{"id":5687,"date":"2026-06-16T11:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/?p=5687"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:14:27","slug":"may-brought-more-rental-listings-but-demand-disappointed-again-85273","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/may-brought-more-rental-listings-but-demand-disappointed-again-85273\/","title":{"rendered":"May Brought More Rental Listings, but Demand Disappointed Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apartment owners still have little justification for raising rents. Although May brought a clear increase in the number of new listings and in the total supply of rental apartments, tenant activity once again proved weaker \u2014 both compared with the spring months and with last year \u2014 according to an analysis by GetHome.pl.<\/p>\n<p>Data from Adradar, a real estate listing search engine, shows that in May the number of apartments rented out or withdrawn from the market amounted to around 43,000. This represents a decline of approximately 2 percent month on month and 4 percent year on year. At the same time, the number of new listings rose to around 46,000 apartments, clearly exceeding the figure recorded in April. As a result, the total supply increased to around 86,000 apartments, up 13 percent year on year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay was another month this year in which new rental supply exceeded demand,\u201d notes Marek Wielgo, an expert at GetHome.pl.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/may-brought-more-rental-listings-but-demand-disappointed-again-85273\/#Gdansk_moves_against_the_broader_market\" >Gda\u0144sk moves against the broader market<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/may-brought-more-rental-listings-but-demand-disappointed-again-85273\/#Rents_without_upward_momentum\" >Rents without upward momentum<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gdansk_moves_against_the_broader_market\"><\/span>Gda\u0144sk moves against the broader market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gda\u0144sk clearly stands out from the rest of the country. In May, the number of available rental apartments in the city fell for the third consecutive month, to around 3,300 units, down 3 percent month on month, while supply continued to rise in most large cities.<\/p>\n<p>This market, however, has long followed its own rules. Unlike Warsaw or Krak\u00f3w, Gda\u0144sk is strongly dependent on the tourist season. As warmer months arrive, some apartments are withdrawn from the long-term rental market and moved into short-term rental offers aimed at tourists.<\/p>\n<p>For apartment owners, this is a rational decision. During the high season, especially in July and August, short-term rental can be significantly more profitable than traditional rental, with very high occupancy in the summer months.<\/p>\n<p>This is also confirmed by Adradar data. The number of rental listings in Gda\u0144sk systematically falls at the turn of spring and summer, only to rebound clearly in autumn, when students return to the market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Gda\u0144sk, tourists \u2018win\u2019 in the summer, while students take over in the autumn. It is an example of a market where short-term rental genuinely competes with traditional rental for the same apartments,\u201d emphasises Marek Wielgo.<\/p>\n<p>In most of the largest urban centres, the situation looks different. May brought an increase in the number of available rental apartments. In some metropolitan areas, the annual increases are clear, and in some cases even spectacular. In Warsaw, supply rose to around 16,200 apartments, up 5 percent year on year. In Krak\u00f3w, it increased to 7,900, up 20 percent, while in Wroc\u0142aw it reached 6,500 units, up 18 percent. A clear rise was also recorded in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, where the offer stood at around 3,000 apartments, up 11 percent, and in Katowice, with around 2,400 apartments, up 4 percent. Pozna\u0144 was the exception, with the number of listings, around 3,300, unchanged compared with last year. Against this background, Gda\u0144sk attracts attention: although supply there has been falling for three months in a row, it is still as much as 38 percent higher than a year earlier.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rents_without_upward_momentum\"><\/span>Rents without upward momentum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Weaker demand and growing supply are translating into stabilisation of rental rates. In May, median rents in most large cities either remained unchanged compared with April or fell slightly.<\/p>\n<p>In Warsaw, the typical rent remained at around PLN 4,200, down 7 percent year on year. In Krak\u00f3w, it stood at PLN 3,000, unchanged from a year earlier, while in Wroc\u0142aw it fell to around PLN 2,700, down 4 percent. In Pozna\u0144, the median rent was around PLN 2,500, down 4 percent year on year. In \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, it was PLN 2,100, down 5 percent, and in Gda\u0144sk around PLN 3,000, unchanged year on year. Katowice remains an exception, with rents still around 10 percent higher than a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>In most metropolitan areas, rental rates are now lower than a year ago or, at most, remain at a similar level, despite a visibly larger supply of apartments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a large number of available apartments, landlords have limited room for manoeuvre. The key priority becomes finding a tenant quickly, rather than maximising the rent,\u201d says Marek Wielgo.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, tenant activity is likely to increase during the summer holidays and before the start of the academic year. However, the large number of available apartments can be expected to have a stabilising effect on rental rates.<\/p>\n<p>For tenants, this is a comfortable situation. They have more choice and a stronger negotiating position. For landlords, it is a clear signal that the market increasingly requires competition not only on price, but also on the standard of the apartment.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, it is worth remembering that the amounts shown in rental advertisements often do not reflect the full cost of renting. In addition to the rent itself, tenants must also take into account administrative charges and utility fees. In practice, this means that the actual monthly cost is usually significantly higher than the amount displayed in the headline of the listing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDifferent models of presenting prices make it more difficult to compare offers. Tenants should always check the full cost of renting and not rely solely on the initial price,\u201d concludes the GetHome.pl expert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apartment owners still have little justification for raising rents. Although May brought a clear increase in the number of new listings and in the total supply of rental apartments, tenant activity once again proved weaker \u2014 both compared with the spring months and with last year \u2014 according to an analysis by GetHome.pl. 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