Almost eight in 10 participants in a survey conducted by the Athens Chamber of Tradesmen on behalf of real estate agencies said that they are likely to buy, sell or rent a property in the next five years. The president of the Athens Chamber of Tradesmen, Yiannis Chatzitheodosiou, stated: “Despite …
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Housing prices in Greece soar amid short supply and high demand
Ηousing prices in Greece continue their upward trend in 2024, with the most significant increases, at 14%, recorded in the higher-end segment of the market, which also affects homes of lesser quality. This trend similarly impacts rental prices, making it difficult to find affordable housing. According to the Bank of …
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Applications for low-interest housing loans to young people started
Applications for granting low-interest housing loans to young people started on Monday, April 3, 2023. The program concerns young people or young couples aged between 25 and 39 years old, who meet the conditions for participation in the program. Condition, among others, is that the house they buy is older …
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Greece has the most expensive housing in EU in relation to income
Greece has the most expensive housing in Europe in relation to income, a research conducted by non-governmental organization diaNEOSis has shown. The research records the “acute”, as it is characterized, housing problem in the country as well, through a historical review of the main causes that caused it. At the …
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“Housing armageddon”: EU Parliament bans sale/renting of homes without energy upgrade
The European Parliament has passed a regulation that bans sale or renting of homes without energy upgrade. All properties available for sale or rent must incur compulsory energy upgrade costs, costing tens of thousands of euros, from 2030 onward, based on what is stated in the relevant European Union directive. …
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Gov’t announces 6 measures for cheap housing
The Greek government announced on Thursday several measures for cheap housing as they were proclaimed by the Prime Minister at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) last Saturday. The so-called Social Housing Strategy benefits mostly young people up to 39 years old, but also homeowners who lease to young generations or …
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Thousands Moria refugees on the streets, locals set blockades, new fires
The situation on the island of Lesvos remain tense on Thursday, with thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers to have spent the night on roadsides, fields and even cemeteries, waiting for aid and a provisional shelter. Led by the Mayor of Mytilene, locals have set blockades to hinder the government from …
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Offer free Airbnb housing to Greece’s health workers during Coronavirus
With the coronavirus outbreak heading towards its peak in Greece, many health workers need free housing for several reasons. Some have been deployed to hospitals away from home and in other regions, others want to live alone in order to protect their families, especially the vulnerable family members. An initiate …
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Airbnb platform Open Homes helps refugees find temporary shelter
Short-term property rental platform Airbnb has announced that it will be helping to find housing for some 35,000 asylum seekers trapped in Greece. Property owners can offer to host refugees from one night to up to three months. Over the weekend, Airbnb unveiled an ambitious new platform in order to …
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Living like Homeless: Firefigthers deployed for safety of Fraport airports
Firefighters transferred to the Fraport airports of the cosmopolitan islands Mykonos and Santorini are literally struggling to survive because the low wages do not allow them a descent living. They sleep on mattresses on the floor, inside fire trucks or even ambulance vehicles, they can hardly get a meal for …
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FEANTSA: Greeks face unbearable housing cost, far above the EU average
Households in Greece spend a greater portion of their income on housing cost than those in any other country of the European Union country. A survey conducted by the European Federation of National Organizations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) has found. At the same time, homelessness and housing problems reach …
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The “unaccompanied” minor brides: Greece’s Migration Minister reveals new phenomenon in Migration Crisis
Greece’s Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas vowed to improve living conditions in the overcrowded migrants camps especially on the islands of the eastern Aegean Sea. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Yannis Mouzalas revealed a new phenomenon in the Migration: The Unaccompanied Brides These are minor girls married to adult refugees and …
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Gov’t submits draft to tackle humanitarian crisis: electricity, housing, food
The coalition government submitted a draft legislation to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Greece. The measures will benefit impoverished households unable to access to three basic goods: electricity, housing and food. The draft contains measures among others for free electricity, rent- and food allowances. But also free access to health …
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