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Cyprus Property Market Growth Expected To Slow In 2025, Survey Finds

The Cypriot property market is expected to experience a slowdown in growth in 2025, following its post-pandemic surge, as new challenges emerge that require strategic adjustments. A recent industry survey highlights that while moderate growth is forecast over the next two years, various external factors, including regional conflicts, will require careful management.

Forecast For The Coming Years

High interest rates, which have been a significant challenge in recent months, are expected to decline, as pledged by Cypriot banks. Meanwhile, stabilising demand and the completion of planned construction projects are expected to offset negative impacts from external events. These factors contribute to a cautiously optimistic outlook for the market.

Survey Insights: Market Sentiment And Expectations

A survey involving 300 participants from construction companies, real estate agencies, and banking institutions reveals that market sentiment remains generally positive or stable. Specifically, 46 per cent of respondents view current market conditions as either ‘positive’ or ‘very positive,’ while 37 per cent see them as ‘stable.’ Only 17 per cent of participants view the market negatively, with no respondents rating conditions as “very negative.”

Outlook For 2025: Optimism With Caution

Looking towards 2025, the outlook remains mixed but cautiously optimistic. One-third (33 per cent) of respondents express optimism about the market’s prospects for the coming year, while 43 per cent expect conditions to remain stable. However, 24 per cent expressed some degree of pessimism, although none described their outlook as “very pessimistic.”

Only 1% Of Cyprus Farms Use Precision Farming Technologies

Cyprus remains one of the European Union’s least digitised agricultural economies, with just 1% of farms using precision farming technologies in 2023, according to Eurostat.

The findings come as the EU continues to encourage the adoption of digital tools aimed at improving agricultural productivity, efficiency and sustainability.

Internet Access Expands, But Digital Uptake Lags

Internet access has improved across the bloc, although adoption remains uneven. Eurostat found that 43% of EU farms had internet access in 2023, with northern and central European countries leading the way.

Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Austria all reported internet access rates above 90%.

Greater connectivity, however, has not translated into widespread digital adoption. Farm management information systems, which help farmers manage day-to-day operations, were used by only about 11% of EU farms. France was a notable exception, with around 60% of farms using the technology.

Precision Farming Concentrated In Larger Operations

Robotics adoption also remained relatively limited, with only about 7% of EU farms using robotic technologies. Overall, around 18% of farms with utilised agricultural area employed at least one precision farming technology or practice in 2023.

These included robotics for plant protection, band spraying, variable-rate application, precision crop monitoring and soil analysis. Despite representing fewer than one in five farms, these holdings accounted for around 44% of the EU’s utilised agricultural area.

The figures suggest that precision farming remains concentrated among larger agricultural businesses, where investment in digital technologies is typically easier to support.

Cyprus Lags Behind EU Leaders

Luxembourg, Finland and Estonia recorded the highest shares of utilised agricultural area managed by farms using precision farming technologies, each exceeding 75%.

At the other end of the ranking, Cyprus recorded just 1%, while Greece and Romania reported between 10% and 15%. The results indicate that Cyprus remains at an early stage of digital adoption in agriculture, even as precision farming becomes more widespread across parts of the European Union.

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