Housing

In 2023, young people across the EU left their parental home on average at the age of 26.3 years. 🏡

Highest average age, 30 years or above, was recorded in:
🇭🇷Croatia (31.8 years)

Lowest average age, under 23 years old, in:
🇫🇮Finland (21.4 years)

In 2023, the average age at which young people in the European Union left their parents' home was 26.3 years, slightly lower than the 26.4 years recorded the previous year, according to Eurostat.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his weekly review of the government’s work on social media, discussed wage increases, tax and social security contribution reductions, efforts to support incomes against inflation, financial incentives to attract and retain doctors in problematic and remote areas, and the demographic challenge.

Through an essentially forgotten application, the Real Estate Registry that was reactivated last October by the Minister of National Economy and Finance (MoEF), Kostis Hatzidakis, a “package” of public real estate was found that can be included in the government’s plan to solve the

The Central Bank of Cyprus reported a slight deceleration in the Housing Price Index (HPI) for houses and apartments in the first quarter of 2024.

The housing issue is high on the government’s agenda, as it is one of the burning issues in the daily lives of citizens.

Officers of the Municipality of Athens and the Hellenic Police removed the tents of two homeless people who lived in the archaeological site of Philopappou Hill next to the Acropolis for three years.

Athens municipal police, in cooperation with regular police and street cleaning staff, have removed a makeshift structure used by homeless people from the archaeological site on Filopappou Hill in the center of the city. 

A statement from Athens Municipality said that drones were used to identify the location of the makeshift structure, which was in an inconspicuous spot.

Istanbul recorded the highest domestic migration rate in Türkiye in 2023, with over 581,000 residents leaving the city, according to the report shared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).

Istanbul's migration rate, the highest in the city since 2019, reflects a growing trend of citizens seeking better housing and living conditions, experts say.

Housing in Bulgaria remains more affordable compared to its Western European counterparts, a fact that contributes to the high rate of homeownership in the country. According to real estate brokers, about 92.5% of Bulgarians live in their own homes.