Latest Mediterranean property rental news and analysis. 76 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 →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 →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 →Parliament is debating two bills that would allow the state to revoke citizenship from naturalised Italians convicted of serious crimes—murder, human trafficking, sexual violence. …
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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →Cyprus is operating a programme that enables people to purchase property through a mortgage before transitioning to a rent-to-own arrangement. While the mechanics may appear comple…
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 →Portugal's immigration agency, AIMA, has opened a dedicated online system for renewing residence permits. The portal is currently available only to those whose permits expire betwe…
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 →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 →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 →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 →Greece's government has presented a 10-year housing strategy for 2026–2035 that includes rent caps, tax incentives for affordable mortgages, and reduced VAT on social housing const…
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 →Neil purchased a house near Barcelona in 2005 for €289,000 at the peak of the Spanish property boom. When the crisis struck, he relocated to Germany and, unable to sell, was forced…
Read →The Vox party has proposed extending the residency requirement from five to ten years for foreign nationals seeking long-term residence permits. Under current EU rules, five years …
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 →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 →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 →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'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 is experiencing a genuine boom in the rental housing market. Comparing February–April 2026 with the same period last year, demand for apartments and houses for rent has gr…
Read →Portuguese real estate is often more than an investment—it represents a life project. Yet many foreign owners give little thought to succession planning until it is too late. If yo…
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 →Argentina's diaspora is home to 903,000 Italians, Germany to 813,000, and Switzerland to 648,000. Yet these figures represent only those officially registered as Italian citizens. …
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 →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 →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 →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 →German purchasers acquired 1,510 properties in Spain during the first quarter of 2026, representing a 7.2 per cent decline compared with Q1 2025. By contrast, the overall foreign i…
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 →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 →The government plans to collect municipal and regional levies directly through electricity accounts. This means utility bills will become considerably thicker, with taxes simply ad…
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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →From 1 May 2026, Greece will introduce new eviction rules that accelerate the process whilst providing tenants with a guaranteed six-month rent-free period to relocate. For propert…
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 →Greece's real-estate market is attracting the attention of global hospitality giants, who are investing in luxury residential complexes under their own brands. These are not ordina…
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 →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 →Cyprus's Technical Chamber has demanded a halt to certificate revocations until a comprehensive audit is completed. The underlying issue: certain local authorities failed to conduc…
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 →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 →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 →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 →Upon entering Neocleous Tower in Cyprus, one immediately grasps that this is no ordinary project. Every detail has been meticulously considered. The architects made no compromises …
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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