Thu, Feb 09 2012
A new trade centre will be constructed in Sofia's Malinova Dolina residential district opposite Business Park Sofia.
Investment will total 168 million euro, the investor in the project Forum Sofia Ltd said as quoted by investor.bg.
Trade centre Forum Sofia will cover an area of 170 000 sq m. It will be a mixed trade entertainment centre 88 000 sq m of which will be given for rent.
Construction works are expected to start by the end of 2007. The project executor is Dutch company Multi Development.
The complex includes a large furniture shop, a hypermarket, and many other shops and entertainment places. The number of shops will exceed 200. The centre is expected to be completed in two years.
Forum Sofia Ltd will invest in the region's infrastructure development, including road construction and finishing two new bridges.
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.