Cyprus Apartment Sales Lead New Housing Market In 2025

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

March 26, 2026

Overview Of A Dynamic Sector

Apartments accounted for the majority of new residential property transactions in Cyprus in 2025, according to Landbank Analytics. Demand was concentrated in lower and mid-range price segments. Data show buyers focused on properties priced up to €300,000. The segment reflects affordability constraints and investment demand.

Robust Demand In The Apartment Segment

Analysis of off-plan and under-construction contracts shows apartments remained the most active property type. Activity was highest in the €150,000 to €300,000 range. Segment recorded 3,396 transactions, representing more than half of total apartment sales. Data indicate strong demand in mid-range pricing.

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Diverse Price Brackets And Transaction Volume

Lower-priced apartments between €0 and €150,000 recorded 1,353 transactions, or 21.2% of the market. The mid-to-high segment between €300,000 and €500,000 accounted for 1,205 sales, or 18.9%. Higher price brackets showed lower activity. Sales reached 234 units in the €500,000 to €750,000 range and 60 units between €750,000 and €1 million. Apartments above €1 million accounted for 134 transactions, or 2.1%. Total apartment sales reached 6,382 units with a combined value of €1.77 billion.

Contrast With The Housing Market

House sales showed a different distribution across price segments. Higher price ranges accounted for the largest share of transactions. Sales in the €300,000 to €500,000 segment reached 574 units, or 40% of the total. Properties priced between €150,000 and €300,000 followed with 405 transactions, or 28.2%. Higher segments included 255 homes in the €500,000 to €750,000 range and 80 units between €750,000 and €1 million. Properties above €1 million accounted for 116 sales, while volumes below €150,000 remained limited.

Strategic Insights And Market Adjustments

Landbank Group CEO Andreas Christophorides said apartments remain the primary option for buyers and investors. Demand is concentrated in price segments below €300,000. Houses are increasingly positioned in higher price brackets. Segment reflects demand from higher-income buyers.

Outlook For A Resilient Real Estate Backbone

Real estate continues to play a central role in Cyprus’ economy. The market offers a range of properties across price segments. Christophorides described 2025 as a year of adjustment. Apartment demand remained stable, while house sales reflected higher-income purchasing patterns.

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Copyright Law Struggles To Keep Up With AI Training

by News Editor

August 24, 2026

Courts Are Still Applying Old Copyright Rules To AI

AI companies train models on enormous amounts of published material, including books, articles and academic research. Whether using that content without authors’ permission violates copyright law remains unresolved.

Much of the debate centres on fair use, which allows copyrighted material to be used without permission in certain circumstances. Courts consider factors such as the purpose of the use, how much material was involved and its impact on the original market.

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Anthropic Case Sets An Important Precedent

A major case involving Anthropic and a group of authors provided one of the clearest rulings so far. Judge William Alsup found that using copyrighted books to train AI models was lawful, comparing the process to people reading and studying literature before creating something new.

Anthropic was nevertheless ordered to pay $1.5 billion in a settlement. The penalty concerned books the company had obtained from illegal online libraries rather than the AI training itself.

For AI companies, that distinction could prove significant because it separates studying copyrighted material from directly copying it.

Competition Could Be The Key Issue

A case involving Thomson Reuters and Ross Intelligence offers a different perspective. A court ruled that Ross could not claim fair use after using Reuters’ copyrighted material to develop a competing AI-powered legal research platform.

The decision suggests courts may be less willing to consider AI training fair use when copyrighted content is used to build a product that directly competes with the original.

For authors, an unresolved question is whether AI-generated content should be considered competition for the works used to train these models.

The Law Has Yet To Catch Up

US copyright law predates generative AI by decades, leaving courts to apply old principles to new technology. Questions also remain over copyright protection for AI-generated works. In Thaler v. Perlmutter, a court ruled that material created entirely by AI cannot receive copyright protection.

Major AI companies remain involved in copyright litigation, and different courts could reach different conclusions. For now, there is no universal rule: the legality of AI training will depend on the circumstances of each case and how courts ultimately interpret copyright and fair use.

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