{"id":19854,"date":"2018-06-27T02:47:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T06:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/?p=19854"},"modified":"2020-07-07T16:13:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T20:13:38","slug":"2018-4-reasons-to-buy-an-apartment-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/blog\/4-reasons-to-buy-an-apartment-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Reasons to Buy an Apartment in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"
According to a 2017 survey by consulting company NAI Hellas, involving 52 international investment market experts, 48% of respondents consider the prospects of investing in the Greek property market in the next five years as \u201cgood\u201d or\u201d\u2018excellent\u201d; and the number of those ready to regard this market as an investment destination doubled compared to 2016. Tranio believes that <\/span>Property in Greece<\/span><\/a> is becoming more attractive to international investors for 4 key reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Greece’s \u2018residence-for-investment\u2019 programme is the most beneficial in Europe. Greece issues \u2018golden visas\u2019 to foreigners holding at least \u20ac250,000 in property in the country. Greece’s residence permit is the cheapest among peers when adjusted for taxation and\u00a0visa-related expenses: for comparison, Latvia also issues residence permits to those with property totaling \u20ac250,000, but purchasers must pay a 5% fee of the property value, increasing the minimum investment amount to \u20ac262,500. Property buyers can expect to pay more for \u2018Golden visas\u2019 elsewhere: Cyprus requires an investment of at least \u20ac300,000; in Portugal, the minimum investment amount is \u20ac350,000; in Spain, it\u2019s a whopping \u20ac500,000.<\/p>\n1. Residence Via Property Purchase<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n