News archives for 2015

Market news

December 2015

 22 Dec 2015 • Golden Visa property incentive records very poor take-up rate
21 Dec 2015 • Greek current account swings to surplus in October on cheaper oil
16 Dec 2015 • Realty slap for government
08 Dec 2015 • Hoteliers blast Airbnb-style model
04 Dec 2015 • Housing costs absorb 50 percent of Greeks’ disposable incomes

November 2015

 29 Oct 2015 • Deposits drop after ENFIA

October 2015

 29 Oct 2015 • Hoteliers take aim at illegal rivals
19 Oct 2015 • Properties-for-permits interest picks up in the last 4 months
09 Oct 2015 • Tax-free threshold planned for ENFIA
07 Oct 2015 • Property tax to change and affect owners of foreign-based assets

September 2015

 25 Sep 2015 • Talks with creditors to resume
21 Sep 2015 • Daunting task ahead for Tsipras after storming victory
01 Sep 2015 • Ban on auctions extended until end-September

August 2015

 24 Aug 2015 • Ministry lines up new taxes for property owners, bondholders
21 Aug 2015 • Deposit outflows from local banks stabilize in August
18 Aug 2015 • ENFIA unchanged, back in October
17 Aug 2015 • Tax rates reworked for bailout
12 Aug 2015 • Greece leads European property rebound

July 2015

 10 Jul 2015 • Illegal estate agents hog sector

June 2015

 24 Jun 2015 • Foreign investment in holiday homes nearly doubled in Q1

May 2015

 01 May 2015 • Thessaloniki sees growth in commercial property activity

April 2015

 28 Apr 2015 • U-turn on ENFIA and threshold
22 Apr 2015 • No significant cut seen in property tax
09 Apr 2015 • Luxury buy-to-let properties in desirable areas bring high returns
05 Apr 2015 • Greek holiday home market attracting foreign buyers as prices drop
03 Apr 2015 • Hoped-for tax-free ceiling dropping
02 Apr 2015 • ENFIA and uncollected rent tax set to be scrapped

March 2015

 27 Mar 2015 • Landlords to pay tax on unpaid rent

February 2015

 26 Feb 2015 • Minister says he hopes that ENFIA ends
20 Feb 2015 • Plan for major objective value horizontal cut
16 Feb 2015 • Properties in capital's northern suburbs resist the trend

January 2015

14 Jan 2015 • Athens more appealing to property investors
02 Jan 2015 • Change to ENFIA dues for owners