Nicosia, Cyprus. Property sales in Cyprus rose 11% year on year in January 2026, with 1,411 properties changing hands, according to the department of lands and surveys. Separately, AI company HUMRN outlined why it is relocating its corporate base to Cyprus, and Kedipes reported holding more than €5 billion in assets at the end of last year.
Property transactions increase in January
A total of 1,411 properties were sold in January 2026, up from 1,275 in January 2025. The increase followed a 24% annual rise in December 2025 after a 9% rise in November.
Paphos recorded the strongest annual growth among districts, with sales rising 25% to 318 transactions from 255 a year earlier. The free Famagusta area posted a 23% increase to 69 properties from 56 in the corresponding month last year.
Larnaca sales increased 11% to 288 units from 259 in January 2025.
HUMRN plans move to Cyprus
Melbourne-born human-centred AI company HUMRN is moving from early validation into its next phase, with co-founder and chief executive David May setting out why the company is relocating its corporate base and why Cyprus is central to that decision.
Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, May said HUMRN is designed to help people function sustainably in environments where pressure is constant rather than occasional. He described the platform as intended to help people “live better, more fulfilled, less stressful lives – closer to their potential more often,” by intervening earlier rather than reacting to failure.
May said the world is built on systems that assume people can absorb demand indefinitely, and that support often appears only after something breaks, when performance drops, people struggle, or health declines.
Kedipes reports asset holdings
State-owned asset management company Kedipes owned more than €5 billion in assets at the end of last year, chairman of its board Lambros Papadopoulos said on Tuesday.
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