Thu, Feb 09 2012
Office space in Sofia increased by ten per cent in the first half of 2007, compared to the same period of 2006.
Research from Colliers International Bulgaria showed that Sofia now had a total of 606.500 sq m of class A and B office space.
According to the report, most of the office space in Sofia was located in the city's suburbs. Currently more than 330 000 sq m of office space is being constructed in the suburbs.
Rental prices continued increasing in the first half of 2007. In the suburbs, rent for class A property varies between 12 and 26 euro per sq m, per month.
The office space market is growing, but it is mainly driven by companies' relocations and expansion rather than new international entrants in the country, Colliers Bulgaria Managing Director Atanas Garov said.
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.
Nearly all banks are ready to finance between 80 per cent and 90 per cent of the price of a home, provided it is a good building in a large city, Bulgarian daily says.
Property prices in Bulgaria were five to 10 per cent lower in 2011 than in 2010, while initial estimates for this year are that they will remain largely unchanged, with transactions remaining at ‘crisis levels’.
Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia ranks 17th, report says, quoting Global Property Guide.