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Greece Doubles Investment Requirement for the Golden Visa

Greece will increase the minimum value of the property that must be acquired to grant eligibility for a Golden Visa to 500,000 euros ($532,000) in certain parts of the country, according to an amendment tabled in Parliament on Wednesday. The...

Greece Freezes VAT on New Building Permits to Boost Housing Market

In an attempt to boost the Greek real estate market, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday a three-year suspension of VAT payments on any new building permits as well as those to be made on unsold properties built after...

Property Rentals in Athens Rise on Airbn

Houses up for rental in central Athens have shot up to 5,127 according to recent statistics provided by the independent Inside Airbnb service. This number is 2,627 higher than that of leases recorded just nine months back. The popular online...

Eurostat: Greece Housing Market Prices Decline April-June Quarter

On Wednesday Eurostat presented data gathered by the Bank of Greece (BoG) showing that the Greek housing market has experienced a decline in prices for the April-June quarter. According to the data, Greece came in second from the bottom in...

New Construction in Greece Practically at a Standstill, Latest Stats Reveal

According to the latest figures released by the Greek statistical agency ELSTAT, new construction for the first 5 months of 2016 across Greece has seen a drop from the already low number of last year, with only 2,751 new homes...

Greek Property Prices Continue to Drop in 2014

The Bank of Greece data showed that Greek housing prices are dropping during the first quarter of 2014, compared to the same period of last year. It is estimated that prices have decreased by 7.5 percent in 2014. According to...