Tehran's housing market enters a phase of stagnation and waiting as point to point housing inflation hits a four year low in Tir

A report by Khabar Online on Wednesday, 5 August 2026 (14 Mordad 1405), based on field surveys across districts of Tehran, indicates that the housing sales market has entered a period of relative calm after months of volatility. In many districts the number of listings now exceeds the number of buyers, transaction volumes remain low, and some buyers have postponed their decisions because of reduced purchasing power or while waiting for economic conditions to become clearer.

According to the report, part of the rise in asking prices in the early months of the year came from investors who entered the property market to preserve the value of their assets as regional tensions escalated. After the ceasefire was announced and political risks eased, most of that investment demand left the market. Many owners are now showing more flexibility in sales negotiations.

Davoud Beiginejad, deputy head of the Tehran Province Real Estate Advisers Union, said the housing market is currently in a downturn, although buying and selling has not stopped entirely and a limited number of apartments are still being traded in some districts. According to the latest reports from the Statistical Center of Iran, the annual inflation rate for the housing sector fell in Tir compared with previous months, and point to point inflation in the sector was almost unchanged and at its lowest level in four years.