Signed analysis of the Greek property market. Here we go beyond the news: what a new rule or a set of figures means in practice, which assumptions sit behind market claims and what sellers tend not to mention. Analysis pieces carry a byline and are clearly marked as opinion where they give a view. Where we draw on anonymised experience from buyer enquiries, we say so. Facts and figures in these articles follow the same sourcing rules as the rest of GreekProps and link to their original sources.
Non-residents put a net €515.8 million into Greek real estate in Q2 2026, 11.3% less than a year earlier, Bank of Greece data show. First-half investment was still up 9.5%, at €1.03 billion.
Of the Golden Visa files lodged in 2022–2024 and still pending, 93.6% are in Attica, ministry data for August 2026 show. Outside Attica, two-thirds of waiting files date from this year.
Greek apartment prices rose 5.5% a year in Q2 2026, ahead of the EU’s 4.7% but a third of Portugal’s 16.5%. How Greece compares with rival Golden Visa and second-home markets.
Golden Visa renewal applications in January to August 2026 already exceed the 2025 total, ministry data show. The queue for first permits fell by a third this year; the renewal queue did not move.
Bank of Greece figures on 2025 foreign property investment show which non-EU nationalities Greece’s planned 15% transfer tax on homes would affect most.
Hosthub data for January to September 2026 show how short-term rentals fared in central Athens under the registration freeze, and where growth moved instead.
Bank of Greece and ELSTAT releases from late September show lower mortgage rates, flat household credit and rising building permits, as price growth slows to 5.5%.
The draft 2027 budget, due in parliament on 5 October, carries the Thessaloniki fair housing measures. We set them against the latest price and permit data.
Cyprus, Malta and Latvia all changed course on investment residence in September 2026. How Greece’s Golden Visa compares, once the planned 15% transfer tax is counted.
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