In Greece, the gap between house prices and household income has widened sharply over the past ten years. The price‑to‑income ratio increased by 22.5 percent during that period. By comparison, the average increase across the European Union was only 6.8 percent. At the same time, the share of residents who own their homes declined. Greece recorded the steepest drop in home ownership among all EU countries. The statistics are drawn from Eurostat’s recent report.