What do apartments cost in Jounieh, Metn and Keserwan?

Also asked as: “How much are apartments in Jounieh, Metn and Keserwan?” · “Price per square metre in Jounieh” · “How much is a flat in the Metn?” · “Apartment prices in Keserwan 2026”

Jounieh and Keserwan#

JSK Real Estate, a Lebanese agency, put primary-residence prices in Jounieh at USD 1,000-1,500 per m² in Q3 2025, and USD 700-1,200 for older flats^[3]. In Adma it gave USD 1,300-2,000, or USD 800-1,300 for older or less premium flats. It said chalets and seaside tourist units are priced differently. Higher up, JSK put Faqra at USD 3,500-4,500 per m² inside Club Faqra and USD 2,500-3,000 outside it.

The two sources disagree on Jounieh. DoorEast's September 2026 asking average of USD 1,744 per m² sits above JSK's range^[4]. One is an agency's estimate from September 2025, the other an average of advertised prices a year later, and neither publishes its method.

Sources also disagree on how far prices have recovered. The president of R.E.A.L, the brokers' syndicate, said in January 2026 that prime areas with expatriate demand, Faqra and Faraya among them, are close to pre-crisis levels^[5]. The founder of Assukna, a property seller, said in April 2026 that Jounieh is still well below 2018/2019 levels^[7]. Neither side shows a data series.

The Metn#

For the Metn, JSK gave Q3 2025 averages of USD 2,000-2,500 per m² in Monteverde, USD 1,000-1,700 in Mansourieh and USD 1,300-2,000 in Broumana and Baabdat^[3]. Baabda, a separate district next door, came in at USD 2,000-2,500. DoorEast listings asked about USD 1,378 per m² in Dekwaneh in September 2026^[4].

According to R.E.A.L, prices rose 26.11% in the Metn between 2024 and 2025, against 10.06% in Keserwan^[5]. The syndicate does not publish its sample or say whether these are asking or sale prices. Its president said owners repricing towards pre-2019 levels drove the rise, and that sales did not increase. We could not verify any published figure for the Metn's share of registered sales value. For how the districts compare on more than price, see Metn, Keserwan, Jbeil and Batroun compared.

Why a flat may sell for less than these numbers#

An asking price is what the owner hopes for. Actual sales differ with negotiation, age, condition, floor, view, finishing and exact location, and no source measures the gap^[1,2,4]. In an opinion piece, Libnanews suggests ordinary, legally sound housing can sell 20-40% below asking. It presents this as a scenario and does not claim to have measured it^[1]. More in why advertised prices differ from registry prices.

Land Registry statistics describe a whole district. They cannot capture a broken lift, a deed shared between heirs or a registration that will stall^[2]. The market in 2025-26 was largely cash-driven^[5,6], and commercial banks were still not writing home mortgages as of autumn 2026^[6,8]. Banque de l'Habitat lends up to USD 100,000 (minimum USD 20,000)^[9,10], and you put down at least 20% of the bank's own valuation, which may differ from the agreed price.

On top of the price, the Land Registry fee is 3% of the value for Lebanese buyers, 5% for non-Lebanese^[11]. It is charged on the higher of the Ministry of Finance's estimated value and the declared price^[12,13]. Kallas Law Firm puts total buying charges at about 4% for a Lebanese buyer and about 6% for a non-Lebanese buyer, before broker and lawyer fees^[14]. See the total cost of buying.