Market news All materials Market news Buying property Selling property Residence & Golden Visa Taxes & legal Renting & investment Construction & renovation Region guides Personal experience Life in Greece « Previous 1 2 Next » Gap between buyers and sellers - The first signs of pressure are evident in the property market, as supply appears unaffordable News09.10.2026 The gap between the asking prices of property owners and the paying ability of interested buyers is widening, rather than narrowing. While in the last year &nda… PASOK calls for VAT-funded fuel tax cut, Golden Visa reform News05.10.2026 Main opposition Socialist PASOK’s leader on Thursday urged the government to subsidise retail fuel prices through increased sales tax revenues, and to scr… Greece Raises Real Estate Tax for Non-EU Residents from 3% to 15% News01.10.2026 The Greek government has announced a sweeping reform: the property transfer tax for buyers from countries outside the EU and EEA will rise from the current 3% t… Greece Announces 15% Property Transfer Tax for Non-EU Buyers News09.09.2026 Property purchases in Greece could become significantly more expensive for buyers from outside the European Union, following a major new housing measure announc… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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. 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… 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 … 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Property accounts for over 43% of foreign direct investment News17.07.2024 Real estate investment continues to account for the lion’s share as a percentage of total foreign direct investment flowing into Greece. Foreign buyers replace Greeks News30.05.2024 Interest from abroad in residential property continues to grow while domestic demand flags. Demand by Greeks for the purchase of property is in decline, linked … Tourism arrivals soar 24.5% in Q1, but hotels report only moderate growth News27.05.2024 Greek tourism enjoyed a huge leap in the first quarter of the year, compared to the first three months of record year 2023. It showed growth of almost 25% in fo… Property experts anticipate further growth in prices News05.04.2024 Nearly half (44%) of more than 200 Greek property market executives who participated in Cerved Property Services’ annual market survey expect further grow… Indices of residential property prices: Q4 2023 News14.03.2024 A deficit of more than 200,000 properties in the local realty market has sent prices soaring. News06.02.2024 Market news Commercial realty snapped up News30.01.2024 Market news Foreigners eye luxury homes News24.01.2024 Market news Property price rally is ending News10.01.2024 Market news Full recovery of realty prices News26.12.2023 Average house asking prices News18.12.2023 Indices of residential property prices: Q3 2023 News02.12.2023 Athens Home Prices Are Surging Faster Than Other European Cities News23.11.2023 Market news Hotel occupancy rates at 90% News19.10.2023 Indices of residential property prices: Q2 2023 News19.09.2023 Market news Luxury holiday home prices at decade high News29.07.2023 Market news Real estate prices reaching record highs News26.06.2023 Market news Off-plan residential purchases gain ground in Greece News01.06.2023 The Greek holiday home market has retained its upward momentum so far in 2023, unfazed by uncertainties in the global economy’s prospects, according to th… « Previous 1 2 Next »
