Property valuation in Odesa

The most common case: a sale, a gift or an inheritance through a notary. The notary calculates tax and state duty from the report, so what matters is not the figure but the registration: the report must be in the state property fund database, and it is that number the notary checks. One to two working days, from 1 800 UAH (eq. 40 USD) for an apartment.

A bank treats the apartment as collateral, so it sets its own requirements: a complete photographic record, no unauthorised alterations, and sometimes its own list of appraisers. Order the valuation after preliminary loan approval rather than before. Mention the eOselya programme at the start: it determines the list of photographs and annexes.

The key difference is the date: the valuation reflects the date of death, not the day you approach the notary. Months often pass between the two, and the market moves in between. If the death occurred several years ago, the appraiser needs market data from that period, which takes longer than usual.

A different methodology: designated land use matters, not the price of neighbouring apartments. The plot documents with the cadastral number and an extract on designated use are required. From 1 800 UAH (eq. 40 USD) for a plot, same one to two working days. If there is a house on the plot, that is either two valuations or one combined report, depending on what the notary asks for.

Six months from the date of valuation. After that a notarial deal needs a new report. If the deal slips beyond that window, the valuation has to be redone.

An expert valuation is a figure produced under a methodology, on a specific date, in a numbered document. The market price is what buyers actually pay today.

The two drift apart constantly, and that is not an appraiser error. A valuation relies on completed deals, and those reflect the market with a delay. In a rising market the valuation usually sits below the market; in a quiet one it can sit above.

For tax, the valuation is what counts. For negotiation, the market price is.

The average prices on our site are a snapshot of the market: what sellers are currently asking per square metre in a given district. As at October 2026 that runs from 967 dollars per square metre in the Peresypskyi district to 2064 in Arkadia, with new developments at 1557 and resale housing at 1198.

Those figures are useful for understanding the order of magnitude and for checking yourself before talking to an appraiser. The document will carry a different number: the appraiser values one specific apartment with its floor, condition and outlook, not the district average.