In the last five years the prices of the properties for rent have increased by 20% in total - "Tsouchtera" rents in Koukaki, Zografou, Kaisariani, Mets and Kolonaki - Even in areas that previously had affordable rents, such as Egaleo, you can no longer find house cheaper than 250 euros
With the announcement of the admission bases in universities and technical institutes being at the gates, thousands of prospective students are preparing to dedicate days and hours in finding the ideal home for their years of study. However, parents and students are again faced with rising real estate rents, but also with the… Airbnb phenomenon, which holds up well.
In Attica, finding student housing, as people in the real estate market point out in APE-MPE, is "hoarse" for parents and students, as, precisely because of the phenomenon of short-term rent, rents have caught fire.
In the last five years, people in the market note, the prices of real estate for rent have increased by 20% in total, while compared to 2018 in Attica, real estate shows increases from 10% -15% in most areas, especially where there is a strong phenomenon of short-term leases. In areas such as Koukaki, Zografou, Kaisariani, Mets and Kolonaki the houses are hard to find, but even if they are found, the rents are very steep, while in areas where the houses used to be affordable, such as Egaleo, you can no longer find a cheaper house. from 240-250 euros.
The situation is similar in Thessaloniki, as rents for student housing this year are increased by at least 10% compared to last year, while there are also private student dormitories, where the rent reaches 500 euros per room, with all expenses covered.
The lack of apartments in the center of the urban complex of Thessaloniki, emphasize in APE-MPE the people of the real estate market, and the high prices, lead the students to look for housing in the peripheral municipalities, giving importance to the construction of the house, heating and urban transport .
The same difficulty for students to find housing is in the cities of the Greek region that host higher education schools, except in some cases, where there is sufficiency in houses, but rents remain low.
In cities such as Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion, Rhodes, Xanthi, Volos and Kozani, the houses are few and for this reason the rents have increased compared to last year, say the experts in APE-MPE. On the contrary, in Patras, Larissa, Trikala, Karditsa, Ioannina, Komotini and Alexandroupolis students will find homes more easily and at a better price - even in houses that are upgraded in quality.
Source: Sigmalive