Latest Mediterranean property prices news and analysis. 132 MedRealty stories.
While the European market is sluggishly moving forward (the average growth in the EU is only 5%), Portuguese real estate is going up. According to Property Market-Index, the median…
Read →Three years ago, the Portuguese government rewrote residency by investment rules. The main change: direct purchase of real estate no longer gives a residence permit. The foreign pr…
Read →Portuguese banks willingly finance the purchase of real estate for foreigners, but the terms depend on status. If you are a tax resident of Portugal with a NIF, the process is simi…
Read →The Portuguese portal idealista analyzed the prices of real estate in all municipalities of the country. The result is unexpected: while in Lisbon and on the coast, prices bite, in…
Read →It's not just a piece of land in the middle of a lagoon. A whole functioning business is put up for auction: salt ponds, oyster farms, fishing areas, residential buildings, a pier …
Read →In the real estate market of Spain there was a turning point. According to the Federation of Associations of Realtors (FAI), sales fell by 7.3% in May from a year earlier, the shar…
Read →The regional government is preparing a new law that will allow municipalities to prohibit the purchase of apartments not for personal residence. The idea sounds noble: fighting spe…
Read →According to their calculations, Spanish prices will rise by 9.1% this year, then by 7.4% in 2027 and 6.2% in 2028. This is the fastest growth rate among European countries. The re…
Read →We are talking about agevolazioni prima casa, a tax deduction for the first home. On real estate worth 100,000 euros, the tax falls from 9% to 2%. At expensive facilities, the savi…
Read →It all depends on who's selling. If an individual pays registration tax (from 2% to 9% depending on status). If the developer - VAT from 4% to 22%. But here’s the main thing: taxes…
Read →When you buy a property in Italy, there is an intermediate stage between the offer to buy and the final notarial deed – the so-called compromesso. It is a mutual obligation: neithe…
Read →Portugal is far more than Lisbon and Porto. The Silver Coast, an hour's drive from the capital, presents opportunities that most investors miss. This is a region with ideal climate…
Read →Cyprus's capital remains one of Europe's most affordable property markets. A one-bedroom apartment averages €145,000, a two-bedroom €205,000, and a three-bedroom €280,000. By compa…
Read →Debts for common building expenses accumulate over years on Cyprus, but this will not prevent you from obtaining ownership rights to a property. A Cypriot court has confirmed that …
Read →Portugal is preparing for new foreign investment controls that will directly affect those planning to invest in property and business in the country. The European Union is tighteni…
Read →The government has enacted a major overhaul of the rental market. The headline change: abolition of the 2% cap on rent increases when renewing a lease. This restriction had been in…
Read →Portugal's new-build market is pricing in a steep premium for additional space. According to data from Imovirtual, upgrading from a three-bedroom apartment to a four-bedroom proper…
Read →Cyprus has established a new benchmark, with 10,007 property sales contracts concluded in the first half of 2026. This represents a 14.6 per cent increase year-on-year and marks th…
Read →Volkswagen is considering laying off 100,000 employees and closing four factories in Germany. The entire sector is struggling with weak demand, Chinese competition in electric vehi…
Read →The region, two hours from Lisbon, has transformed from quiet rural backwater into a magnet for international investors. Unspoilt coastline around Comporta and Melides, historic to…
Read →Portugal's residential property market delivered mixed signals in 2025. Transaction volumes rose by 10.5%, a respectable performance that placed the country in the EU's top ten for…
Read →Greece's largest developer, Lamda Development, reported a loss of €17.7 million in the first quarter of 2026, driven by substantial capital deployment in the Hellinikon project, th…
Read →In Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo, foreign buyers—accounting for 80% of purchasers—pay in excess of €13,000 per square metre and typically settle in cash, eschewing mortgages. Vil…
Read →Cyprus has issued significantly more building permits in the first quarter of 2026, with 2,276 projects approved compared to 1,580 in the same period last year—a 44% increase. The …
Read →In the first quarter of 2026, construction output on Cyprus grew by just 0.7% year-on-year—seemingly stable. Yet prices tell a different story. The construction price index surged …
Read →Cyprus's property market stands at a crossroads. On one hand, the picture looks encouraging: transactions are flowing, construction continues unabated, and investors keep arriving.…
Read →The country has begun its first wave of inspections, checking 1,500 properties against new safety standards. The drive targets primarily owners renting residential units to tourist…
Read →Builders have long paid 6% VAT on works in urban rehabilitation zones. However, the tax authority recently began demanding additional approval (ORU), threatening to impose 23% VAT …
Read →Dutch purchasers are acquiring Spanish real estate faster than any other nationality. In the first quarter of 2026, buyers from the Netherlands purchased 1,626 properties—a 5 per c…
Read →The Spanish government plans to approve a new housing package in July through Royal Decree-law. The scenario sounds familiar: in March, a similar decree (8/2026) introduced a two-y…
Read →Analysis by Idealista reveals that the market for homes priced above €3 million is dominated by five locations: the Golden Triangle of Costa del Sol (Marbella, Estepona, Benahavís)…
Read →The figure represents the highest increase across all 27 EU member states. By comparison, prices in the eurozone rose by just 4.7%, whilst the EU average stood at 5.1%. On a quarte…
Read →Rental rates on Cyprus are rising month on month, with the price index climbing from 101.08 in December 2025 to 103.95 in May 2026. According to Eurostat data, this represents stea…
Read →The pace of house price increases on Cyprus has slowed, though this does not signal a market downturn. In the first quarter of 2026, the property price index rose 3.4% year-on-year…
Read →An analysis by idealista has revealed that in May 2026, foreign buyers were searching for property in 15 of Portugal's 20 largest cities, with their share of interest reaching doub…
Read →The government has abandoned plans for a further reduction in personal income tax in the second half of the year, citing budgetary exhaustion. February storms inflicted significant…
Read →If you believed that Portugal's golden visa or Turkey's coastline represented the only serious options for property investors, it may be time to reconsider your strategy. Cyprus ha…
Read →Property sales in Cyprus surged 11.9% in the first five months of 2026, with 8043 transactions compared to 7185 a year earlier. Limassol led the charge, recording 2537 contracts—an…
Read →In Kato Polemidia, on the site of a former military base, developers have launched Zoia, a project comprising 147 apartments across four five-storey buildings. This is more than a …
Read →Neighbourhoods in Portugal with a historical LGBTI+ community have become expensive property markets. The median apartment price in Lisbon's Arroios has jumped to €595,000, whilst …
Read →According to Eurostat data, the price index for residential building construction has risen to 118 points — 18% above 2021 levels. For context, the index stood at 90.2 in 2015, mea…
Read →Spanish media outlets have renewed accusations that foreign investors are displacing local residents from coastal and island properties. On the Costa del Sol, in Alicante and acros…
Read →For the first time in two years, growth in Portuguese property prices has decelerated, falling from 18.9% to 17.8% in the first quarter of 2026. This does not signal a price fall: …
Read →Kato Polemidia was long regarded as a peripheral district, marked by industrial zones and military barracks. Yet over the past several years, the neighbourhood has transformed into…
Read →Greece's tax authority (AADE) has issued new regulations for those planning to relocate to Greece or return to the country. The key provision allows relocating residents to import …
Read →From 1 July, Greece is introducing strict restrictions on short-term rentals, prompting apartment owners in Athens and Thessaloniki to expedite permit applications and close deals …
Read →A paradox that has persisted for several years: whilst Portuguese residents criticise their country, international investors, technology companies and funds are pouring hundreds of…
Read →Spain's Constitutional Court has agreed to hear a complaint from more than 50 opposition deputies against Catalonia's housing and planning law of 11/2025. The legislation extends p…
Read →Spain's Supreme Court has annulled the national register for short-term lettings, but a battle over reimbursement is now underway. Property owners who paid registration fees are de…
Read →New-build prices in Athens continue to rise, but the pace of growth is decelerating. Buyers are increasingly turning to older homes and renovated apartments as a more affordable al…
Read →According to idealista, unfinished projects are attracting more enquiries than completed apartments. This trend is particularly pronounced in Lisbon, Cascais, Porto and the Algarve…
Read →A new CostLiving study reveals that the average British family spends £37,353 per year, whilst their Spanish counterparts spend £24,598. That represents a 52 per cent difference, o…
Read →In Moraira, residents are locked in legal proceedings with local authorities over plans to build a waste-sorting facility in a residential area. Residents fear noise, lorry traffic…
Read →Last year, Barcelona's property market saw 15,960 apartments and houses sold. Growth was minimal, rising just 1% year-on-year. However, foreign buyers have set a new record, accoun…
Read →Thousands of Cypriot residents are living in apartment blocks plagued by serious maintenance issues and poor management, warns Savvas Georgiades, vice-chairman of the Developers' A…
Read →Redevelopment has begun on a historic tobacco factory building in Piraeus, with plans to create 408 apartments across nearly 30,000 square metres. The project extends beyond reside…
Read →In Italy, the IMU (Unified Municipal Tax) applies to all property owners except those with a primary residence—though there are important caveats. Introduced in 2012, the IMU cover…
Read →The Bank of Portugal has published research showing that the sharpest price increases have occurred in the suburbs of Lisbon and Porto, as well as on the Setúbal Peninsula. In five…
Read →Owners of second homes in Italy should note that 16 June marks the deadline for the first instalment of municipal property tax (IMU). A second payment falls due in December. The ta…
Read →The figures are striking. Over January and February 2026, Cypriot authorities approved 1,500 building permits worth €825 million. By comparison, the same period in 2025 saw just 1,…
Read →Greece's tax authority AADE has initiated a sweeping review of residential property buyers. The impetus is straightforward: property transfer tax revenues rose 14 per cent in the f…
Read →According to AirDNA analysts, average daily rates in Greece jump nearly 55% higher from June to August compared with the rest of the year. This represents the steepest seasonal pri…
Read →Elounda Hills on Crete has entered the final stages of regulatory approval. The development spans 950 acres with views over Mirabello Bay and the island of Spinalonga. Developer Mi…
Read →Data from REMAX Hellas reveals a paradox in the Greek market: demand exists, yet the supply of modern housing has virtually disappeared. Of all residential sales, only 12.3 per cen…
Read →The first official data for 2026 reveals a cooling Spanish market, with demand from overseas buyers declining at the sharpest pace. In the first quarter, foreigners purchased 26,97…
Read →House prices in Spain are rising at 7% annually whilst sales are falling by 8–11%. The apparent paradox reflects critically tight housing supply, particularly in sought-after areas…
Read →Portugal is undergoing a subtle but significant shift in economic geography—and the implications for investors are substantial. For decades, the narrative centred on Lisbon and Por…
Read →After a decade of stagnation, Italy is finally moving. In 2025, residential sales rose across the country: Palermo led the way with +26%, Turin +9%, Rome +8%, Naples and Bologna +7…
Read →The European Commission has urged Lisbon to reconsider its municipal property tax (IMI). The objective is clear: to encourage Portuguese homeowners to sell vacant properties and st…
Read →Portugal's immigration authority AIMA is drowning in thousands of cases—and if you're planning a move, this directly affects you. As of May 2026, the agency has accumulated so many…
Read →Portugal's property market crisis is paradoxically acting as a catalyst for the construction sector. An acute housing shortage and growing demand for urban building renovation are …
Read →The ultra-high-net-worth have fundamentally reframed their approach to luxury real estate. What was once purely a matter of status and lifestyle has become a vehicle for capital pr…
Read →Enquiries from the United States have fallen by 21.6%, accounting for the overall 5.89% decline in interest in Italian properties during 2025. Germany has also lost momentum, down …
Read →The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina have sparked renewed interest in the Italian Alps—but the real trend is not sport, but quality of life. Trentino-Alto Adige, the Lomba…
Read →The small town in Teramo province has become the region's leading destination for overseas property enquiries, accounting for 4 per cent of all real-estate searches in Abruzzo. The…
Read →Nearly 30 per cent of all foreign property enquiries in Belluno province are directed towards Tambre, a diminutive mountain village that has eclipsed even the celebrated Cortina d'…
Read →Construction materials on Cyprus have risen 10 per cent over the past two months, and 35 per cent over five years—a significant blow to those planning to purchase or build property…
Read →Spain's real-estate market has downshifted from turbo mode, with sales in the first quarter of 2026 declining 8% compared with the same period last year. Notaries have released fre…
Read →Spain's Supreme Court has annulled the national register for short-term lettings, prompting property owners to demand reimbursement of registration fees they have already paid. The…
Read →Venice's population has fallen below 48,000, while Florence residents no longer recognise their city. Italy faces a mounting crisis as tourist lettings have displaced locals from t…
Read →Florence has nearly tripled its restricted zone for short-term tourist lettings. Whereas restrictions previously applied only to the UNESCO city centre, from 20 June they will exte…
Read →The Rocks is an ambitious development in the Governor's Beach area east of Limassol. Spanning 34,700 square metres, the scheme will comprise a luxury hotel with 126 rooms, 26 villa…
Read →Bodrum continues to command premium prices, with villas fetching 250,000–300,000 lira per square metre (approximately $6,500). Çeşme and Alaçatı remain equally expensive, exceeding…
Read →In May, rental prices across Spain rose by 4 per cent to a record 15.1 €/m²/month. Madrid saw a 7.8 per cent increase, Alicante 8.3 per cent, and Málaga 5.2 per cent. The pattern i…
Read →Relocating to Italy requires strategy rather than romance. The Local surveyed foreign residents to gather their advice. Debora from Oregon began by studying seismic activity maps a…
Read →The Ankara government has submitted a package of proposals to parliament that could fundamentally reshape the country's appeal to foreign investors. At the centre are a new amnesty…
Read →According to the Bank for International Settlements, this represents the third-highest result globally among 57 countries surveyed. Only North Macedonia (+20%) and Hungary (+16.8%)…
Read →Two people died in a building collapse in Limassol—a wake-up call that cannot be ignored. According to the head of the Cyprus Developers Association, the current system for managin…
Read →According to data from the Bank of Portugal, foreigners accounted for 28 per cent of all residential property purchases in the country last year. This represents a stable trend: si…
Read →Spain is tackling its housing crisis through measures that risk confusing and deterring investors from the market. Catalonia has taken this approach to extremes. Local politicians …
Read →Cyprus recorded €6.5 billion in property transactions in 2025, up 8 per cent year-on-year, whilst building permits issued rose 9 per cent. On paper, a boom. Yet renters are struggl…
Read →Banks valued residential properties at an average of €2,174 per square metre in April 2026, marking a new all-time high. The previous month saw prices at €2,151/m², representing a …
Read →Until May 2025, tourist apartments were banned only within the UNESCO heritage zone, affecting 35,600 properties. The prohibition now extends to nine residential districts beyond t…
Read →An hour's drive from Lisbon, the Troia Peninsula operates by a different logic entirely from the Algarve or Cascais. Located in the Alentejo region, Troia offers 15 kilometres of w…
Read →Prices for offices, shopping centres and other commercial real estate have surged 10.1 per cent in 2025, marking the highest growth rate on record. This compares with just 4.7 per …
Read →Thousands of Spaniards took to the streets of Madrid in May. Young people, teachers, professors—all unable to afford a flat. Despite economic growth, wages have failed to keep pace…
Read →Italy's property auction market is expanding for good reason—genuine savings are available. State-owned company Invimit, which operates under the Italian Ministry of Finance, is di…
Read →Italian real estate at auction is not a gamble but a carefully structured process. Property reaches auction for three reasons: the debtor cannot settle with creditors, a company ha…
Read →Italian municipalities are aggressively disposing of abandoned buildings through symbolic pricing. The mechanism is straightforward: local authorities identify the owner of a semi-…
Read →Americans are relocating to Portugal in large numbers, despite the administrative ordeal. The country welcomes 30 million tourists annually, with North Americans representing one o…
Read →Remote work is becoming an increasingly viable pathway to Europe, with more countries launching digital nomad visas—a trend that has moved from niche offering to mainstream in 2026…
Read →Spain's real-estate market is decelerating for the first time in years, with sales dropping 2.6% in the first quarter of 2026. A paradox has emerged: despite weakening demand, pric…
Read →Spain is growing faster than other eurozone countries—GDP is forecast at +2.1% in 2026. Yet this masks a deeper problem: property prices are rising while supply is falling. The cau…
Read →British purchases of Spanish real estate have fallen to their lowest point in years, trading nearly 40% below 2016 levels. In the first quarter of 2026, British buyers acquired jus…
Read →The saga began in July 2025 when the Spanish government launched a mandatory registration system for tourist lettings (NRA). Property owners were required to obtain a special licen…
Read →The fifty most expensive property transactions on Cyprus in the first quarter of 2026 totalled €197.7m over three months. Limassol and Paphos emerged as the dominant markets. Limas…
Read →Cyprus issued 789 construction permits in January, representing a 77 per cent increase compared with the same month last year. The permits were valued at €445 million, covering a t…
Read →Cyprus automatically becomes a 'safe haven' for capital whenever tensions flare in the Middle East. In reality, however, the picture is far more nuanced. Yes, the island possesses …
Read →Turkish capital is purchasing Greek real estate at record pace. Despite a modest decline in 2025, Turkish investment remains the primary driver of foreign capital flowing into the …
Read →Greece is launching the 'I Renovate' programme in June, a state initiative for property owners seeking to modernise their homes. The scheme covers full renovations and energy effic…
Read →Small hotels with 10–30 rooms are being offered for sale in Arachova, Kalavryta, Karpenissi and Arcadia. Owners are exiting the business owing to rising costs and seasonal volatili…
Read →Greek authorities have opted against hastening liberalisation. The ban applies to central districts of the capital and is designed to address the housing crisis. Tourism has displa…
Read →In April, the residential property price index rose 26.6% in nominal terms—an impressive-sounding figure. However, Turkey's Central Bank clarifies that in real terms, adjusted for …
Read →An Israeli company has secured planning permission to transform the abandoned village of Trozen, near Limassol, into a resort development. The scheme is substantial: 60 homes, a wi…
Read →House prices in Cyprus are rising faster than the European average, at 6 per cent annually compared with 5.5 per cent across the EU. A paradox emerges: Cypriots continue to spend l…
Read →The number of apartments listed for sale in Madrid has risen 17 per cent over the past year, whilst prices have climbed to €6,000 per square metre. A typical 80-square-metre flat n…
Read →Turkey's central bank has released first-quarter 2026 data showing the Commercial Property Price Index (CPPI) rising 31% in nominal terms, yet remaining flat when adjusted for infl…
Read →A championship 18-hole golf course will open in June 2026, just 20 minutes from Dalaman airport, marking a watershed moment for the region. The first championship course in the Dal…
Read →$400,000 and a Turkish passport in your pocket. It sounds too good to be true, but this is a genuine scheme that has been operating successfully for years. Turkey offers one of the…
Read →Portugal is paying 35 per cent more than fair value for property, according to the European Commission. Prices in Portugal have surged 73 per cent over five years. Spain has also s…
Read →Since the pandemic, tourists have shifted en masse from hotels to private villas and apartments. This has transformed Fethiye's rental market: demand has surged, land prices have c…
Read →Fethiye has transformed over recent decades from a fishing village into one of Turkey's most sought-after resort destinations. Located just 35 minutes from Dalaman Airport, the tow…
Read →While Germany and France stagnate, Spain's real-estate market continues its steady ascent. According to Eurostat data for Q4 2025, prices in Spain rose 12.9% year-on-year. By compa…
Read →Foreign purchasers completed 24,800 transactions in the first quarter of 2026, representing a 3 per cent decline compared with Q1 2025. This marks the third consecutive quarter of …
Read →Over the past two decades, average rental rates in Barcelona have risen just 1.8% in real terms. Yet after politicians introduced price controls on housing, the market has simply u…
Read →A curious paradox has emerged in 2025. Authorities were confident that eliminating short-term tourist lettings would flood the long-term rental market with properties. The logic se…
Read →Property purchases by non-EU foreign buyers fell 17% in 2025, despite the absence of any formal legislation. The decline stems entirely from high-profile rhetoric from Prime Minist…
Read →The Association of Spanish Notaries has released a fresh report on foreign property purchases in the second half of 2025, revealing a rapidly shifting landscape. Whereas American i…
Read →An English couple, both in their fifties, decided to build a seaside villa in Tarragona before retirement. Everything appeared ideal: a reputable developer, an experienced lawyer, …
Read →According to the Department of Lands and Cadastre, 1,611 transactions were completed in April, compared with 1,404 a year earlier. The upward trajectory continues: March saw an eve…
Read →Cyprus is experiencing a fundamental shift in how foreign investors approach the property market. Rather than viewing real estate purely as a financial asset, overseas buyers are i…
Read →Cyprus's housing market in 2026 continues to attract foreign buyers, with rising demand, steady investment flows and a critical shortage of supply, particularly in major urban cent…
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