Why buy a property in Crete
IMAGINE ...
Swimming and sunbathing in front of your pool, dining with your barbeque and having vegetarian dishes from your garden. Planting your own plants and trees. Watching the sunset from your veranda, drinking excellent imported wines from Northern Greece or just having a walk, fill your heart and mind with incomparable pictures. Bouquets of roses, daisies, jasmines, thyme and wild herbs all the amazing variety of Cretan land, is here. Lemon and orange trees, olive groves, even avocado and banana trees, tropical phoenixes make up the perfect scenery of fragrant aromas and views, one needs to draw closer to nature. Because the climate is quite hot for most of the year, much time can be spent outside. Here is a whole "indoor/outdoor living" to support it, as the one is an extension of the other.
How we see the property market evolving in Crete
Crete has proven over the last years to be one of the more popular destinations for Europeans that seek a holiday, a retirement or an investment home. Demand for the island is increasing at a rapid rate and has quadrupled between 2000 and 2002
Why is Crete such a desirable property hotspot compared to others?
The main advantages are many.
- The climate. Winters without hazardous road conditions, no freezing fog or black ice, and summers without rain. Not to mention clear blue skies (with an average of 310 days of sun), spectacular sunrises and sunsets, and brilliant star and moonlit nights.
- The diverse landscape and environment. Lovely beaches, majestic mountain peaks, some capped with snow until early June, impressive gorges, hidden caves, ancient sites, picturesque and literally untouched villages of character and tradition.
- The cost of living. Studies indicate that the cost of living in Crete is about 30% lower than Cyprus’ when Cyprus’ is 30% lower than Spain’s and Portugal’s. Over and above the lower cost of living, the buyer will be amazed of how inexpensive prime real property is in Crete.
- The low crime rate. As per 2002 official data, 3% of the UK, 2% of Spain and Portugal, 8% of Ireland.
- Part of an EU member country.
- Part of a non-volatile country.
- The closest European destination to the sun.
- The warmth and hospitality of the Cretans.
The list can go on and on...........
