Nominal prime office prices for the entire country increased on average by 1.8% in 2021 relative to 2020, against an increase of 1.2% in 2020, according to provisional data, the Bank of Greece (BoG) said on Wednesday.
Broken down by region, in 2021 nominal prime office prices increased on average by 4.5% in Athens, 0.4% in Thessaloniki, while they decreased by 1.2% in the rest of Greece, the central bank said in a report.
In the second half of 2021, nominal prime office prices increased by 1.2% at the country level compared with the first half of 2021 (provisional data). In the second half of 2020, prime office prices decreased marginally by 0.1% compared with the previous half-year, whereas in the first half of 2021 they increased by 1.2% (revised data).
According to regional data, in the second half of 2021 nominal prime office prices increased by 2.3% in the greater Athens area, compared with the first half of 2021, by 0.4% in Thessaloniki, while they decreased marginally by 0.1% in the rest of Greece.
In 2021, nominal office rents for the entire country increased οn average by 3.7% in nominal terms (provisional data). Broken down by region, the corresponding average annual rate of increase in rents was 2.3% in Athens, 5.5% in Thessaloniki and 5.0% in the rest of Greece.
In the second half of 2021, office rents for the entire country increased by 0.4% compared with the first half of 2021 (provisional data). The respective rates of change were 1.4% in the second half of 2020 and 2.7% in the first half of 2021 (revised data).
According to provisional data, in 2021, nominal prime retail prices increased on average by 2.1% at the country level, relative to 2020, against an increase of 2.6% in 2020. Broken down by region, in 2021, the corresponding average annual rates of increase were 2.1% in Athens, 0.9% in Thessaloniki and 2.3% in the rest of Greece.
In the second half of 2021, nominal prime retail prices increased by 1.2% compared with the previous half-year at the country level (provisional data).
In the second half of 2021, retail rents for the entire country increased by 0.9% compared with the first half of 2021 (provisional data). The respective rates of increase were 0.1% in the second half of 2020 and 0.6% in the first half of 2021 (revised data).
SOURCE; ANA-MPA
