Data & Sources

Homs has no official price registry, so every figure is attributed, dated, and rated for confidence. Here's where the numbers come from.

How we keep this reliable

  • Provenance — every figure is tied to a named source.
  • Freshness — every figure carries an “as of” date.
  • Confidence — estimates say how sure they are (low/medium/high).
  • Corroboration — multiple sources are combined by reliability weight.

How Homs compares regionally

Indicative asking prices per m² in nearby markets — context for diaspora demand, not a scoring input.

Beirut
$3,000/m²
Amman
$1,800/m²
Damascus
$1,500/m²
Gaziantep
$850/m²
Homs
$556/m²

World Bank — country indicators

ConnectedReliability 85%

GDP per capita and macro indicators.

Covers: IncomesUpdates: annualLast checked: 2026-06-25

UN-Habitat — Homs profiles

ConnectedReliability 80%

Institutional neighbourhood & city profiles.

Covers: PricesUpdates: infrequentLast checked: 2026-06-25

AqaarGate — verified listings

AvailableReliability 70%

Verified listings with real agents. Needs API/partner access.

Covers: PricesUpdates: dailyLast checked: 2026-06-25

OpenSooq — Homs listings

AvailableReliability 65%

Largest classifieds — asking prices & rents. Needs API/partner access.

Covers: PricesUpdates: dailyLast checked: 2026-06-25

Numbeo — Homs prices & salaries

ConnectedReliability 60%

Community-contributed rents and salaries.

Covers: RentsUpdates: monthlyLast checked: 2026-06-25

Syria House — listings

AvailableReliability 60%

Sale & rent listings across Syrian cities.

Covers: PricesUpdates: dailyLast checked: 2026-06-25

Enab Baladi — local journalism

ConnectedReliability 55%

Displacement and neighbourhood condition reporting.

Covers: ContextUpdates: ad-hocLast checked: 2026-06-25

BuySham — listings

AvailableReliability 55%

Residential & commercial listings.

Covers: PricesUpdates: dailyLast checked: 2026-06-25

963 Media — market reporting

ConnectedReliability 50%

Editorial reporting on speculation and trends.

Covers: ContextUpdates: ad-hocLast checked: 2026-06-25

Realtor Facebook pages

Manual entryReliability 50%

Public Pages readable via Meta Graph API with a page token; otherwise submitted.

Covers: PricesUpdates: manualLast checked: 2026-06-25

Parallel-market FX rate (USD/SYP)

Manual entryReliability 50%

Manual/seeded USD→SYP rate used to convert prices. Update from a trusted tracker.

Covers: cat.fxUpdates: dailyLast checked: 2026-06-25

Facebook Marketplace & groups

Manual entryReliability 45%

High activity but no API/scraping. Entered via assisted submission.

Covers: PricesUpdates: manualLast checked: 2026-06-25

Estimates from observable signals — informational only, not a valuation or financial advice.