Sun, Jul 05 2009
Prices of property in Sofia will remain stable, while quality of construction and additional services offered will increase.
Property purchasers are also to become more demanding.
The property market in Sofia enters a `more mature' phase, Colliers International short-term prediction said.
Residential property supply is increasing and residential complexes of closed type are very popular, Colliers said.
Construction of new luxurious property is most intense in Sofia's southern districts, Lozenets, Vitosha, Manastirski Livadi and Bukston.
The average sale price in 2006 registered a light increase as compared to price increase over the past several years, Colliers said.
Property prices in Iztok residential district raised the most in the second half of 2006, by 17.1 per cent, followed by prices in Lozenets.
The project will be financed by the Bulgarian Bank for Development, and the Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas, or Jessica Programme, although the report has so far failed to reveal the total cost of the vast enterprise.
The strategic plan envisages the conservation of the nature "for decades ahead", and it was formulated by a municipal team headed by professor Ivan Nikiforov, backed by Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev.
Once the overhaul and reconstruction of the Sofia–Vidin line is complete, it will cut travel time to three hours, as the train will be able to reach speeds of up to 160 km/h, shortening the journey to three hours.
Marriott however has made it clear that is not interested in investing in construction, but rather to occupy and manage existing buildings. Its strategy is to obtain management contracts.
Investors realise that it’s not viable to have a building remaining empty over the course of a year – so it's better for them to employ more flexibility to offset that loss.