Alpha Bank: commercial property prices return to levels of a decade ago
Despite the challenges arising from rising construction costs, geopolitical developments, and changes to the regulatory framework, the real estate sector remains one of the most dynamic pillars of the ...
Affordable Housing: data, challenges, and the missing capability
Spyros Karakostas, Co-founder of BRIGHTaddvalue, participated as a speaker in the "Housing Initiatives" panel at the 19th RED Meeting Point conference. In this article, he shares his views on affordab ...
High electricity prices are becoming Europe’s new “housing tax”
When real estate investors assess a market, they typically focus on property prices, rental levels, taxation and investment yields. Increasingly, however, another factor is emerging as a key indicator ...
Supermarket prices set to remain stable over summer under voluntary pact
As stated, at the meeting there was a shared understanding with representatives of industry and supermarkets that, in the first phase, over the two summer months there should be full price stabilisati ...
Strategic pivot toward healthcare events by Radisson Hotel Group
The findings were presented at the Knowledge Exchange: Healthcare Planning, Design and Strategy Summit, held in Florence, which brought together 75 senior executives from the pharmaceutical industry, ...
Commercial property market in Greece surpasses crisis levels
According to analysts at the bank, the rise in prices for high-specification offices and retail stores continues, supported by steady economic growth, the strengthening of foreign direct investment, a ...
Athens Riviera: big investments drive change in the luxury property market
According to Premier Realty, ongoing investments are strengthening demand from both Greek and high-net-worth international buyers, who are seeking modern residences with an emphasis on sustainability, ...
Greece becomes top choice for US and Canadian holiday home buyers
According to data from Elxis – At Home in Greece, demand from these two markets increased by 50% during the first half of the year, confirming the expansion of the international client base in the Gre ...
Housing construction costs across Europe increase by 48% over a decade
According to the latest edition of Eurostat’s Key Figures on European Business 2026, the producer price index for the construction of new residential buildings increased by 48.2% between 2015 and 2025 ...
Overpricing reduces a property’s chances of sale by up to 55%
The analysis, based on 4,679 property listings, 822 completed transactions, and more than 1,000 discussions with property owners, highlights the hidden asymmetries of the housing market and demonstrat ...
National Housing Policy opened for public consultation
The National Housing Policy Strategy 2026–2035, which has been released for public consultation, aspires to serve as the roadmap that will redefine citizens’ relationship with housing.Greece is fa ...
U.S. home sales rebound sharply in May
According to data released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), existing home sales increased by 3.2% month-on-month, reaching a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 4.17 million units. Th ...
Engel & Völkers: geographic breakdown and price trends in the second-home market
This is based on the Market Report 2026 by Engel & Völkers Greece on the second-home market, which records the sector’s transition from a recovery phase to an era of sustainable growth and strengt ...
Older residential properties led buyer demand in 2025
According to data released by the real estate group, of all property transactions completed in Greece in 2025, 74.8% involved residential properties, 14.3% plots of land, 5.8% agricultural land parcel ...
U.S. housing market sees rise in withdrawn listings
According to data from brokerage firm Redfin, 5.8% of all homes listed for sale in the United States were withdrawn from the market in April. This marks the highest share since March 2020, when the ou ...