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6 October 2011

Bulgaria's Real Estate Market - 4-Fold Increase in Activitry

Further signs of recovery in the property market were reported today by real estate experts citing a 4-fold increase in buyer enquiries and completed sales.

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MovetoBG.com CEO, David Livingstone confirmed recent data from Bulgaria's Address Real Estate company indicating that the real estate market seems to have recovered from the crisis, as it has grown four times more active than in its worst period.

According to an analysis prepared by Address, properties valued under Euro 50000 are the most sought after among buyers. But even though 45% of all buyers are looking for properties at this price level, deals worth more than Euro 100000 are not as rare as they have been during the past year or so.

The report also points out that the majority of buyers are employed within the economic sectors that have remained relatively unaffected by the crisis, including the food, medical and education industries, as well as state administration and that they are now more inclined to complete deals more quickly, usually within 2 to 3 months after they start their property search..

While 2-bedroom apartments in the cities are the most sought-after property type in the domestic market, it is still family houses in the inland towns and villages that are attracting most interest from foreigners. Potential buyers are now registering interest in renovated and furnished properties in good condition priced at around €30000 to €40000 on the Black Sea coast and in low-cost rural houses for renovation in a number of inland areas, including the regions around Veliko Tarnovo, Sliven, Stara Zagora and Plovdiv.

Related articles:
Brits Searching for Bargains in Bulgaria's Property Market
Time to Buy in Bulgaria's Recovering Property Market
Look Inland for Today's Bulgarian Treasures
Rising Property Sales Reported in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Property Prices Reach Their Baseline

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4 October 2011

Bulgaria's Property Market Stable and Credit Demand Rising

The number of new mortgage loans has risen in Bulgaria in the third quarter of 2011 as the real estate market is stabilising and banking activity is becoming more dynamic, according to a report from Sofia-based financial consultancy, Credit Center.

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The number of mortgage loans increased by 18% in Q3 compared with Q2, with the average amount of a mortgage advance rising to Euro 40595, which is closer to pre-crisis levels, compared with Euro 38366 for the previous month. A total of 94% of new property credits are in Euro, with just 6% in Bulgarian Lev.

"The reason for the growing amount of the mortgages is increasd activity in all segments of the property market. Even though the greatest demand is for two-room apartments worth between Euro 40000 and Euro 60000, the last quarter has seen demand in all price categories of the real estate market, and obtaining credit is becoming easier and easier since in 90% of the deals, the buyer manages to negotiate a very good price for the respective property," explained Tihomir Toshev, CEO of Credit Center.

According to the consultancy, buyers for larger apartments of the type who drove the demand before the crisis have also started to re-emerge in the past month.

The Credit Center analysts say that, while clients are demonstrating a higher level of caution with new property deals, the trends since the beginning of the year indicate that the property market has been growing slowly but steadily, strengthening evidence hopes that the collapse caused by the financial and economic crisisit has already been reversed.

Related articles:
Brits Searching for Bargains in Bulgaria's Property Market
Time to Buy in Bulgaria's Recovering Property Market
Look Inland for Today's Bulgarian Treasures
Rising Property Sales Reported in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Property Prices Reach Their Baseline

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Bulgaria Gateway - and Twitter @BulgariaGateway
Property Partners BG - and Twitter @PropertyPtnrsBG - or on Facebook
22 June 2011

Bulgarian Property Market Boosted by Russian Investors

Bulgaria's property market, once again becoming a real estate focus for UK buyers, has now developed to include Russian investors as a major driving force within its continuing recovery.

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Over 200000 Russian nationals have bought property in Bulgaria and Alex Romanenko, President of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI), has announced that the total cost of the properties they have acquired now exceeds USD 1billion.

According to Romanenko, the similarity between the Russian and Bulgarian languages, as well the traditional close connection between the two countries are among the factors which contribute to the strong interest on behalf of the Russian buyers.

It was announced last week by Bularian National Radio that, while UK buyers are beginning to return, Russian buyers dominate the market and Bulgaria still ranks first in Russia among the countries which attract the most buyers in the mid-price market segment. This was confirmed by real estate agents who also commented that property prices fell by around 25 to 30% last year and these are the levels around which the market will stabilise in 2011.

Related articles:
Bulgarian Property Prices Reach Their Baseline
Positive Signs of Recovery in Bulgaria's Property Market
Bulgaria Gateway Property Market Analysis - Q1 2011

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Bulgaria Gateway - and Twitter @BulgariaGateway
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21 June 2011

Positive Signs of Recovery in Bulgaria's Property Market

Residential real estate markets in Bulgaria and other parts of Eastern Europe are showing signs of recovery with some areas recording price increases and a rise in the number of new properties being built.

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According to the Ober-Haus Baltic Apartment Price Index for May, apartment prices in most of the capital cities in the Baltic region increased by around 0.7% to a new average price of €1025 per square meter.

The report also shows that, while annual price changes are now in positive territory again, average apartment prices have dropped by approximately 34% since the peak of the market in December 2007.

In Bulgaria builders and developers are returning to the market with the number of new properties being built increasing by 16.7% in the first quarter of 2011. But the figures also show that the number of new developments is still way below what it was a year ago, with new house construction down 5.3% year on year.

The largest numbers of residential building permits were granted in the Black Sea cities of Varna and Bourgas, followed by Sofia. The average usable area per unit went up to 77.8 square meter compared with 76.4 square meters in the same period in 2010. The largest flats and houses were built in Gabrovo, Sofia, Yambol and Razgrad, while the smallest homes were in Vidin and Plovdiv.

Overall, the index concludes that now is a good time for investment because, while there are signs that prices are rising, the real estate markets in the Baltic have some way to go before they get back to where they were in 2007.

Related articles:
Bulgarian Property Prices Reach Their Baseline
Time to Buy in Bulgaria's Recovering Property Market
Bulgaria Gateway Property Market Analysis - Q1 2011

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Bulgaria Gateway - and Twitter @BulgariaGateway
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13 April 2011

Residential Prices in Sofia down by 10% for Q1 2011

Residential property deals in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, have seen price falls of around 10% in the first quarter of this year .. but this is in line with the general contraction of the market over the last two years.

Price levels of residential property in Sofia stood at an average at about 830 euro per sq metre in the first quarter of 2011, down from 930 euro in the last three months of the previous year, according to research from our property partner, Sofia based real estate agency, Bulgarian Properties.

Unit sales of residential properties in Sofia during the first three months of this year nearly doubled in comparison with the same period in 2010, a trend which stands in stark contrast with the slump in sales volume across the rest of the country. The majority of completed deals are in either the low-end or the luxury segments of the market.

Our partners are are particularly confident about the prospects of further construction in Sofia, commenting that the flow of internal migration from the countryside to the capital is set to continue, making the building of more residential properties a greater and greater necessity.

Despite the fall in prices through Q1, recently published research from Bulgarian Properties .. Ten year Review of the Residential Real Estate Market .. shows that prices of residential property have surged by more than 150% on average over the past 10 years, leading to a growth in the value of long-term investments. Property prices in the capital, Sofia, have increased by some 170% between 2000 to 2010.

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