ISTANBUL, April 17 (Reuters) - Turkish home sales fell
21.4% year-on-year in March to 105,476 houses, with sales to
foreigners dropping 38.7%, data from the Turkish Statistical
Institute showed on Monday.
Russians topped the list of foreigners with 1,175 houses
purchased, reflecting still how many have sought a financial
haven in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and the
fallout of Western sanctions.
Russians were followed by Iranians, Iraqis and Ukrainians
among the foreign buyers.
The data also showed March mortgaged sales fell 16.5% from a
year earlier to 25,262 houses, accounting for 24% of the total
sales in the period.
(Reporting by Ceyda Caglayan;
Editing by Daren Butler)
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