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Thousands of properties bought by Chinese, Israelis, and Turkish nationals with Golden Visa ready for mass return to the market

Data from the major Golden Visa offices show that the vast majority of foreign investors never used the properties for owner-occupation

Property purchases by foreign buyers down 23.9% over nine months

Golden Visa is also down with November recording the lowest numbers this year after August

Operation housing: €7 billion in measures through 2027 — incentives and subsidies for 1.6 million beneficiaries

A €7bn plan to unlock idle homes, rein in short-term rentals, and ease pressure on rents—ambitious on paper, complex in execution

Property value: On ice the reductions of 12 municipalities – The inclusion of 2,167 new areas

The revaluation for the 12 areas is postponed until 2027 - In Attica, for the first time, areas such as Varkiza, Daskalio, Porto Rafti, Salamina, Kythira and Aegina will acquire property values

Pierrakakis: Property transfers unblocked for those in debt settlement

No rent refund for those who don't pay rent electronically – Incentives to open up closed properties

Pierrakakis Regulation: Property transfers and parental donations unblocked for tax-compliant public debtors

Thousands of citizens freed from “hostage” status – Company shareholders (over 5%) will be able to sell personal real estate with just a 7% withholding instead of the current 70%, but must pledge another property of equal value as collateral – Parental donations will be permitted freely, but the transferred property will be mortgaged to the State

The stegasi.gov portal with the 43 housing policies – How it works through 13 questions

Michailidou: You can personalize your search by age, where you live, your employment status, your income to see which program is for you

BoE: Apartment prices increased by 6.8% in the first quarter – The “map” in Athens and Thessaloniki

For 2024, apartment prices increased at an average annual rate of 8.9%, according to revised Bank of Greece data

The government’s plan to reduce property prices – How to increase supply

The role of banks and servicers

Property: Over 777 billion in Greek property in 2025 – What the ENFIA data show

Increase of 5.9 billion compared to 2024 - Attica accounts for over 50% of the wealth - 359,434 owners benefited from the discount for their property insurance

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