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Bulgaria At The Top Of Knight Frank 2007 Ranking Study 20/03/2008
Croatia has also seen strong growth during the last year. The annual rate of 11.6 per cent growth at the end of Q4 2007 was marginally lower than the 12.1 per cent at the end of Q3, though this still appears to resemble something of a return to form for Croatia, after rates of house price inflation dipped to below 6 per cent towards the end of 2005. Global house price inflation in the fourth quarter of 2007 stood at 8.2 per cent, compared to 9.7 per cent in Q4 2006, the latest Knight Frank’s report shows. Bulgaria tops the index as the country with the greatest annual price rise (33.7 per cent) Bulgarian housing prices had a run of annual increases in excess of 30 per cent over the past couple of years, data of other real estate agencies showed, but growth is expected to slow down to... more

Smaller Apartments Gain Popularity On Bulgarias Property Market 07/03/2008
Smaller apartments become increasingly attractive for property buyers in Bulgaria. The majority look for one or two-bedroom apartments, costing between 30 000 and 40 000 euro, Capital newspaper reported. Because of the lack of interest, construction companies split larger apartments before the final completion of real estate projects. The higher demand for smaller apartments resulted from the price increases since 2000. Costs were pushed up by the intense demand, aimed at purchase and sale for higher prices in the future. Supply meets demand for the time being, real estate agents said. At the same time, dealers of larger apartments said the interest toward bigger property remains steady. One reason for this is the decrease in the price of three-bedroom apartments, Capital reported.... more