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The Wall Street Journal and London-based newspaper The Independent have
published articles praising property market opportunities in Bulgaria.
In an April 18 report in The Independent, which describes Bulgaria as a
“beautiful country”, writer Robert Nurden says that property investment in the
country falls into four main categories.
The first is in the capital city, Sofia, which is “growing economically and
geographically faster than any other former East European capital”. The property
boom has now hit the centre, with locals themselves pitching into the market,
always a good sign, the report says.
“With the country on the threshold of EU membership – and entry into the euro
itself likely in about three years’ time – an international and transitory
population in this ‘engine of the country’s growth’ is inevitable. This means a
huge demand for good rented accommodation.”The Independent says that an average,
two-bedroom, newly built apartment in the centre sells for between 69 000 pounds
and 87 000 pounds (195 245 to 246 190 leva), and values are “rising almost by
the day”. The rent from such an apartment would be up to 700 pounds a month,
according to the agents.
“These are fantastic investment opportunities in a city that is becoming more
cosmopolitan and whose economy is stable and performing well,” they are quoted
as saying.
The mountains provide opportunity number two, The Independent states.
The report praises the infrastructure at Bansko, and says that in the past two
years, it has added on a large number of apartment blocks geared to the winter
season. In Bansko, a typical two-bedroom, newly built apartment costs 71 000
pounds, “with the mouth-watering prospect of a rise in values of about 20 per
cent a year”.
“The Black Sea, with its sunshine, cheap beer and great food, beckons investors
too. Locations such as Sunny Beach may be set to become the new Costa del Sol.”
The report says that there are signs that Bulgaria is throwing off its
bottom-end-of-the-market image and moving towards building more luxurious
properties.
The Government has introduced legislation aimed at protecting the coast from the
worst gourmandises of the Spanish costas, the report says.
The article quotes another estate agent: “But the really canny investment, and
one open to those on a low budget, is to buy land. Plots are unbelievably
cheap”.
She continues: “If you are prepared to look at undeveloped areas, either by the
coast or inland, you can pick up good agricultural land for as a little as eight
euro a square metre. The town of Kavarna would command prices of 70 euro a
square metre, and Balchik 58 euro. But I have heard of a plot going for three
euro a square metre inland’.
On April 19, The Wall Street Journal reported that real estate investors are
continuing to flock to Central and Eastern Europe, to the point where there is
not enough buying opportunities to go around.
“As countries join the European Union, they are viewed as more stable, making
investors more likely to jump in with their money,” the WSJ report says.