The housing in Europe is becoming increasingly expensive and for many residents it has turned from basic need to luxury. Behind this pressure on rents lies a mixture of factors, with tourism playing an increasingly decisive role in several Southern countries. The Greeks, Italians and Spanish have suffered [...]

The housing crisis has emerged as one of the biggest problems facing societies. Few houses, high cost of purchase, rental or construction. The whole of Europe is looking for and proposing solutions. In the major annual report on real estate in Britain, held in Leeds, the «new cities» was one of the issues that occupied the panels. [...]

In the housing crisis that particularly hits Greece, the International Monetary Fund refers to its new report, recording an explosive mix of rising prices, high rents and serious structural weaknesses in the housing market. As he points out, real estate prices and rents are increasing at a much faster rate than household incomes, as [...]

Up to 19 years of savings it is now necessary for a new couple in Greece only to collect the advance purchase of a residence. The most impressive, however, is that this time is not about paying off the house itself, but only the initial capital needed to be able to get a housing [...]