Nabywanie nieruchomości w Polsce przez cudzoziemców w latach 2007-2011

The purpose of the paper is to perform analysis of changes in level of real estates' purchases by foreign citizens in Poland in 2007-2011. Moreover the author tries to describe origins of trends in this statistics. The basis for analysis is data published in yearly Report of Ministry of Interior concerning fulfillment of the act on purchases of real estates by foreign citizens. The act establishes protective measures in order to control especially purchases of ground plots by foreign citizens. On one hand it is observed that liberal regulations concerning investments by foreign entities are implemented in Poland and on the other hand the act includes specified limitations to purchases of real estates (including ground plots) that in some situations can become the basis for economic activity