Numbers on the Greek property market, taken from official releases. We report the Bank of Greece residential price indices, ELSTAT statistics, asking prices, rents and yields, transaction volumes and Golden Visa figures, usually with our own tables. Each data article states which dataset it uses, the period it covers and whether earlier figures were revised. Where sources disagree, we show both. The aim is simple: give buyers abroad the real figures behind the headlines, with a link to every source so the numbers can be checked.
Owners declared €973 million of short-term rental income for 2025, the head of Greece’s tax authority said on 14 October 2026. Listings missing a registry number fell from 11% to 5%.
Homes listed for rent in Athens fell 9.5% to 26.9% a year by size in Q3 2026, xe.gr data show. Asking prices for flats up to 80 m² rose 10.2% to €3,087 per m².
International demand for Greek homes is 60.3% above 2020 levels and makes up 20.3% of all demand, Spitogatos data for January to August 2026 show. Buyers from the US, Germany and the UK lead.
Greek consumer price inflation rose to 5% in September 2026, ELSTAT data show. Housing costs climbed 14.7% on energy, with natural gas up 55.2% and rents up 5.9%. What it means for owners.
The Bank of Greece kept its countercyclical capital buffer at 0.5% for Q4 2026 and rated cyclical risks low, but named residential property prices among areas showing emerging risks.
Bank of Greece data published on 1 October 2026 show the average rate on new floating-rate housing loans fell 14 basis points to 3.39% in August.
ELSTAT’s index of materials prices for new residential buildings rose 5% year on year in August 2026, double the 2.5% rise a year earlier, led by diesel and bricks.
ELSTAT data released on 28 September 2026 show 3,118 building permits in June, up 21.5% year on year, with new floor area up 22.5%.
Bank of Greece data released on 25 September 2026 show household lending grew 2.4% year on year in August, while total private sector credit growth rose to 7.1%.
New housing loans from Greece’s four systemic banks reached about €1.835 billion in January to August 2026, up 34.9% year on year, IMS Financial Consulting data show.
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