Statistics You Need to Know in 2026

Athens residential values increased 5.47% year over year in Q1 2025. Within the city, Athens Center grew +11.77%, South +9.17%, East +9.51%, West +9.31%, and North +7.40%.

Asking prices in Glyfada run approximately €3,500–€10,000+/m² depending on micro-district, with the golf and seafront districts at the top of the range and The Ellinikon repricing the border zone.

Mykonos averages €7,500–18,000/m² with trophy sales above €20M, and Santorini €4,500–7,500/m². These two islands carry the highest Greek Golden Visa investment threshold of €800,000.

Approximate 2025 price ranges per square metre: Athens €4,500–8,000; Thessaloniki €2,300–3,000; Mykonos €7,500–18,000; Santorini €4,500–7,500; Naxos €3,700–4,800; Syros up to €2,500; Corfu €3,400–8,000; Lefkada €2,500–6,500.

Detached houses up to 150 m² in Greece average approximately €350,000. The nationwide average asking price for residential properties is €2,561/m².

National property prices in Greece rose 53.8% between 2017 and 2023. In the Attica region (Athens metropolitan area), prices climbed 71.1% over the same period.

The European Banking Authority projects 4.4% price growth in 2025, with average annual growth during 2025–27 expected to stay below 3.4%. Analysts expect approximately 3% annual price growth from 2025 through 2030. The Greek real-estate sector is forecast to expand at 3.53% annually (2024–29), reaching a $1.82 trillion market by 2029.

Greece plans approximately €45 billion in real-estate investments by 2030: roughly €40 billion for new construction (adding 350,000 housing units) and €5 billion for upgrades to existing stock.

Properties within 500 metres of the Athens coastline command a 27.8% price premium over inland equivalents. The Athens Riviera has posted average annual price gains of 11.3% since 2021.

Expected gross rental yields in the Athens Riviera are 5.1–5.8% annually.

District prices in Agios Dimitrios have grown 8.1% per year since 2021, a cumulative 31.2% rise, making it one of the top 3 fastest-appreciating southern Athens districts. Building permits issued have risen 43% since 2019.

Property values in Peristeri increased 42.3% after the Athens metro extension (since 2021). Price per square metre rose from €1,350 in 2020 to €2,245 in early 2024.

Property prices in Chalkidiki start at approximately €2,000/m² in standard locations and exceed €10,000/m² in top beachfront spots.

Detached houses on Andros (Cyclades) cost approximately €2,300–3,100/m².

Kalamata, Nafplio and the broader Peloponnese region recorded 15–20% price growth since 2020, as buyers look beyond saturated island markets. Greek islands with international airports (Rhodes, Crete, Corfu, Zakynthos) have averaged 11.3% annual price growth since 2021.

Comparable villa rentals on Zakynthos earn €175/day in low season, €320/day in shoulder season, and €465/day in high season. Occupancy is approximately 87.3% and gross yields run around 6.8%. Zakynthos welcomed 872,000 international visitors in 2023 (a 93% recovery to pre-pandemic levels).

Greece's GDP is projected to expand 2.1% in 2025 and 2.3% in 2026. The unemployment rate has fallen from a crisis peak of 27.9% to 9.8% by October 2024, boosting domestic purchasing power. Tourism revenue reached €20.5 billion in 2023, 12.3% higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Foreign investment in Greek real estate hit a record €3 billion in 2023, up 8% year over year. However, FDI in real estate fell 17.8% in H1 2025 (from €1.142 bn to €0.938 bn) as Golden Visa thresholds rose under Law 5100/2024.

Apartment prices in major Greek cities increased by less than 11% in 2024. Annual apartment price growth in Q2 2025 reached 7.3%, driven by construction-cost inflation and supply shortages.

Comparable Athens Riviera restorations have appreciated 32.7% from pre-construction purchase to delivery.

Thessaloniki led with about 10% y/y growth. Urban markets outside Athens and Thessaloniki saw 7.31% price growth. Spitogatos reported national average asking prices rose 8.8% y/y in Q1 2025.