Houses for sale in Tirana, Albania

The median asking price of the 499 houses and villas for sale in Tirana is €596,800, with the middle half between €418,300 and €818,000 and the cheapest realistic entry around €180,000. Per square metre the median is €1,696. A four-bedroom house has a median asking price of €540,000 and a villa with five or more bedrooms €685,000. Three-bedroom houses have a median of €509,000. 12 houses are listed under €200,000 and 48 under €300,000.

Houses and villas are a smaller and more expensive segment of Tirana real estate than apartments; land and commercial property in Tirana have their own pages below.

Tirana's villa market sits in the hills to the south-east: Farkë, Lundër and Sauk have gated estates with shared pools, security and parking, close to the international schools, and set the top of the price range. Petrelë and the Dajti foothills to the east offer detached houses with views and larger plots. Kashar, Vorë and the corridor along the Durrës highway to the west have newer villa developments for commuters. The villages ringing the city, from Paskuqan in the north to Vaqarr in the south-west, have older houses often sold for the plot as much as the building.

39% of listed houses are still under construction, sold off-plan by estate developers with staged payments. Finished estate villas also form the only year-round villa rental market in Albania, let to embassies, international organisations and corporate tenants; compare with houses for rent in Tirana to estimate a gross yield.

Yes, when the plot is a building plot, which is the case in the villa estates. A foreign individual cannot directly hold agricultural land, so a village house with an orchard or field attached needs the land classification checked on the cadastre extract before purchase. Houses built in stages should have every floor and extension registered at the State Cadastre (ASHK). Closing costs are about 4 to 7 percent of the price and the annual property tax 0.05 percent of value; the due-diligence guide covers the title and permit checks, and the Tirana buyer's guide the districts.