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Does buying a house in Greece sound appealing to you?


If yes, then we would be happy to meet you at this year's Second Home Expo, which will take place in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, from 18 to 20 September 2026. Every year, thousands of potential buyers visit the Second Home Expo to take the first step towards buying a second home.


After more than 25 years of established presence, Elxis once again takes part.

Greece is emerging as one of the most popular choices for foreign buyers, as almost one in three buyers (30.8%) from abroad are looking for a property in the country for permanent residence. This conclusion is based on this year’s analysis of purchasing trends among foreign buyers, drawing on our customer base, and is indicative not only of the growing appeal of the Greek market, but also of the program that has been in place in recent years exclusively for retirees.

Selling a home in Greece as an international owner brings a set of decisions that might differ from what you may be used to elsewhere in Europe. The contract stage is where most of those decisions are settled. For a seller, the questions that matter most come down to a few things: how much you receive, when the money reaches you, when the sale completes, and what happens if the deal runs into trouble. Get these right in the agreement, and the rest of the process is far easier to manage. Whether you are selling a holiday home in Crete or a coastal property in Corfu, the points below are the ones worth focusing your attention on.

At Lefkas Panorama, location beats all. Wake up in your own private villa above Nydri to sweeping views of Vlycho Bay, Nydri, Madouri and Skorpios, an exclusive panorama of Lefkada’s iconic east coast, with your own pool and garden.

For many people, the idea of owning a home in Greece starts with a feeling. The sunny days, the sea, a slower pace of life. What often follows is a more practical question: “How does buying a house here actually work?” 


For this very reason, we created the following guide so that you can have a clear overview of how the process of buying a house in Greece works.

Greece is taking an important step in environmental protection, becoming the first country in the world to deploy a national satellite system for wildfire detection and monitoring. First launched in May and expected to become fully operational in September 2026, the new Hellenic Fire System brings advanced space technology to Greece's efforts against wildfires.

Buying a home in Greece from abroad raises a fair question. Can the paperwork be handled with a digital signature, so you never have to fly in to sign in person? For some documents, the answer is yes. For the ones that actually transfer ownership, it is not. A Greek purchase deed is signed before a notary, and that step cannot be done digitally. 


In short: digital signatures are accepted in Greece for private documents, such as certain agreements and declarations. They are not accepted for public documents. That includes the notarial purchase deed and the power of attorney. You cannot become the owner of a Greek property by signing a document digitally. The transfer is always completed before a notary, either with you present or through a power of attorney that was signed in person.

If you own a home in the Peloponnese or have been quietly thinking about buying one, there is some news you should be aware of: At the end of June, a 40-year concession for Kalamata International Airport "Kapetan Vasilis Konstantakopoulos" was signed by a consortium led by Fraport, together with the Kopelouzos Group's Delta Airport Investments and the Konstantakopoulos Group's PILEAS. According to the National Development Fund, which retains a 10% stake in the new company, the initial concession payment is 45 million euros, and the planned investment programme is expected to exceed 125 million euros over time.


In short: Kalamata's airport is set to roughly double its traffic by 2030, with a new terminal three times the size of the current one. For anyone with a house in the region, or an eye on one, that matters.