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