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Q3 2022 Market Report

Greece Sotheby’s International Realty has just published its first market report for the Greek market, based on its quantitative data and analysis spanning three years. The main conclusions display that the Greek market is moving steadily towards a maturity phase. Buyers want to view International demand remains at exceptionally high levels, with numbers steadily rising… Read more »

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An intimate peek into Fassianos’ home

In a quiet, leafy street in Papagou, a three-storey house, which doubled as Alekos Fassianos’ studio, occupies one end of the street. Wafts of freshly baked tsoureki drift from the bakery just across. There is little to prepare you before you enter the home of an icon. And then you notice the details: the whimsical… Read more »

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The Historic Rise Of Women In Real Estate

They say history is written by the victors. So it’s no surprise that today, women are the winners writing the story—or herstory— of the real estate industry. At a time when workplaces and workforces worldwide are still struggling to achieve equal representation and opportunity, real estate provides a powerful example of how an industry can… Read more »

Sotheby’s International Realty Achieves Historic Year with Record $204 Billion in Global Sales Volume

Greece Sotheby’s International Realty is pleased to announce that the Sotheby’s International Realty® global network achieved a record US$204 billion in 2021 global sales volume, a 36% increase in sales growth year over year, as U.S. cities saw a resurgence of interest following the pandemic and sales activity in secondary and resort markets around the… Read more »

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Luxury Outlook 2022

Welcome to the Sotheby’s International Realty® 2022 Luxury Outlook report. A thorough study of the world’s residential markets in the past year and the trends that are likely to shape the global housing markets in the coming months. 2021 has exceeded all expectations in the global luxury property market. As Philip White, President and CEO,… Read more »

Greece forecasts fastest GDP growth in 2 decades

The revised forecast came after a stronger-than-expected expansion in the second quarter, paving the way for the government to roll out 3.4 billion euros ($4 billion) of additional tax-relief measures and other assistance to combat rising prices. “Today I am able to announce the revision of the growth target for the Greek economy for 2021… Read more »

In an Ancient Greek Port, a New Cultural Hub

On an exceptionally hot July evening, a crowd was mingling and drinking wine at an art opening on Polidefkous Street. An unassuming thoroughfare lined with low-slung ship-repair and metal workshops in Piraeus, the industrial port city on Athens’s southeast side, it is not a place where galleries have historically set up shop. But despite the… Read more »

Seaplanes set to operate in Greece once again

Seaplanes are a fast and convenient way to travel between Greece’s many islands and with test flights expected to begin in October, it’s expected that that by summer 2022, they will once more, be back in operation. This fast, alternative way to travel will provide great connectivity. The first flights are expected between Corfu and… Read more »

Significant Sales | First Semester 2021

A waterfront masterpiece in Crete, an extraordinary estate in Rhodes, and the last beachfront signature villa in Costa Navarino are the three major real estate deals brokered and closed by our company in the first semester of 2021 with a combined value of €28,500,000. Added to another €52,000,000 of closed or secured transactions from January… Read more »

The Athenian Riviera is Getting a Brand New Look

The Athens Riviera is changing its looks, offering millions of visitors a unique opportunity to experience singular moments at one of the most magnificent Mediterranean sites. There are many works currently underway, in different stages of construction, along the entire coastline. The seafront of Attica is inundated with construction sites, renovations of buildings, re-development of… Read more »

Greece Steps up Vaccination Programme to Safely Open to Tourism this Summer

Greece has been a relative success story throughout the pandemic, with case rates much lower than in many other European countries. A decisive action to immunise its population in time for the summer season is now underway. A total of an additional 6 million doses of vaccines are expected to be received during April, May… Read more »

5G, a game changer for the Greek property market

There is no question that the way we work is changing. Savvy corporate and digital nomads are actively on the hunt for their new business and family retreat in the sun. Now, with the coming 5G revolution, even the most remote Greek island can be your new office base. Here is why 5G will have… Read more »

Greece’s first underwater museum

Earlier in the year, Greece opened its first underwater museum in Alonissos. Visitors will be able to experience the ancient shipwreck called the Peristera. The Peristera was a cargo vessel loaded with thousands of amphorae, filled with wine, which sank in the Aegean sea around 500 BC. The cargo included black-glazed bowls, cups, plates and… Read more »

Corporate nomads are on the road to Greece

John Roese, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Dell Technologies, discussed in a recent teleconference the open prospects and great potential that Greece has to attract foreign workers and companies in the field of technology and informatics. “I think that I will easily work from an island in Greece. It is a very beautiful country. As… Read more »

Greece Sotheby's International Realty wins international awards for 2020-2021

A new international recognition for our firm

Greece Sotheby’s International Realty was honoured at the European Property Awards in an online ceremony held on 11th December, 2020. Competing against the best property professionals across the European region we won the Five Star award for Best Real Estate Agency Website in Greece and won an award in the Best Real Estate Agency category…. Read more »

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“The war for Digital Nomads Heats up as Greece Passes New Tax Law”, says Forbes

“If you can work from anywhere, why not work from Greece?” asks a promotional document seen by Greece’s parliament this week. Amid dreamy images of whitewashed farmhouses and deep-blue seascapes, it sets out a new law that allows newly settled foreigners to pay half their income tax over the next seven years. From January 2021,… Read more »

Introducing the new sothebysrealty.com

With more than 60% of website traffic coming from outside the U.S., the new sothebysrealty.com features human translations in more than 15 languages and nearly 60 currency conversions to continue serving the brand’s growing international clientele and fuel referrals worldwide. “With an international presence in 72 countries and territories around the world, Sotheby’s International Realty… Read more »

Greek Golden Visa Program

A Greek residence permit allows you to remain in Greece for the duration of the permit; the initial period is five years, renewable every 5 years for as long as the property remains in ones ownership. Fundamentally granting a residence permit for life

Breaking News: Greece is open for 29 countries

Starting from June 15, Greece will be welcoming tourists and travellers from 29 countries. No tests or quarantine will be required. Authorities will be performing occasional random testing, while visitors will be required to take all the necessary social distancing measures. The list of the 29 countries is the satisfactory result of an epidemiological profile… Read more »

Private jet industry CEOs say business will boom

Executives predict that the health and safety aspect will make more flyers willing to pay the extra cost to fly private as opposed to first-class on commercial. CEOs from the nation’s top private jet charter firms and even some based overseas are in agreement that despite the current downturn associated with the pandemic, they’re expecting… Read more »

Headlines of praise for COVID-19 Greece’s success story

Greece has managed in a competent manner to keep the COVID 19 pandemic under full control. The country’s authorities not only have taken swiftly all the necessary measures to contain the spread of the virus, but they also have excelled in superb communication management since day one building the crucial trust necessary for its population… Read more »

The first country I’ll visit after coronavirus? There’s no contest

by Oliver Smith, digital travel editor Overseas holidays have been forbidden for just over a week, but already it feels like far longer. Perhaps that’s because I haven’t left the UK since August, have been in self-isolation since March 9 – when I came down with a cold or Covid-19, I’ll probably never know which… Read more »

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