Greece
Athens · Thessaloniki · the islands
A small resident community but an outsized investor one — Lebanese nationals are among the largest recipients of Greece's golden visa, drawn by Mediterranean proximity and EU residency.
Can foreigners buy? No restrictions on foreign buyers (border-area properties aside). The Golden Visa thresholds: €800,000 in Athens/Attica and the big islands, €400,000 elsewhere, €250,000 for commercial-to-residential conversions and listed-building restorations.
Where Greece searches
The platforms locals actually use. Every link opens the source itself — NAKIL shows you the map; the listings live with them.
Spitogatos
Good for investmentGreece's #1 property portal with a full English interface — hundreds of thousands of listings from agencies, developers and private owners.
The default starting point for buying anywhere in the country, golden-visa hunters included.
XE.gr
Greece's biggest general classifieds with the #2 property section — more local, owner-listed inventory at local prices.
Worth a pass to see what Greeks pay before you look at internationally marketed stock.
Agencies worth knowing
The established names a newcomer to Greece would be pointed at.
Large Athens network across the centre and suburbs — mainstream sales and lettings.
The biggest branded network in the country — 84 offices, 1,100+ agents.
Luxury specialist and a prolific publisher of Golden Visa guidance — Athens Tower HQ.
The leading luxury agency — Athens and the islands.
International-buyer specialist with an in-house legal team — built for exactly the foreign holiday-home purchase.
Investment in Greece — how it works
- 1Athens short-let yields drove the boom; regulation is tightening in the centre, so check the current short-term-rental rules for the specific district before underwriting Airbnb income.
- 2Buying costs run ~8–10% on top: transfer tax 3.09% (or 24% VAT on some new builds), notary, lawyer, agent.
- 3The €250k conversion route is the value angle — commercial-to-residential projects in Athens qualify at less than half the residential threshold.
Looking at it differently? Residency & golden visa · Holiday home