For the first time since March, as the number of property sales in Limassol and Paphos, the main areas of buyer interest, fell by a double-digit rate, the department of lands and surveys said.

In January to November, the number of property transactions rose 20% compared to the respective period last year to 4073, the department said in a statement on its website.

The number of transactions in Paphos district fell in the previous month 32% to 92 compared to a year ago, while those in Limassol fell 21% to 103, the statement said. The number of transactions rose in Larnaca 74% to 82, in Nicosia 18% to 73 and in the Famagusta area 5% to 20.

Source: Cyprus Mail