The Broker as a Lever for Development At the heart of the Greek economy and the rapidly growing real estate market is a professional whose contribution is often underestimated: the Greek real estate agent. While for many, selling a property seems like a simple transaction, for the real estate agent it is a multi-layered battle with bureaucracy, time, and risk. The Reality of the Profession: Risk, Investment, and Uncertainty The role of a broker is actually one of the most dem

Key Points of the New Regulation Fast-track Conversion of Use: The rapid change of use of empty offices, industrial buildings, unfinished commercial spaces and old hotels into residences is allowed. The process will bypass time-consuming obstacles of the General Urban Plans. “Build to Rent” Program: The intervention is linked to the “Build-Rent” plan, where technical companies will create a housing stock exclusively for long-term lease (at least 10 years) with a fixed rent. A

The two-year period 2026–2027 marks a pivotal change in the country's spatial planning. With the activation of the Digital Land Bank, the Ministry of Environment and Energy is attempting to solve a decades-old puzzle: how to compensate property owners with building restrictions, without burdening the public treasury. What changes in practice? Until now, thousands of owners (e.g. in conservation or protected areas) held titles that remained "inactive". Now, the right to build