So far this year Bulgaria property sales to Bulgarians working abroad have increased 10% , said local Bulgaria property agency Address. The number of transactions spikes during the summer period when they arrive here for their mid-year holidays. Address distinguishes between several types of expat customers, depending on their career status abroad. Read more…
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Interest Only Mortgages For Bulgarian Property Market
Pireaus Bank is now offering interest only mortgages for people buying Bulgarian properties. Many foreign investors are buying Bulgarian properties off-plan with a view to obtaining capital gain and rental income from tourist rentals once completed. Piraeus Bank London, the UK branch of Greece’s Piraeus Bank, has launched an interest-only euro mortgage product on Bulgarian property exclusive to the UK and Bulgaria. Read more…
Bulgarian properties desirable to foreigner investors
A recent property investment report has listed Bulgarian properties as the number 3 most desirable residential property investment in Europe. The report published by the GPG guide checked several countries to assess the most attractive locations for overseas investment. Bulgarian properties came position 3 with gross rental yields of up to 11%, strong economic improvements and cheap prices. Slovakia was the country in the first position with very cheap house prices, a strong growing economy, and low taxes. In second position was Turkey.
This popularity has resulted in over 300million euros of Bulgarian property purchase in Q3 2007. Foreign investors and property companies have made significant investment in Bulgarian properties during the first quester. In the same period of 2006 just 200 million euros was invested in Bulgarian property. Bulgaria real estate buys accounted for almost 40% of all foreign direct investment during Q1. During 2006 foreign investors purchased some 1.2 billion euros of Bulgarian real estate. British buyers remain one of the largest investment groupings in te country and they are focusing mostly on coastal beach properties along the Black Sea coast.
After Britain other large investors come from Greece, Ireland and Spain. Since joining the EU in January of this year there has been increased interest in Bulgarian property
Bulgaria property ranked 2nd for investment returns
The United Kingdom currently generates the best return according to the last research from Assets International real estate agency. Bulgaria property is a close second according to the survey. The research which is released each quarter ranks Bulgaria property as the second best globally to profit from property investing. Only the UK property market is current ranked higher. The other countries listed in the top 5 are Cyprus, Canada and Cape Verde.
In a separate report from the Buy Association website it is claimed that popular holiday destinations like France and Spain are becoming less popular with British pensioners. Instead pensioners from the UK are looking at emerging property markets like Bulgarian property. According to the editor of the website people are starting to look at Bulgarian property , because the local infrastructure is improving, more regular flights are available and things like medical facilities become more modern. The popularity of Bulgarian property is helped by the fact that the climate is very moderate compared to the UK with much less rain and warmer temperatures.
Israeli second home buyers interested in Bulgaria property
Israelis will show interest in the purchase of second home and in smaller Bulgarian property projects. After its EU accession, Bulgaria attracts increasing number of Israeli investors looking for Bulgaria property. Initially pensioners will buy houses in Bulgaria. Younger investors would look for Bulgaria property in seaside and ski resorts, Monitor daily reported. Companies investing in Bulgaria property will turn to tourism developments, mainly in areas having mineral springs and the potential to develop spa tourism. Read more…
UK first time buyers consider buying Bulgaria Property
Bulgaria Property, Turkish real estate and locations in northern France are currently the most popular overseas destinations for UK first-time buyers. They are buying one or two bed bulgaria apartments for around 60,000 pounds and if you are interest in a ouse in Bulgaria you can get these for between 60,000 and 80,000 pounds. Because they are so much cheaper than UK property prices, bulgaria property and bulgaria apartments are becoming more and more popular for first time buyers. Read more…
Bulgarian properties – prices rise again
Prices for Bulgarian properties rose by almost 10% in January and February of this year. Joining the EU has been the main reason for the increases. The demand for bulgarian properties continues to grow, driven by the increasing number of young people looking to buy housing, while supply is limited. The trend surprised Bulgaria real estate insiders, who expected prices to remain flat this year especially as they have risen so much in the run up to accession. Read more…
Bulgaria Property – A Great Investment for those who can wait
Bulgaria property can be a great investment as long as buyers are prepared to wait for their property to appreciate in value, media in the UK claim. Director of Bulgaria property firm Knight International Jon Hill said that while it would take a few years for Bulgaria apartments and homes to appreciate, prices seemed to be moving up all the time.Although people should consider their individual circumstances when choosing where to buy, those buying merely for investment purposes could consider purchasing in Sofia or Borovets, he advised, as this was “an extremely good place to buy Bulgaria property at the moment”. Read more…
Equest takes investment in Super Borovets project
Investment fund Equest Balkan will acquire a stake on the development company behind expanding Borovets ski resort. The starting investment with be around 15 million euros and will result in the 51% shareholding. The company is acquiring the stake from Bulgarian construction company Glavbolgarstroi who just last year purchased the holding from the estate of the former banker Emil Kulev Read more…
Bulgaria property attracting new investors on the back of good returns
The latest real estate news after Bulgaria’s first month as part of the EU is that typically conservative investors like pension and insurance companies are starting to take interest in the Bulgarian property market. This new type of investor is interested Bulgaria real estate investments because the political and economic profile for the coutry has improve. There is less perceived risk now that Bulgaria is in the EU and also there is a plentiful supply of cheap credit.
During 2006 we saw several large scale Bulgarian real estate takeovers most notably the purchases of the Mall of Sofia and Business Park Sofia. According to Forton real estate brokers, the main interest for these investors will be prime commercial real estate and office developments in the major cities. Read more…