PROPERTY


Is Golden Visa losing shine?
PROPERTY

The Golden Visa program that offers five-year residence permits to non-EU nationals who make sizable investments in Greece has started to show signs of decline.

Cyclades rates at decade high
PROPERTY

The sale prices for holiday homes on selected islands of the Cyclades are at their highest in the last decade.


Many properties still undeclared
REAL ESTATE

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. Similarly, undeclared built properties, including flats in apartment buildings, exceed 147,000.

Social housing is on its way
PROPERTY

The state plans to put up more than 200,000 square meters of land it owns in Attica and another 400,000 sq.m. in other parts of the country land it owns to tenders for the development of social housing.rous


Luxury property turnover soars in January-June
RESIDENTIAL SALES

The volume of luxury residential transactions in Greece recorded a string increase in the first half of 2024, according to Sotheby’s International Realty office in the country.



Athens wins case against tall buildings
REAL ESTATE

The Council of State (Cos) on Tuesday put the brakes on new construction licenses for central Athens seeking to exploit the extra square meterage/height bonus granted under the new Building Code, following a challenge by the municipal authority. 

State property piracy unveiled
GREEK ECONOMY

A few months ago, the management of the Hellenic Public Properties Company (ETAD) entrusted an employee with the supervision of its short-term leases sector, i.e. the rental of properties in its portfolio for short periods, as in the case of stadiums, events venues and other such assets.


Greek realty bucks euro trend
PROPERTY

House sale prices in Greece posted the third largest increase in the European Union in the first quarter of this year, Eurostat data showed on Thursday.

Bird’s eye on illegal building
PROPERTY

The state will employ state-of-the art satellite and aerial technology in order to locate illegal buildings throughout Greece.