Area guides for buyers who cannot walk the streets before they decide. We look at Athens neighbourhood by neighbourhood, the Athens Riviera, Crete, the Cyclades, the Ionian and the Dodecanese, the Peloponnese, Thessaloniki and Halkidiki. Each guide covers what property costs, who tends to buy there, local rules that matter, such as short-term rental limits, and what to check before you make an offer. Prices and statistics come from named sources, and each guide shows when it was last checked.
The decision behind Greece’s €10,000 relocation grant caps it at 1,000 households, pays it in two €5,000 instalments and accepts home purchases or leases from 1 January 2025. The platform is open.
Lamda Development plans about 3,500 more affordable homes in a second phase at The Ellinikon, executives said on 14 October 2026. About 1,000 homes have sold at an average of about €1.3 million.
Laconia moved to full Cadastre operation on 12 October 2026, adding 326,754 properties in Sparti, East Mani, Monemvasia, Evrotas and Elafonisos. Filings, searches and certificates are now digital.
Homes in Crete damaged by the storm of 1–4 October 2026 will get state aid covering 100% of assessed damage, the government says. Inspections are under way. How owners report damage.
Kallithea and Palaio Faliro moved to full Cadastre operation on 7 October 2026, adding 162,301 properties and completing South Athens. Filings, searches and certificates there are now digital.
The City of Athens and the National Bank of Greece have settled disputes over seven properties held up for at least 30 years. Most become green space, squares and sports grounds; one unlocks the Votanikos regeneration.
A Greek grant of up to €10,000 for people who move their permanent home to 11 border and northern regions opens for applications on 14 October 2026. Applicants must own or rent a home there.
Traffic returned to the Agios Nikolaos–Neapoli stretch of Crete’s Northern Road Axis on 30 September 2026. Full completion of the €169 million section is set for October 2027.
Hellenic Rail Estate is leasing a 67,468 m² site at Thessaloniki’s western entrance, near the port, for up to 30 years. Minimum first-year rent is €18,890 a month.
A €60.3 million five-star resort is planned in Kiotari, while Rhodes council was set to vote on a 30-year lease of the municipal Hotel of the Roses to the island’s casino operator.
Mykonos has permanently closed its building service and suspended its director after police anti-corruption searches. Its work moves to Syros or the Land Registry.
The completion date for Athens Metro Line 4 has moved from June 2029 to September 2032. One tunnel boring machine has been stopped in Kypseli since May 2026.
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