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Apartment prices increased year-on-year by 9.8% in Athens, 8.7% in Thessaloniki, 5.9% in other cities.

The development was attributed mainly to BRIQ's portfolio diversification that has been recently modestly overwighted logistics.

The current account deficit recorded a decrease of €2.5 billion year on year and stood at €5.4 billion.

The UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index analyses residential property prices in 25 major cities around the world.

Office yields are being compressed and this remains a challenging issue for this real estate sector.

The question hanging over the year ahead is whether retail's biggest players can hold on to customers they gained during the pandemic.