Sun, Nov 08 2009
Though Spain and Greece remain attractive destinations for Italians looking for property abroad, Southern Europe also emerged as a possible market.
Spain and Greece still offer good price to quality ratio, La Stampa newspaper reported.
Bulgaria and Romania were to see yet another property market boom, predictions of research institute Scenari Immobiliari showed.
Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia are the newly emerging markets for Italian property investors, La Stampa reported.
More experienced property investors preferred to explore these markets rather than the ones that already established themselves as hotspots.
Investors purchase smaller property at low prices. The real estate undergoes re-construction and is re-sold. Annual returns of such deals could reach up to 10 per cent.
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