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.
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 where non-EU money into Greek real estate came from. Greece’s proposed 15% transfer tax on homes, in a bill tabled in Parliament on 3 November 2026, turns on tax residence outside the EU/EEA, not nationality.
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 proposed 15% transfer tax, in a bill tabled in Parliament on 3 November 2026, is counted.
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