News All resources New Golden Visa regulation provides for the acquisition of more properties if put up for rent News02.09.2026 The government is trying to deal with the housing crisis with a set of 14 new measures that will be implemented in the coming years, while another 36 interventi… Small apartments lead housing market price gains News20.08.2026 Small one-bedroom apartments of 40-60 sq.m. have emerged as the strongest performers in Greece’s housing market, recording higher price increases than bot… Plans for extension of property tax breaks News31.07.2026 The government is looking to extend the suspension of the 24% value-added tax on newly built properties and the 15% capital gains tax on property transfers, wit… Housing Prices Surge in Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki, Driven by Foreign Buyers News16.07.2026 The residential real estate market in Northern Greece continues to show strong growth momentum, with Thessaloniki recording a 61% increase in prices over five y… Unlocking vacant homes could slash prices, study shows News16.07.2026 Home prices in Greece could fall by as much as 25% if a significant portion of the country’s roughly 1.8 million idle properties were returned to the mark… Property FDI jumped 43.4% in Q1 News09.07.2026 The first quarter of 2026 ended with a 43.4% year-on-year increase in foreign direct investment in the real estate market, although during the same period, appl… Study: Greece’s 2.2 Million Vacant Homes Key Factor in Housing Crisis News30.06.2026 Millions of vacant homes may be playing a bigger role in Greece’s housing affordability crisis than previously thought, according to a new study by the Pa… Why Greek developers build small News16.06.2026 The population may be shrinking, but demand for housing – especially for smaller homes – is increasing. The Bank of Greece attributes this paradox m… Four factors for housing crisis News09.06.2026 The housing market is suffocating from disproportionately high purchase and rental costs compared to wages, despite the abundant housing stock, notes the Intern… Housing prices rising, with no end in sight News20.05.2026 Greece’s housing market continued to post strong increases in both property prices and rental rates in the first quarter of the year, with no clear sign o… Islands face short-term rental freeze News16.05.2026 Greece is moving to restrict short-term rentals like Airbnb on islands and in tourist-saturated areas under a new spatial planning framework for tourism, though… Greek short-term rental market by the numbers: Hosthub data reveals key trends News09.05.2026 Hosthub’s 2025 data reveals Greek short-term rental market trends: occupancy up 2.16%, prices down 1.79%, with Athens and Crete leading growth patterns. Foreign realty buyers ebbing News27.04.2026 Based on Bank of Greece data on the inflow of foreign capital for the acquisition of real estate, the amount invested in Greek property in 2025 came to €2.… Small is better for urban flats News15.04.2026 More and more property developers are turning to the construction of smaller-sized homes, adapting to the new market reality. IMF calls on Greece to target vacant homes to ease housing crisis News15.04.2026 As IMF analysts explain, the continuous rise in housing sales prices, which reached 7.8% in 2025 at a nationwide level (per the Bank of Greece price indexes), i… Indices of residential property prices: Q4 2025 News24.03.2026 According to provisional data, apartment prices (in nominal terms) are estimated to have increased on average by 7.6% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025… Rental interest from abroad grew 33% in 2025 News17.03.2026 Last year saw a 17% increase in demand for homes for sales in Greece, compared to 2024, while searches for homes for rent rose 5% year-on-year, per the Spitogat… Foreign buyers choose small and new News03.03.2026 The decline in demand recorded from abroad for large-scale holiday homes in Greece, especially if they are old properties, is significant. Israelis led residential buys of foreigners last year News26.01.2026 Nearly half of realty purchases were for a secondary residence, and cost €100,000-200,000 Israelis led last year the list of residential property buyers f… Average price of holiday homes foreigners buy soars to 450,000 euros News05.01.2026 The high quality of holiday homes on the Greek market in terms of their cost compared to other European countries continues to serve as a driving force for dema… Golden Visa: Israel and Turkey vote on Greek Golden Visa News22.12.2025 Israelis are making an invasion of Greece through the "golden visa" program. Since 2019, a large influx of Israeli capital has begun in the Greek real estate ma… Foreigners cool off on property investments News12.12.2025 The contribution of foreign investment in real estate to total foreign direct investment in the Greek economy has decreased significantly this year. House prices to stop rising News28.10.2025 Some property market experts have started fretting over the possibility of an imminent reduction in housing sale prices, mainly due to the formation of conditio… Housing prices keep rising News15.10.2025 Smaller fluctuations are found in other parts of Attica, where prices have begun to stabilize. These include Nea Smyrni in the southern suburbs, Agia Paraskevi … Golden Visa Applications Drop 43% in August News15.10.2025 After a decline from January to July, golden visa applications continued to fall in August 2025, affecting both initial applications and renewals, according to … Slower realty investor inflow News13.10.2025 Foreign real estate investments have recorded their first decline since 2015, as, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data, capital inflows in the first half of t… Six factors for closed houses News04.10.2025 There are many causes for the phenomenon of almost half a million houses remaining closed, but the stakes are clear: To find the key to the door of this enormou… Most holiday home buyers are foreigners News10.08.2025 Buyers from a multitude of countries make up the 2025 map of Greece’s holiday home market. The percentage of foreign buyers in this sector constitutes the… Golden Visa Demand Slows Down Amid Policy Shift News04.08.2025 According to figures released by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, a total of 441 new applications were filed in June 2025, marking a 26.5% decline compared… Greeks priced out of domestic housing market News27.07.2025 The significant recovery of the Greek real estate market has resulted in a rate of increase in housing prices that exceeds the rate of increase in the disposabl… Taxes & legal Property tracking system launched News11.06.2025 The government is launching a comprehensive digital property registry system to combat widespread tax evasion in the real estate sector, addressing a longstandi… Property Transfers in Greece Just Got Easier News29.05.2025 Greece's tax authority has digitized the process for property transfers, fulfilling a promise to cut red tape. Priciest Rental Neighborhoods in Greece and Rising Costs of rents News16.05.2025 The relentless surge in rental prices across Greece shows no signs of abating in 2025, with Vouliagmeni retaining its status as the most expensive neighborhood … High yields in holiday homes News22.04.2025 The capital gains from sales price increases and the significant income from renting property out via digital short-term rental platforms make the purchase and … Many owners investing in buy-to-lets News21.04.2025 More and more people are interested in acquiring a property, not to meet their needs, but as an investment. Although the average rent is approaching the monthly… Stricter Monitoring Planned for Golden Visa Investments in Greece News24.03.2025 Greece’s Golden Visa Program will be subject to tightened monitoring of investments. New terms and conditions for granting as well as monitoring the inve… Realty register to cut red tape News04.03.2025 The single property register, which will be activated early next year with the aim of reducing bureaucracy in transfers, will attempt to put an end to the discr… Golden Visa bolsters house sales News19.02.2025 The share of real estate purchases and sales through the Golden Visa program reached 10.77% of the total volume of real estate purchases and sales in the two-ye… Turning old factories into homes News11.02.2025 More than half a billion euros is expected to be invested by the end of the decade in converting old industrial properties into mixed-use complexes, with a focu… New trends in Golden Visa News29.01.2025 Three new categories of real estate investment through the Golden Visa program are identified by British investment migration company Astons in a new analysis o… Foreign cash goes to realty News16.01.2025 The upward trend in capital inflows from abroad for the acquisition of real estate continues this year, as, according to Bank of Greece data, a total of 1.9 bil… Selling Year-long house sale process News03.01.2025 It takes an average of nine to 12 months for the sale of a house to be completed in Greece today, starting from posting the relevant ad until finding a buyer, r… Greece Enforces Cash Ban in Property Transactions, Exceptions for Pre-Existing Agreements News20.12.2024 Non-compliance carries severe penalties, with violators faced with a fine equal to 10% of the unverified transaction amount. More rules for short rentals News27.11.2024 Next week the Tourism Ministry is putting up for consultation a bill introducing a framework of regulatory specifications for the operation of apartments and ho… Greece Poised to Eliminate Real Estate Route to Golden Visa in 2025 News15.11.2024 Greece is likely to end its Golden Visa program's real estate investment option in January 2025 to combat its housing crisis. This follows similar moves by Port… Greek Real Estate Market Not Happy with Golden Visa Program Changes News05.11.2024 The Greek real estate sector has expressed dissatisfaction with the recent changes made by the government to the country’s Golden Visa program. Realty accounts for 54% of FDI News13.10.2024 The real estate market and capital inflows from abroad for the acquisition of mainly houses have this year provided a lifeline to the foreign direct investments… Golden Visa trend transition News06.09.2024 Greece’s Golden Visa program has been in a transitional period since September 1, when the new changes voted a few months ago came into force. Many properties still undeclared News29.07.2024 The number of empty lots – properties without buildings – not declared to the national property registry is about 3.3 million, or 22% of the total. … Realty rates vary considerably across Greece News28.07.2024 A comparison of the asking prices in different parts of the country clearly demonstrates that hikes have mainly affected the two large urban centers and popular… « Previous 1 2 Next »
