%, and in Atyrau Region, by 2.9%. It sagged most in West Kazakhstan Region, by 21.2%, in Ulytau Region, by 18.6%, and in Almaty, by 16.3%. Compared with October of last year, the biggest growth was in Kyzylorda Region, up 52.6%, and the biggest fall in Astana, down 41.6%.
Three quarters of the transactions are flats. In apartment buildings, 24,044 flats were sold in October, which is 75.5% of all transactions and 3,052 transactions, or 11.3%, fewer than in September. Almaty accounted for 23.1% of such sales, Astana for 21.3% and Karaganda Region for 8.6%. Two-room flats were bought most often: 9,423 transactions.
Individual houses accounted for 7,820 sales, 490, or 5.9%, fewer than a month earlier. Here Aktobe Region (10.6%), Almaty Region (10.4%) and Kyzylorda Region (6.1%) gained. House sales fell most in Astana, by 30.6%, in Ulytau Region, by 28.6%, and in Mangystau Region, by 24.4%.
The bureau does not name the reasons for the decline.
What it means: The housing market is shrinking both against last month and against last year, and faster in the capital than across the country: in Astana there are 41.6% fewer transactions than a year ago. The overall result for ten months is so far milder than the monthly one: minus 7.6%.
Background: The bureau counts registered home purchase and sale transactions: flats in apartment buildings and individual houses. These statistics show neither prices nor the reasons for the changes.
