Kalosirthate! Welcome to Greece
Greece is the land where the ancient Gods chose to reside. It is a country with more than 4000 years history, the birthplace of Philosophy, Democracy, Art and Sciences and of the Olympic Games. The country of the "endless blue" is famous for its wonderful islands with crystal blue water and the wide variety of natural beauty on the mainland. It has a coastline length of 17,000 Km equal to 42,5% of the length of equator and hundreds of islands, Cyclades, Ionian Islands, Crete, Rhodes and many others with gorgeous beaches. Every visitor wishes to "own" a small white house on every beach with its windows open to the endless view! The unique geographical location made the country the cross point of West and East, and the strategic point between the rich North and the developing South and Balkans. The Greek economy has achieved significant progress, playing an increasingly important role in the European Union and already entered the Euro -Zone on January 2002. The country has a population of 11 million people, with almost 4 million people concentrated in the greater capital area of Athens. Greece has 15th place in the world classification of tourist destinations, receiving 12,5 million tourists in 2000.

Real Estate in Greece
There is a lot of potential in the Greek Real Estate market. Low interest rates, as well as competitive mortgages, offered by almost all banks, make the family decision to buy a home easier than ever. Buying a property continues to be one of the safest and most stable investments. Huge public construction works are underway in light of the 2004 Olympic Games, as well as the construction of the new Athens Airport, Athens Metro, new ports, new high speed road network. All these improvements will give new business opportunities and flexibility in travelling, upgrade the development level of the whole country and change drastically the map and the interest in the Real Estate Market. Greece is also regarded as the "Sun State" of Europe by many outside of Greece who wish to set up a low cost business in the country or simply retire in beautiful

About ERA in Greece
ERA Greece has recently started the contacts with the market, developing the local network. The real estate profession in Greece is unregulated, with no specific real estate related educational requirements to becoming a broker. ERA Greece's commitment to its real estate professionals is to provide them with the most updated and innovative products, services and training, so that consumers will have total confidence that they are dealing with knowledgeable professionals, expressing the highest level of service and integrity.

ERA Greece
ERA Hellas S.A.,
7 Stadiou Street,
10562 Athens,
GREECE