Αθηναϊκή Ριβιέρα

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“Κάποτε πηγαίναμε για μπάνιο στη Γλυφάδα, στη Βούλα, στη Βουλιαγμένη ή στο Καβούρι. Τώρα δεν επιτρέπεται πια να το λέμε έτσι. Είναι πολύ απλό. Πολύ παλιό. Πολύ φτηνό.

Τώρα πηγαίνουμε στην «Αθηναϊκή Ριβιέρα».

Διότι στην Ελλάδα του 21ου αιώνα δεν αρκεί να έχεις θάλασσα. Πρέπει η θάλασσα να έχει brand name. Δεν αρκεί να έχεις διαμέρισμα. Πρέπει να έχεις residence. Και φυσικά δεν αρκεί να έχεις μια πολυκατοικία με θέα στον φωταγωγό. Πρέπει να τη διαφημίζεις ως luxury coastal living.

Αν προσθέσεις και τη λέξη «Riviera», η τιμή ανεβαίνει αμέσως κατά 40%. Αν βάλεις και το «exclusive», μπορείς να πουλήσεις ακόμη και το ημιυπόγειο ως «ιδιωτικό καταφύγιο αστικής πολυτέλειας».

Ο πολίτης μετατρέπεται σε πελάτη στον ίδιο του τον τόπο. Και φυσικά όλα αυτά γίνονται στο όνομα της «ανάπτυξης». Δεν μας λένε ποιος αναπτύσσεται και ποιος εκτοπίζεται. Ποιος κερδίζει και ποιος χάνει. Ποιος αγοράζει θέα στη θάλασσα και ποιος χάνει την πρόσβαση σε αυτήν. Η λεγόμενη αναβάθμιση συχνά σημαίνει ότι ένας τόπος γίνεται ωραιότερος για εκείνον που μπορεί να τον αγοράσει και απρόσιτος για εκείνον που ήδη ζούσε εκεί.

Κάπως έτσι γεννιέται και ο νέος κάτοικος της «Ριβιέρας». Δεν πήγε για μπάνιο στη Βούλα. Απόλαυσε coastal lifestyle. Δεν ήπιε καφέ στο Καβούρι. Είχε seaside experience. Δεν αγόρασε ένα υπερτιμημένο διαμέρισμα στο Ελληνικό. Έκανε strategic investment σε παγκόσμιο προορισμό.

Η περιοχή, βέβαια, ήταν πάντα όμορφη. Όμως εμείς δεν εμπιστευόμαστε την ομορφιά, αν δεν έχει ξενική ονομασία.

Ζούμε την εποχη του νεοπλουτισμού.

Ο νεόπλουτος δεν πάει στη θάλασσα. Ζει μια αλλη εμπειρία.

Δεν πίνει καφέ. Απολαμβάνει ένα premium coffee moment.

Δεν τρώει ψάρι. Δοκιμάζει μια curated seafood experience.

Η λέξη «Ριβιέρα» έχει αποκτήσει σχεδόν μεταφυσικές ιδιότητες.

Και φυσικα δεν υπάρχει πλέον απλός κάτοικος. Υπάρχει «resident of the Riviera». Άνθρωπος που μέχρι χθες έλεγε «μένω κάτω στη Γλυφάδα» και σήμερα το προφέρει σαν να διαθέτει εξοχικό ανάμεσα σε Κάννες και Σεν Τροπέ. Μπορεί να χρωστάει τρεις δόσεις στην πιστωτική, αλλά όταν περπατά στην παραλιακή αισθάνεται ότι του ανήκει τουλάχιστον μία μαρίνα.

Η αλήθεια είναι ότι η Αθήνα δεν χρειάζεται τέτοια κόμπλεξ. Δεν χρειάζεται να μιμηθεί τη Νίκαια, το Μονακό ή τις Κάννες. Μπορεί να σταθεί μια χαρά με το δικό της όνομα, τη δική της θάλασσα και τη δική της φυσιογνωμία.

Η αξία της δεν μεγαλώνει επειδή την αποκαλούμε «Ριβιέρα». Μεγαλώνει μόνο η τιμή.

Άλλωστε, η πραγματική πολυτέλεια δεν είναι να λες ότι κατοικείς στη Ριβιέρα.

Είναι να μπορείς να φτάσεις στη θάλασσα, να απλώσεις την πετσέτα σου και να μη χρειαστείς μικρό καταναλωτικό δάνειο για δύο ξαπλώστρες και έναν καφέ.

Όλα τα άλλα είναι μάρκετινγκ.

3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2026

Greece Adopts New Special Spatial Framework for Tourism

The Greek government has formally adopted a new, and long-awaited, national development framework to guide tourism investment around the country with the aim of ensuring the future sustainability of the sector.

The joint ministerial decree sets planning rules that seek to balance tourism development with protections for the environment, local communities and the unique cultural characteristics of destinations.

Greece is one of the world’s Top 10 tourism destinations with the tourism sector accounting for roughly one-fifth of Greece’s economy. It has hosted a steadily growing number of visitors each year and in 2025 attracted a record 38 million visitors and collected almost €24 billion in travel receipts. Consequently, Greece has also attracted significant foreign investment to its hospitality sector with hundreds of new hotels opening over the last several years and, by some estimates, approximately €12 billion in hotel investments.

In an effort to diversify Greece’s tourism destinations and its tourism product, the new Special Spatial Framework for Tourism creates five categories for the country’s mainland areas, and three classifications for the islands based on the level of existing tourism activity. Taking into account factors like number of accommodations, land area and resident population, the classifications set conditions for further tourism development. This includes the types of projects permitted and, for new hotel or related investments, sets thresholds for minimum land requirements, capacity to accommodate visitors and environmental protections, among other things.

Areas are divided into five categories:

• A: Controlled Development Areas
Areas with very high tourism pressure, where priority is given to upgrading existing accommodation and stricter rules apply to new tourism developments. New hotels built outside town plans will require a minimum land plot of 16 stremmas (1.6 hectares).
• B: Developed Areas
Areas where tourism development continues with fewer restrictions and greater emphasis on quality upgrades, special-interest tourism and modern infrastructure. New hotels built outside town plans will require a minimum land plot of 12 stremmas (1.2 hectares).
• C: Developing Areas
Areas where additional tourism development is encouraged in order to gradually strengthen the local tourism product.
• D: Early Development Areas
Areas where the focus is on mild tourism growth and the development of new destinations based on local characteristics.
• E: Special Development Enhancement Areas
Areas mainly intended for special forms of tourism such as mountain, wellness, marine and diving tourism.

Total building activity in Greece increased by 15.6% in 2024

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announces the results of the Building Activity Survey for December 2024.

Specifically:

The total Building Activity (Private – Public) in Greece for December 2024, based on issued building permits, amounted to 2,929 building permits, corresponding to 709,273 m² of surface area and 2,881,141 m³ of volume. This represents an increase of 15.6% in the number of building permits, an increase of 12.0% in surface area, and a decrease of 3.0% in volume compared to the corresponding month of 2023.

Over the past twelve months, from January 2024 to December 2024, the total Building Activity (Private – Public), based on issued building permits nationwide, reached 30,992 building permits, corresponding to 7,283,503 m² of surface area and 31,997,772 m³ of volume. Compared to the corresponding period of January – December 2023, there was an increase of 14.9% in the number of building permits, an increase of 16.8% in surface area, and an increase of 9.7% in volume.

During the same period, January – December 2024, Private Building Activity nationwide recorded an increase of 14.9% in the number of issued building permits, an increase of 16.5% in surface area, and an increase of 8.7% in volume compared to the corresponding period of January – December 2023. The share of Public Building Activity in the total building volume for this period was 3.4%.

Greece adjusts Golden Visa program amid rising outlook for property market

Prices for Greek real estate are expected to continue higher, according to the central bank, a trend that is leading the government to fine tune investment thresholds for the country’s popular Golden Visa program to better channel property purchases by foreign buyers.

According to the latest annual report by the Bank of Greece, Greek housing prices jumped 13.4% last year following an 11.9% increase in 2022 and a 7.6% rise in 2021. The report notes a combination of factors that will help support prices in the near to medium term. In particular, it cites strong demand from foreign investors, Greece’s tourism boom, and young people looking to buy their first homes with government support, combined with the short supply of new constructions.

“Expectations for the Greek real estate market for the period ahead remain moderately positive, as uncertainties related to geopolitical instability at a global level remain significant,” the report says. “In the short term, however, and as long as foreign demand remains strong, prices are expected to continue their upward trend in the high-end segment of the market, lifting up prices in ancillary markets as well.”

The outlook by the Bank of Greece follows other data showing a banner year for real estate development, with building activity at a 13-year high and a further 13.5% jump in housing prices in the first quarter around Athens.

To better channel foreign interest in Greek real estate, the government has announced fresh changes to the Golden Visa program effective March 31. In the most sought after property markets – around greater Athens, greater Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini, as well as islands with a population of over 3,100 inhabitants – the minimum threshold for securing a Golden Visa through real estate acquisition has been increased to €800,000. In other areas the threshold is €400,000.

But for industrial buildings that are converted into housing, and for historic buildings, the minimum threshold is €250,000. The government has also introduced incentives to convert non-residential buildings into homes, and for the conservation and restoration of historic buildings. The new rules also require that residential real estate acquired by investors be at least 120 sq.m. and explicitly prohibits its use for short-term rentals.

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Golden Visa

The Greek government is planning to raise the minimum threshold for Golden Visa applicants investing in real estate to €800,000 in high demand areas, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in remarks to Parliament. The move reflects the ongoing success of the program, which has brought in more than €1.5 billion in investment since it was launched in 2014. Last year, the government doubled the minimum threshold to €500,000 for qualifying properties in the center of Athens and Thessaloniki, as well as the popular tourist islands of Mykonos and Santorini.

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Me and AI in a short interview…

Under the weight of the train accident in Tempe, the lights fall on the Infrastructure of our country, and how much we have invested in it, as a development requirement… I thought I’d ask the AI and see what it says…

me: Do you have any data about the Public Investments in Infrastructures in Greece?

AI: Yes, I can provide you with some data about public investments in infrastructure in Greece.

According to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), the total public investments in Greece for the year 2020 amounted to €8.9 billion, of which €3.3 billion (37%) was allocated for investments in infrastructures.

Specifically, the breakdown of public investments in infrastructures in Greece for 2020 was as follows:

€1.8 billion for transportation infrastructure
€1.1 billion for energy infrastructure
€244 million for water supply and sanitation infrastructure
€91 million for telecommunications infrastructure
€58 million for other types of infrastructure

Greenwich estate that held title of America’s priciest home now lists for $150M

Copper Beech Farm is the largest waterfront parcel in Greenwich. Situated on a private peninsula, it spans over 50 acres with almost a mile of frontage.

When Connecticut’s Copper Beech Farm sold for $120 million in 2014, it was the priciest home sale the country had ever seen, but the buyer’s identity remained secret. Now the mystery owner of the storied 50-acre estate is putting it back on the market for $150 million.

With nearly a mile of private frontage on Long Island Sound in affluent Greenwich, Copper Beech Farm is considered among the most significant single-family properties in the country. Originally known as Kincraig, the estate dates to the 1890s and once belonged to the Lauder Greenway family—Harriet Lauder Greenway’s father helped Andrew Carnegie start what would become U.S. Steel. The centerpiece is a French-Renaissance mansion spanning around 13,500 square feet.

One of the listing agents, declined to comment on the current owners, saying only that they are “Connecticutites.” She said their identity has been a “closely guarded secret” in the community since they purchased the property from timber tycoon John Rudey. Records list the owner as the Connecticut-based The Conservation Institute, LLC.

Τι ενοίκιο έχει ένα διαμέρισμα στο κέντρο των Ευρωπαϊκών πρωτευουσών το 2023

Το κόστος του ενοικίου παραμένει το βασικό έξοδο για κάθε Eυρωπαίο το 2023. Με στοιχεία σημερινά (31-1-23) από το numbeο που παρακολουθεί το κόστος ζωής των πόλεων, τα Γεωγραφικά δημιούργησαν ένα ινφοχάρτη της Ευρώπης που δείχνει το μέσο μηνιαίο κόστος για να νοικιάσεις ένα διαμέρισμα ενός δωμάτιου στο κέντρο κάθε ευρωπαϊκής πρωτεύουσας.

Με μια γρήγορη ματιά και προσέχοντας μόνο τα χρώματα, θα δείτε μια σχετική ομοιογένεια. Στις βορειοδυτικές χώρες τα ενοίκια είναι πιο τσιμπημένα, ακολουθεί η Δυτική Ευρώπη, η Ανατολική Ευρώπη, και τέλος τα Βαλκάνια και οι γειτονικές τους χώρες.

Ενδιαφέρον έχει ότι ανάμεσα στην πιο ακριβή πρωτεύουσα (όσον αφορά πάντα το σημερινό ζητούμενο) και στην πιο φθηνή υπάρχει μια διαφορά της τάξης των 4939€. Και αν συμφωνήσουμε ότι το Μονακό είναι ιδιαίτερη περίπτωση κράτους, η διαφορά του δεύτερου Λονδίνου με την τελευταία Άγκυρα παραμένει σε υψηλά επίπεδα (2017€).

Ωρολογιακή βόμβα οι αυξήσεις τιμών στα οικοδομικά υλικά

Σε «ωρολογιακή βόμβα» για την αγορά ακινήτων εξελίσσεται η εκρηκτική αύξηση στα οικοδομικά υλικά, η οποία μεσοσταθμικά ανέρχεται στο +35%, ενώ σε ορισμένες περιπτώσεις ξεπερνά ακόμη και το 50%.

Όπως επισημαίνουν κύκλοι της αγοράς, το υπέρογκο κόστος των οικοδομικών υλικών σε συνδυασμό με την αύξηση της τιμής του ακινήτου, αλλά και την αναπροσαρμογή των αντικειμενικών αξιών από την 1^η Ιανουαρίου επιβαρύνει ακόμη περισσότερο τον κλάδο του real estate.

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