One in two homes acquired last year in Greece had a surface area of 51 to 100 square meters. This finding emerges from the results of a survey, based on thousands of completed sales transactions, carried out by the country's largest real estate network, REMAX Greece.
From the analysis of the data, it is confirmed that property buyers are increasingly turning to medium-sized homes, which combine better functionality, affordable acquisition and maintenance costs, flexibility of use, and space utilization.
According to REMAX Greece data, the “champions” in home sales nationwide were, at 26.4% of the total, apartments with an area of 51 to 75 sq.m., while close behind (25.9%) were properties with an area of 76 to 100 square meters.
In third place, based on the sales transactions carried out in 2025 by the REMAX Greece network with 91 offices and more than 1,200 real estate consultants throughout the country, are properties with an area from 101 to 150 sq.m. at a rate of 20.8%. They were followed by homes up to 50 sq.m., with the percentage of buyers who chose this specific property category standing at 19.2% of the total.
This notable percentage is mainly due to the fact that the so-called “small” properties attract increased investment interest, as well as demand for more “flexible” sized homes both in urban centers and in tourist areas.
In last place in terms of buyer interest were properties over 151 sq.m., at 7.7%, confirming the trend of limited participation of this specific housing category in the total number of sales transactions.
The above data clearly show the importance property buyers place on the cost-value relationship, as they seek homes that meet their modern housing needs while at the same time aiming to achieve manageable levels of usage and maintenance expenses.
The picture in Attica
In Attica, apartments with a surface area of 51 to 75 sq.m. also ranked first in buyers' preferences at 29%. They were followed by properties with an area of 76 to 100 sq.m. at 26.3%, while homes from 101 to 150 sq.m. were chosen at a rate of 20.7% of the total. On the other hand, properties up to 50 sq.m. gathered 16.8% of preferences, while those over 151 sq.m. were limited to 7.2%.
The data show that in Attica, sales transactions mainly concerned medium-sized homes that can cover the needs of a modern household without particularly high purchase and maintenance costs - homes that combine functionality and a more balanced acquisition cost. At the same time, the lower percentage of purchases of homes up to 50 sq.m. compared with the rest of the country indicates that buyers in Attica are turning to larger homes.
The differentiation of Thessaloniki
In Thessaloniki, preferences show a different distribution compared with Attica, as buyers place greater emphasis on more spacious apartments. Specifically, at the top of buyers' choices were properties with an area of 76 to 100 sq.m. at 35.5% of the total completed transactions. This percentage is the highest recorded among all property categories by area in the major geographic sections of the survey.
They were followed by properties from 51 to 75 sq.m. at 30%, while homes up to 50 sq.m. gathered 18% of buyer interest.
Properties with a surface area of 101 to 150 sq.m. accounted for 10.5% of the total sales transactions, while those with an area over 151 sq.m. were limited to just 6%, the lowest percentage between the two major urban centers.
The strong presence of homes with a surface area from 76 to 100 sq.m. highlights the leading role of this specific category in Thessaloniki's housing market, as more than one in three sales transactions concerned properties of this size.
A more balanced picture in the rest of Greece
In the rest of Greece, the distribution by area appears more balanced among the main housing categories. In first place were properties with a surface area of 51 to 75 sq.m. at 24.6%, while one percentage point lower, at 23.6%, were homes with an area of 76 to 100 sq.m., and homes with a surface area of 101 to 150 sq.m. accounted for 23.2% of the total sales transactions carried out by the REMAX Greece network.
Homes up to 50 sq.m. accounted for 20.3% of the total sales transactions, a percentage higher than that of Attica and Thessaloniki, while properties over 151 sq.m. stood at 8.3%, the highest percentage nationwide.
This picture demonstrates a greater dispersion of sales transactions among the individual area categories compared with the two major urban centers, reflecting the diversity of the housing market in the rest of Greece.
Steady shift toward medium-sized properties
Overall, the market picture for 2025 confirms that buyers' preferences remained steadily oriented toward medium-sized properties, with demand directed mainly to the 51 to 100 square meter range. In an environment where housing needs are changing and purchasing decisions are becoming increasingly targeted, medium-sized properties continue to maintain a leading role, both for owner-occupation and for investment use, REMAX concludes.