<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Real Estate – Five Star Greece</title> <atom:link href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/category/real-estate/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.fivestargreece.com</link> <description>The very finest luxury villas, houses and private yachts across the Greek islands</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 12:39:53 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1</generator> <item> <title>The Times, they are a’ changing….</title> <link>https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/times-a-changing/</link> <comments>https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/times-a-changing/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[ileanavonhirsch]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:29:13 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.fivestargreece.com/?p=4559</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Times – A Greek lesson for Britain’s chancellor Philip Aldrick writes for the UK Times – article on April 11th “After six years of painful austerity, better times are finally coming for the bailout nation Take two countries. One will have the fifth worst budget deficit of the International Monetary Fund’s 32 “advanced economies” next <a class="read-more" href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/times-a-changing/">... Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div> <h1 id="title">The Times –</h1> <h1><a href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ScreenShot019.jpg"><br /> </a>A Greek lesson for Britain’s chancellor</h1> <p><strong><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/profile/Philip-Aldrick">Philip Aldrick</a> writes for the UK Times – article on April 11th </strong></p> <div><img decoding="async" src="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00598/Philip_Aldrick_140_598093w.png" alt="" /></div> </div> <div> <div id="tabs"> <div id="tab-1"> <div id="bodycopy"> <div id="page-1"> <p><em>“After six years of painful austerity, better times are finally coming for the bailout nation</em></p> <p><em>Take two countries. One will have the fifth worst budget deficit of the International Monetary Fund’s 32 “advanced economies” next year and will be growing no faster than its long-term average.</em></p> <p><em>The other will have a budget surplus, once you exclude debt interest costs, and will be expanding at an even faster click. One is Britain, the other Greece. Guess which is which.”</em></p> <p>The answer or course is that the budget surplus country is Greece. Greece is being held up as a model of hard work and prudence and has worked hard for it.</p> <p><span id="more-4559"></span></p> <p>Greece’s first bond issue last week, the first since the debt crisis, was an oversubscribed success, indicators for the Real Estate market are looking hopeful, the cost of building is down due to internal deflation, the long awaited legal clarifications about Capital Gains tax on real estate sales have been published, (and are far less onerous than feared,) tourism is set to continue its boom, ensuring healthy rental incomes on vacation homes, and some of our canniest clients believe that the Greek Property market is now looking a lot less risky and more attractive than it was this time last year.</p> <p>Talk to us….</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/luxury-villa-in-greece-9.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-blog-post wp-image-4563" title="thurs 052" src="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/luxury-villa-in-greece-9-506x379.jpg" alt="" width="506" height="379" srcset="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/luxury-villa-in-greece-9-506x379.jpg 506w, https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/luxury-villa-in-greece-9-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/luxury-villa-in-greece-9.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px" /></a><a href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ScreenShot0191.jpg"><br /> </a></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/times-a-changing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Less of an Odyssey – Real Estate on the remoter Greek Islands brought closer to you…</title> <link>https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/odyssey-real-estate-remoter-greek-islands-brought-closer-you/</link> <comments>https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/odyssey-real-estate-remoter-greek-islands-brought-closer-you/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[ileanavonhirsch]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:13:39 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ithaca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kefalonia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lefkada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Patmos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[paxos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Skopelos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zakinthos]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.fivestargreece.com/?p=4297</guid> <description><![CDATA[The best guide book to the Greek Islands ever written is the Cadogan Guide, by Dana Facaros, insight, wit and wisdom. Her portraits of Tinos and Mykonos are unforgettable. She has turned her eagle eye now on the Greek Real Estate scene, looked at through the prism of the much anticipated launch of Hellenic Seaplanes, <a class="read-more" href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/odyssey-real-estate-remoter-greek-islands-brought-closer-you/">... Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/planenew11.jpg"><img decoding="async" title="planenew1" src="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/planenew11-506x150.jpg" alt="" width="506" height="150" /></a></p> <p>The best guide book to the Greek Islands ever written is the Cadogan Guide, by Dana Facaros, insight, wit and wisdom. Her portraits of Tinos and Mykonos are unforgettable.</p> <p>She has turned her eagle eye now on the Greek Real Estate scene, looked at through the prism of the much anticipated launch of Hellenic Seaplanes, that will make many of Greece’s most beautiful and remote islands more easily accessible. If you don’t have it, go and buy the the UK Sunday Times and go to the International property page today. If you can’t do that – for example our very valued dedicated blog follower from the Yemen, or my two in Afghanistan, (thank you google Analytics), here is the on-line link.</p> <p><span id="more-4297"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/homes_and_gardens/overseas_property/article1360560.ece">http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/homes_and_gardens/overseas_property/article1360560.ece</a></p> <p>The seaplanes may have a transformative effect on these areas, and will also be available for private charter. We<a href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/planenew1.jpg"><br /> </a> will publish news once routes are confirmed.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/odyssey-real-estate-remoter-greek-islands-brought-closer-you/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>The Emir of Qatar buys six Greek islands</title> <link>https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/emir-qatar-buys-greek-islands/</link> <comments>https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/emir-qatar-buys-greek-islands/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[ileanavonhirsch]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:55:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ithaca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lefkada]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.fivestargreece.com/?p=3864</guid> <description><![CDATA[Greek Real Estate received a welcome boost yesterday as 6 of the Echinades islands off Ithaca, in the Ionian sea, were sold to the Emir of Qatar. The ex- husband of a cousin of mine was one of the owners, so congratulations to him, and I was pleased to read the very forthright comments from <a class="read-more" href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/emir-qatar-buys-greek-islands/">... Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Greek Real Estate received a welcome boost yesterday as 6 of the Echinades islands off Ithaca, in the Ionian sea, were sold to the Emir of Qatar. The ex- husband of a cousin of mine was one of the owners, so congratulations to him, and I was pleased to read the very forthright comments from the mayor of Ithaca in today’s Guardian on the out-dated size restrictions imposed by the planning department on new building. We wish the Emir success in helping the Greek government amend these unhelpful rules.</p> <p>The Ionian has previously been targeted by Greek shipowners wanting to add to their property portfolio, and build estates in these loveliest of Greek islands, and Russians enamoured the green and lush fertility of the islands, so this is an interesting addition to the club.</p> <p><span id="more-3864"></span></p> <p>The Echinades were the islands where three hundred years ago, the Ithacan families kept their cattle. Back home on the “mother islands” of Ithaca and Lefkada, there are still some of the most exclusive large seafront estates that one can find, for sale and development, and a few islands as well. Unlike the Aegean, where there are literally hundreds of islands, including famous ones like Mykonos, Santorini and Paros, there are only 7 Ionian islands, and, with the exception of Corfu, they are largely undeveloped. All are blessed with calm weather and plentiful winter rainfall, and for historical reasons, one can still find vast estates and acres of unspoilt land for sale. These are the islands where savvy yacht captains head to in the summer, to explore the myriad coves and bays and escape the winds of the other side, so I am not surprised that this is where the investors with deep pockets are quietly looking.</p> <p>Rumours of oil in the seabed are gathering momentum, so who knows what is in store for this area that has so much potential!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/04/qatar-emir-buys-six-greek-islands?INTCMP=SRCH</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/emir-qatar-buys-greek-islands/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Greek Real Estate on the move again</title> <link>https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/greek-real-estate-move/</link> <comments>https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/greek-real-estate-move/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[ileanavonhirsch]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:46:57 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ithaca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oxia]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.fivestargreece.com/?p=3071</guid> <description><![CDATA[The tiny island of Oxia, where we used to head to for overnight fishing trips from Ithaca as children, and in whose emerald green waters we used to snorkel, has been sold to Qataris for 5 million euros. It will have the Onassis island of Skorpios as a neighbour, Homeric Ithaca, the Gulf of Actium and and <a class="read-more" href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/greek-real-estate-move/">... Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/greek-real-estate-in-ithaca-greece.jpg"><img decoding="async" title="Greek Real Estate in Ithaca Greece" src="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/greek-real-estate-in-ithaca-greece-506x379.jpg" alt="Greek Real Estate in Ithaca Greece" width="506" height="379" /></a></p> <p>The tiny island of Oxia, where we used to head to for overnight fishing trips from Ithaca as children, and in whose emerald green waters we used to snorkel, has been sold to Qataris for 5 million euros. It will have the Onassis island of Skorpios as a neighbour, Homeric Ithaca, the Gulf of Actium and and Byronic Missolonghi. On the sea bed below may lie wreckages from the crucial battle of Lepanto where the Ottomans were finally crushed as a naval power. Not bad.</p> <p>It is good to see some confidence returning to the market, as Greek real estate is in the long term a very solid investment, despite current woes. Mediterranean islands will always be Mediterranean islands, and until climate change drives us all to the Yukon, they will be where sensible people want to spend their downtime.</p> <p> </p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.fivestargreece.com/real-estate/greek-real-estate-move/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Rouble in Paradise? Ionian island real estate…</title> <link>https://www.fivestargreece.com/luxury-greek-villa-rentals/rouble-in-paradise-ionian-island-real-estate/</link> <comments>https://www.fivestargreece.com/luxury-greek-villa-rentals/rouble-in-paradise-ionian-island-real-estate/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[fivestargreece]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 18:02:22 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Greek Islands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Luxury Greek villa rentals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ithaca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lefkada]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivestargreece.wordpress.com/?p=579</guid> <description><![CDATA[What is going on in the Ionian? Corfu, Zakynthos and Kephalonia have all been pretty well discovered/exploited/developed, but below the radar, quietly quietly, keeping low profiles, large concerns and private buyers from the north are buying up big chunks of land on the smaller and less well known islands. Lefkada, an island of stupendous beaches and <a class="read-more" href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/luxury-greek-villa-rentals/rouble-in-paradise-ionian-island-real-estate/">... Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is going on in the Ionian? Corfu, Zakynthos and Kephalonia have all been pretty well discovered/exploited/developed, but below the radar, quietly quietly, keeping low profiles, large concerns and private buyers from the north are buying up big chunks of land on the smaller and less well known islands.</p> <p><a href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/levkada-(lefkas).htm">Lefkada,</a> an island of stupendous beaches and wild mountains, is the new home away from home of a prominent Russian. The owner of a private island nearby would not be averse to a sale. Other large tracts of land are being snaffled up with no sound and no fuss. <a href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/ithaca.htm">Ithaca</a> real estate only comes in 100 acre parcels it seems and pretty well belongs to three people.</p> <p><a href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/lefkada20lefkas20milos20beach.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-589" title="Lefkada%20Lefkas%20Milos%20Beach" src="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/lefkada20lefkas20milos20beach.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><span id="more-579"></span></p> <p>Are we about to see a Maldives style chain of discreetly luxurious bungalows on the water, with small sea-planes and private launches ferrying the barefoot jet-set around? Overtures have been made by the Aman Group for one uninhabited islet in the Ithaca Archipelago, but seem to have gone cold – perhaps they realised that “Aman” means “Alas & alack & woe is me” in Greek, and usually has to be sung rather drunkenly at 3 in the morning by a man bewailing his lost love, accompanied by a plangent bouzouki… So “Aman Lefkada,” for example, would have any Greeks who happened to be sailing past reaching for their hankies (or bouzoukia), and crossing themselves in a frenzy of superstition and supplication to the Virgin to protect them.</p> <p>A stay in the “Aman Levkada” Presidential Villa, booked through <a href="https://www.fivestargreece.com">Five Star Greece</a>, would be a great way to get over a lost love though…. In the meantime, while waiting to see what is going on, we do have some rather lovely houses in the Ionian that have already been built, and if you wave enough roubles at the owners, who knows, you too may soon be reaching for a bouzouki…..</p> <div id="attachment_590" style="width: 226px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/juillet20200920-20concert20erebetiko7juillet-larochette1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-590" class="size-medium wp-image-590" title="Juillet%202009%20-%20concert%20eRebetiko7juillet-LaRochette" src="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/juillet20200920-20concert20erebetiko7juillet-larochette1.jpg?w=216" alt="" width="216" height="300" srcset="https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/juillet20200920-20concert20erebetiko7juillet-larochette1.jpg 413w, https://www.fivestargreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/juillet20200920-20concert20erebetiko7juillet-larochette1-216x300.jpg 216w" sizes="(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-590" class="wp-caption-text">A Greek bewailing his lost love...</p></div> <p> </p> <p><a title="Luxury Villas in Lefkada" href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/island_portrait/lefkada/">For more information about our luxury villas and yachts in Lefkada please click here </a>or send us an <a title="Enquiry about Private Villas in Lefkada" href="https://www.fivestargreece.com/contact/">enquiry</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.fivestargreece.com/luxury-greek-villa-rentals/rouble-in-paradise-ionian-island-real-estate/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>