Property prices in Durres in 2026, area by area

It depends on how you will use the flat. To live all year: the centre or Plazh, which are part of the city. For a cheaper summer flat: Golem's second line or Mali i Robit. For a managed resort: Gjiri i Lalzit. For the fastest recent growth: Qerret, up 21-43% in a year. Compare them in Golem or Plazh and Qerret or Gjiri i Lalzit.

The centre costs more, but it lets all year to local families and Tirana commuters and holds its price out of season. The beach zones are cheaper to enter and earn their money in summer: short-let occupancy in Golem peaks at about 55% in August and falls to about 13% in January. See the centre or Plazh.

It works as a summer let plus a winter tenancy, not as a year-round short let. Our sources put gross short-let yield in Plazh at 7-11%, the best in Durrës, and we estimate 5-8% for a second- or third-line flat in Golem. Nightly rates are lower than in Vlorë or Sarandë, but so is the entry price, by one and a half to two times.

Pull the ownership extract (kartela e pasurisë) from the cadastre ASHK yourself, ask for the occupancy permit (leje përdorimi) of a finished building, compare the floors built with the permit, and get the construction year - the 2019 earthquake hit the beach strip hardest. See our document checklist.

The earthquake damaged more than 14,000 buildings, the worst of it in Plazh and Shkëmbi i Kavajës, and most flats on the beach strip are over 30 years old. An older flat can still be a good buy, but first get its construction year, any post-earthquake assessment and an independent structural engineer's opinion. Read how to check an older building.

In our view, not before the foundation question is settled. The construction inspectorate confirmed in May 2026 that two built towers have settled by 28 and 18 cm, sales began before the permits, and the port the project replaces has not moved. Read what a buyer should know about the marina.

No. Notary fees and taxes are calculated on the higher of the contract price and the state reference price, and Durrës still uses a single city rate from 2016. A July 2025 draft that would have raised the port zone to 200,000 lek/m² was never approved. See reference prices in Durrës explained.

Budget roughly 1.5-3% of the price if you hire an agent and a lawyer. The notary charges about 0.35% on sales up to 6 million lek, registration with the cadastre costs a few thousand lek, and a sworn translator is required if you do not speak Albanian. The buyer of a flat pays no transfer tax; the taxes on the sale are the seller's.

Probably, but in a narrow band. Electric trains are due to run Tirana-Durrës in 22 minutes from early 2027, after repeated delays. Any gain should concentrate within walking distance of the stations, and part of the expectation is already in today's prices. Read what the train will and won't do.

Yes. Many listings on Domlivo put you in touch with the owner or agent directly, with no commission to us. A sale in Albania is only valid in notarial form, though, so every purchase still goes through a notary, who holds the money and withholds the taxes.