The high increase in the number of tourists visiting Albania in recent years and the increasing demand for daily rent accomodation on the Airbnb network have highly affected the price of apartments in Shkodër in the northwest of Albania.
If during the winter months, a house for one month in the center of the city cost between 25-30,000 All a month, today, the rates have already reached up to 500 euros per month.
The prices of houses for sale have also increased as foreigners are looking to buy in Shkodër, while during the last years Shkodra residents living in the capital Tirana return to buy houses in their hometown, real estate agencies announce.
For ordinary citizens, the strong increase in prices is creating problems, making it difficult to buy housing. In the month of May, only in the city of Shkodra and in Shirokë – Zogaj, there are about 500 houses let for daily rent to tourists, according to statistics.
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