residential Market News: Spanish Real Estate Intelligence

According to the BoG's data, it is estimated that in the second quarter of 2019 apartment prices increased by 7.7%, compared to the corresponding quarter of 2018. In the first quarter of 2019 the corresponding increase was 4.9%.

The analysis of the data by geographical region shows that the increase in apartment prices in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2018 was 11.1% in Athens, 7.0% in Thessaloniki, 4.1% in other major cities and 4.9% in the rest of the country.

Based on the revised figures, it is estimated that in the first quarter of 2019 apartment prices increased by 7.1% in Athens, 5.4% in Thessaloniki, 2.5% in other major cities and 3.2% in other regions of the country compared to the first quarter of 2018. For the whole of 2018, the increase in prices in the same regions compared to 2017 was 2.7%, 1.0%, 0.8%, and 1.1 % respectively.

Finally, for all urban areas of the country, apartment prices were up 8.0% in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2018. Based on revised figures, on the first quarter of 2019 the corresponding increase in apartment prices in urban areas was 5.2%, while for the whole of 2018 the average annual increase stood at 1.7%.

Radisson Hotel Group announced the signature of the deal for the first apartments in Larnaca, that will be called "Radisson Blu serviced Apartments Larnaca".

The project is part of the agreement with SunnySeeker Hotels and the Quality Group and consists of four projects and more than 550 rooms fully operational or under construction.

The new property will have 59 serviced apartments (studios, one and two bedroom flats). There will be a café on the ground floor, and a lounge bar on the top floor, while the facilities will include a fitness center, a spa with a swimming pool, and a 100m2 area for meetings and events.

The apartments are easily accessible to visitors as they are located only 7 kilometers away from the Larnaca International Airport.