Sat, May 26 2012
The Cabinet decided on November 2 that foreigners in Bulgaria will be able to buy and inherit property in the country.
On November 2 the Cabinet approved changes to ownership laws, Focus news agency reported.
The decision makes Bulgaria's Constitution and the ownership regulations listed there compatible with European norms on the free movement of capital.
Foreigners would be able to acquire Bulgarian agriculture and forest plots starting January 1 2007.
Changes to the Constitution would result in changes in four other regulations. These focus on protected territories, ownership and use of agriculture plots, forestry regulations and regulations for restoring ownership over agriculture and forest plots.
Worst is over for Bulgaria's property market after three years of decline, reports by Yavlena and Bulgarian Properties real estate firms claim.
Draft law envisages professional association for real estate agents and a public register of real estate companies to bring order to the business and get rid of rogues and rip-off artists.
Landmark Centre Varna’s financial reports show its largest debt is an investment loan of 6.9 million euro issued by Eurobank EFG Bulgaria in mid-2008 and secured with a mortgage.
Average market prices of homes in Sofia fell by one per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the same period of 2010, according to the Raiffeisen Real Estate Index, as quoted by Klasa daily.
Proportionately, the number of transactions in leva increased as people reacted to speculation that the euro would disappear.