Housing Affordability

Athens Among Europe’s Least Affordable Housing Markets

Athens ranks as the third-least affordable city for homebuyers in Deloitte’s 2026 Property Index, with only Vlorë in Albania and Prague in the Czech Republic recording worse results. The study, covering 25 countries and 71 cities using 2025 data, compares...

Greece Sees One of Europe’s Biggest Drops in Young Homeownership

Greece has recorded one of Europe’s largest declines in young homeownership, with the share of people in their 30s who own their main residence falling from 78% in the mid-1990s to 58% in the latest comparable data. The 20-percentage-point...

Athens Saw World’s Fastest Rent Growth, Deutsche Bank Says

Athens recorded the fastest increase in rents among major cities surveyed worldwide over the past decade, according to Deutsche Bank's latest Mapping the World's Prices 2026 report, highlighting the growing pressure facing Greek households despite years of economic recovery. The...

Which European Countries Have the Wealthiest Young Adults?

A new edition of the European Central Bank's Household Finance and Consumption Survey, published in mid-2026, reveals where Europe's wealthiest young people live and how their financial position compares across 22 countries. The findings place Malta comfortably at the top...

Nearly 6 in 10 Greeks Live in Flats, Eurostat Data Shows

Greece is one of Europe's most apartment-driven nations, a country where flats dominate housing far beyond what most European Union members see. New Eurostat data shows 59.8% of the population lives in flats, placing Greece fourth among EU member...