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 ...
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 ...
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U.S. housing market sees rise in withdrawn listings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 ...
G. Stournaras: expensive housing exacerbates the country’s demographic challenge
Speaking at the Conference of the Central Bank of Croatia in Dubrovnik, the Governor of the Bank of Greece, Giannis Stournaras, noted that the housing cost burden on Greek households is among the high ...
IMF: The Greek housing paradox, why affordable housing remains out of reach
The above findings are highlighted in the IMF’s recent report on Greece, which provides an extensive analysis of the country’s affordable housing crisis.In recent years, property prices in Greece ...
The housing initiative as a key challenge for contemporary urban development
Article by Vassilis Vlaseros, CEO of VITAELIn this context, the concept of the Housing Initiative is becoming increasingly significant. The term refers to actions, policies, and development initia ...
Greece rising in the global luxury real estate market
This is the central conclusion of Knight Frank’s The Wealth Report 2026, which portrays a market that continues to expand despite global turbulence, with Europe — and destinations such as Corfu alongs ...
Mapping residential floor area trends across Greece
According to a recent analysis published by ReDataSet, the clearest trend of contraction is observed in central Athens. Apartments constructed today are, on average, approximately 10 square meters sma ...