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Market guides, visa explainers, and developer profiles.
A €300,000 investment in a newly built residential property is enough to qualify a non-EU family for Cyprus permanent residency under the fast-track scheme. Here is the full step-by-step framework, the income thresholds, and the gotchas that matter in 2026.
Cyprus charges 19% VAT on newly built homes, but a 5% reduced rate is available for a buyer's primary residence. The rules tightened in 2023 — here is what the cap looks like in 2026 and how to use it.
Both cities sit on the southern Mediterranean coast, but they target very different buyers. We compared transaction volumes, average price-per-sqm, rental yields, and lifestyle factors across the two markets to help you decide.
Cyprus developers price their schemes on a downpayment / installments / final-payment ratio. Here is what the common splits actually mean for the buyer's cashflow, and which structures favour which buyer profile.
A quick read on what off-plan buyers can realistically expect to clear, net of management fees and taxes, across Limassol, Paphos, Larnaca, and Nicosia in 2026.
A+ rated homes account for less than 15% of new-build stock in Cyprus, but command a steady price premium. We dug into the build-cost delta and the actual utility-bill savings to see whether the math works for buyers.
Cyprus has been the EU's top per-capita destination for high-skilled relocations for three years running. Here is what the day-to-day actually looks like — schools, healthcare, banking, weather — for non-EU families landing in 2026.
Cyprus stripped out annual immovable-property tax in 2017 and slashed transfer fees during the recovery years. Here is the cleanest summary of what an off-plan buyer actually pays in 2026 — from contract signature through resale.111