Sun, Nov 08 2009
The ski resort of Borovets is going to become increasingly attractive for foreign property seekers, Asta Bridge executive director Anton Pankev said.
During the coming winter season Borovets is to see a number of major projects, Pankev said. The execution of such plans was going to attract further interest, he said.
Upon completion new property in the resort will be offered for sale at prices of 1200 euro per sq m, investor.bg reported.
The lack of private plots in Borovets hindered its development, Pankev said. The number of owners offering land for sale was much smaller than the number in Bansko winter resort, he said.
Borovets will change because of its proximity to Sofia and execution of the Super Borovets project, Pankev said.
As a result of the developments property prices will increase. Apartments will reach prices of 3000 to 5000 euro per sq m. Spa and luxurious complexes will be most expensive, Pankev said.
Office rent transactions peaked at 65 000 sq m between July and September 2008, but collapsed to 10 700 sq m in Q3 2009, Forton manager Sergei Koinov said.
Most potential buyers are now opting to buy a luxury flat in the range of 120 000 to 150 000 euro or a single family home for about 500 000 euro.
About 30 000 to 35 000 people employed in the construction sector were facing redundancies in 2010, Bulgaria's Regional Development Minister Rossen Plevneliev said on October 26.
Average market prices of housing in Bulgaria dropped five per cent in July-September, measured quarter-on-quarter, the National Statistical Institute said on October 23 2009.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has released a 43.5 million euro loan to Sofia Municipality, for infrastructure projects worth 88.1 million euro in total