From Mykonos clifftop villas to branded residences rising at The Ellinikon, BUY GREECE® opens Greece's luxury market to US and international buyers, including off-market stock through 13+ signed development agreements.
Greece's luxury market concentrates in a handful of addresses: Mykonos trades at €7,500–€18,000 per square meter, Santorini's caldera at €4,500–€7,500 and prime Glyfada new-builds reach €10,000, while Corfu's estates span €2,500–€8,000 and Halkidiki and Crete's Elounda coast have resort-grade beachfront estates of their own. The defining features are seafront position, architecture and privacy rather than size alone, and the best stock rarely reaches public portals: it moves developer-to-buyer, which is why off-market access matters more here than anywhere else in the market.
A sample from 9,000+ properties in our network, some of which never reach public portals. Request the private portfolio.
Hover or tap any region for its price band — and find the eight violet markers: the ultra-prime micro-zones from the Acropolis to Porto Heli where the finest addresses trade quietly, off-market.
Price bands from BUY GREECE® market research, July 2026. Regional ranges span typical resale to prime new-build; ultra-prime micro-zones trade above their region's band.
Ten weeks, five moves — the timeline our US and international clients actually experience.
A US-hours call on budget, structure and intent — residency, income or both. You leave with a written brief, not a sales pitch.
Three to five properties matched from 9,000+ in our network — including off-market files and pre-launch developer allocations where your brief warrants them.
Live virtual tours first; then an accompanied visit — our Glyfada team hosts, drives and translates, scheduled around your travel.
Buyer-side negotiation, then AFM, lawyer, title and permit diligence run in parallel so the timeline never stalls.
Notary closing in person or by power of attorney; utilities, management and rental setup after handover. Golden Visa filing runs in parallel where it applies.
In the violet zones on our map — the Astir peninsula, the Acropolis quarter, Porto Heli's waterfront — the defining sales of each year close without a listing ever existing. Sellers demand discretion; developers release their finest units privately before public launch. Access runs on relationships, and that is precisely what our Glyfada office and 13+ signed development agreements are for. Read the full Porto Heli guide → Vouliagmeni — the mainland’s price ceiling →
Our desk works under strict confidentiality — NDAs where sellers require them, no property details in writing until you're qualified, and viewings arranged around your travel.
Request off-market accessQualified buyers · response within 24 hoursA confidential call on budget, structure and timeline — sellers in this tier only meet vetted buyers.
Off-market files and pre-launch developer allocations matched to your brief — typically 3–5 properties, never a portal export.
We negotiate buyer-side with the discretion the seller expects — then legal, notary and closing through our dual US–Greece team.
It depends on the address: luxury villas run from about €2,500/m² in Corfu and the Ionian to €18,000/m² on Mykonos. Santorini's caldera trades at €4,500–€7,500/m², Porto Heli at €8,000–€20,000 and the Athens Riviera's luxury tier at €8,000–€18,000+ (BUY GREECE® market research, July 2026). On Mykonos a 300 m² clifftop villa typically costs €2.5M–€6M.
Greece's luxury market concentrates in six places: the Athens Riviera, Mykonos, Santorini, Elounda in Crete, Corfu and Porto Heli. The Riviera suits year-round living, the two Cyclades islands trophy holiday homes, Elounda resort-style privacy, and Corfu and Porto Heli estates. The Athens southern suburbs are the country's most expensive area on asking prices, at €4,231/m² (Spitogatos, Q2 2026). Santorini is a border area, so non-EU buyers there need a committee permit (Law 1892/1990).
Through people rather than portals: many top villas and new-build units are offered privately by owners and developers before any public listing. Ask for proof of title and permits before viewings, and keep your own lawyer on the file. BUY GREECE® sources off-market homes for qualified buyers through its developer network and Glyfada office. Request access.
Usually, if it is one property at or above the regional threshold with at least 120 m² of main living space. The threshold is €800,000 in Attica, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini and islands of more than 3,100 residents, and €400,000 elsewhere (Law 5100/2024); all of Crete is in the €800,000 tier. A Golden Visa home may be let long-term but never short-let, and a Greek lawyer confirms eligibility for each property.
Yes, for any let shorter than 60 days: the villa must be registered with AADE and show its AMA number on every listing. Since 1 October 2025 short lets also need liability insurance, an electrical certificate, fire extinguishers and smoke detectors, and a detached house over 80 m² pays a climate fee of €15 a night from April to October. A Golden Visa villa cannot be short-let at all.
Yes. Foreign buyers, Americans included, can buy a villa in their own name; in practice the purchase needs an AFM tax number, a Greek lawyer and a notary. In border areas such as Santorini, Rhodes and the other Dodecanese islands, non-EU buyers also need prior approval from a regional committee (Law 1892/1990). Budget about 8–10% on top of the price for taxes and fees including an agent's commission; a 15% transfer tax for non-EU buyers was announced for July 2027 but is not yet law.