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Buying Property in Halkidiki: An Area Guide for Overseas Buyers
Beaches and pine forest an hour from Thessaloniki, and the €400,000 Golden Visa tier. Where buyers look, what to check, and how the season works.
How to Choose a Company to Help You Buy Property in Greece
Agencies, developers' sales offices, relocation firms and presale platforms all promise the same thing. Ten questions that show you which one actually works for you.
Presale in Greece Without a Sale Law: How to Protect Your Money
Greece has no equivalent of Israel's Sale Law and no mandatory bank guarantee for off-plan buyers. The protection has to be built into the deal. Here is how.
Getting an AFM and a Greek Bank Account from Israel, Step by Step
You need a Greek tax number before you can buy, and a Greek account to pay through. Here is the order, the documents and how much can be done remotely.
Israeli Tax on Property in Greece: Rent, Sale and Reporting
Greece taxes the property. Israel taxes its residents on income from anywhere. What an Israeli owner reports, the tracks for rental income, and what happens on a sale.
Presale vs Resale Property in Greece: Which Suits You?
A new build bought off-plan or a finished home you can rent tomorrow. The real trade-offs in price, risk, taxes, rent and paperwork.
Buying Property in Athens: An Area Guide for Overseas Buyers
Greece's largest and most liquid market, rented all year round. Which parts of Athens buyers look at, what to check, and how the Golden Visa applies.
Mortgage in Greece or Financing from Israel? How Israeli Buyers Pay
Greek banks lend to non-residents, with limits. Most Israeli buyers finance from home instead. The options, the currency question, and how presale changes the picture.
Buying Property in Crete: An Area Guide for Overseas Buyers
Greece's largest island, a long tourist season and a real year-round city in Heraklion. Where buyers look, what to check, and how the Golden Visa applies.