August 2025. Overseas Real Estate News Digest

🇮🇩 Indonesia

From 2026, 6 key Bali districts ban new hotels/restaurants on productive farmland. Districts: Tabanan, Jembrana, Buleleng, Bangli, Karangasem, Klungkung—they get 10% tourist center tax share instead.

🇹🇷 Turkey

Turkey plans 500K affordable housing units in 2-3 years to fight inflation/living costs. Priority to veterans, pensioners, disabled, first-time young buyers. Official launch end of 2025.

🇨🇾 Cyprus

From 2026, Cyprus bans cash rent payments over €500. Cracking down on tax evasion.

🇹🇭 Thailand

Hotel investments hitting records. JLL predicts 13B+ baht in hotel deals for 2025. Bangkok remains top investor pick. Demand up across budget to premium.

Thailand gov preps leasehold law amendment by end 2025: property ownership extends from 30 to 99 years.

🇬🇪 Georgia

Georgia tightens investment residency rules. New law: from March 1, 2026, minimum property value for residency jumps from $100K to $150K.

🇲🇪 Montenegro

Montenegro foreign real estate investment hit €113.5M in Q2 2025, up 21% from Q2 2024.

Top investors: Serbia (€19.2M), Turkey (€16M), USA (€13.8M), Germany (€11.5M), Cyprus (€5.3M).

Home sales up 4x, sqm price +50% over 5 years (avg €1943).

🇬🇷 Greece

Greece sees elite property demand surge from foreign buyers—85% deals from overseas investors.

Main buyers: Central Europe, USA, Lebanon, Israel, Balkans. Want pool villas with sea views, top ones with direct beach access.

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