Home prices in the capital rose 10.1%, slowing from a 16% increase in the previous quarter, while price growth in other cities decelerated to 9% from 14.7%. Prices in smaller settlements dropped 5.6%, after increasing 3.4% in Q4.

Adjusted for inflation, home prices fell 16.5% in Q1, MNB said.

In a quarter-on-quarter comparison, home prices for the whole country edged up 1.2% after falling for two quarters in a row.