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The Bank of Greece’s report on the real estate market presents a detailed analysis of the current situation. Over the past seven years, property prices have surged by 66.4%, and they are projected to increase by 10.4% in the first quarter of 2024. This growth rate is significantly higher than the rise in income.

The highest-paid CEOs in the U.S. are not necessarily leading the world’s largest companies. Some executives at smaller tech and stock market firms earn more than those at Apple, Blackstone, and other significant players on the Fortune 500 list.

Barcelona, one of Europe's most visited cities, has said it aims to ban apartment rentals to tourists by 2029 to ease the housing shortage in Spain's second largest city.

A pair of Australian tourists were astonished to hear that their cab ride from the port of Piraeus to the central Athens neighborhood of Pangrati was going to cost them a whopping 350 euros. They protested until the driver reduced the fare to 250 euros - by no means a reasonable amount. They paid him but kept his license plate number and reported him.

Incentives for long-term leases – Airbnb bookings surpass hotels – Greece is the world’s fourth most expensive country – Penalties and support for small islands and low incomes

The government's decision to expand interventions in the short-term rental market, especially in Athens, seems definitive, following the new statements Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has indicated potential measures to tighten regulations on short-term rentals, including considering a cap on rental days.

Airbnb is offering customers a chance to spend a night in a Paris museum, stay in houses mocked up to look like movie settings, or sleep surrounded by eight Ferrari racing cars.

The turnover generated by the accommodation of guests in short-term rental accommodation has increased significantly compared to previous years and is now approaching 30% of the turnover made by hotel units.

Greek authorities have decided to raise the minimum property purchase price for the "golden visa" scheme, which grants residency rights to foreigners in exchange for buying real estate, from 250,000 to 400,000 euros ($433,000) — a staggering 60 percent increase.