Buyers turn to small homes

One in two properties sold is up to 75 sq.m., reflecting the increase in market prices.

Nearly half the homes purchased in 2025 in Athens and Thessaloniki were no larger than 75 square meters, according to data processed by the REMAX Hellas network of real estate agencies.

This is a development that has been particularly evident in recent years and shows the shift of interested buyers to smaller sized homes as a result of the large increase in sale prices in recent years.

Of the thousands of residential sales carried out in 2025 in Attica, 45.8% were for homes up to 75 sq.m., of which 16.8% were small properties up to 50 sq.m. The remaining 29% of homes were from 51 to 75 sq.m.

In Thessaloniki, 48% of homebuyers chose apartments up to 75 sq.m., with 18% consisting of units no larger than 50 sq.m. and the remaining 30% ranged from 51-75 sq.m.

In medium-sized properties – around 76 to 100 sq.m. – 26.3% of buyers in Athens opted for those, while 35.5% of home buyers in Thessaloniki closed the deal for those.

Where the two cities differ is in the large areas. In Athens, 20.7% of buyers bought a property that measured from 101 to 150 sq.m., compared to just 10.5% of buyers in Thessaloniki.

The picture is completely different in the rest of the country, where large properties from 101-150 sq.m. occupy 23.2% of the buying market, while there is also a high preference for small homes up to 50 sq.m., which gathered 20.3% of the overall market.

Similar buying percentages are observed in the rest of the home size ranges, with 24.6% ob buyers choosing properties from 51 to 75 sq.m. and 23.6% buyers opting for those from 76 to 100 sq.m., showing a more balanced picture compared to Athens and Thessaloniki.

In another recent survey conducted by the real estate platform Uniko, a of cooperation between National Bank and Qualco, more than half of the buyers, – 53% – are looking for houses from 80 to 120 sq.m., while 25% want an apartment of more than 120 sq.m.

Cre: ekathimerini