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Tips for buying ski property in Bulgarian ski resorts

The Bulgaria property market has popped up in the news again over the last few days, with the Bulgarian properties in ski resort being main focus for the commentary.

Commenting in Britain’s Telegraph newspaper, Nicola Venning also discussed ski property in Spain’s Sierra Nevada region which is one of the most southerly ski resorts in Europe. Ski property in Spain is not what you normally think about with coastal beach property investments being much more popular in Spain. Similar to Spain, Bulgarian ski resorts are in strong demand at the moment. An increase in the number of flights from UK and Ireland has led to a surge in investment along the Black Sea coast and also in the mountain ski resorts. More direct flights are appearing all the time with the latest expected to be between Dublin and Sofia and also Dublin and Burgas.

Ms. Venning has pointed out that Bansko is an ideal ski resort for property investment, as it has recently installed new ski lift as part of a multi-million development plan which has seen the pistes increase to 65km long. Bulgaria has a lead for other ski locations in that a ski property can be purchased for little more that 20,000 euros. This combined with EU membership and a possible bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics mean that prices as sure to rise very quickly.

Bulgaria’s Tourism Agency has offered strong support for the Sofia 2014 bid. Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov has signed an agreement called for cooperation between the city agencies and the tourism agency to maximize the success of the Olympic bid. The bid offer a selection of venues for the competition with events being spread between Sofia and the ski resorts of Borovets and Bansko. The overall cost of hosting the games is estimated and 1.2 B euros. The other cities competing in the first round are Salzburg, Sochi, Borjomi, Almaty, PyeongChang and Jaca.

Competing for the winter Olympics has helped to boost demand for Bulgaria ski property.

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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…

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Bulgarian Real Estate Investment fund Equest considering majority stake in Borovets project

Bulgarian real estate investment fund Equest Balkan is in talks with construction company Glavbolgarstroi to take a take in the company setup to expand and develop Borovets ski resort. Equest is currently debating at board level how to proceed and it is expect to sign a contract with Glavbolgarstroi which will confirm Equest as the majority shareholder in the Super Borovets project Georgi Krumov the director of Equest stated that they required a majority shareholding in order to be able raise the necessary financing for the Bulgarian real estate project. The result depends on a decision from Samokov municipality to confirm the transfer of Emil Kulevs land into the Rila-Samokov 2004 holding company. Read more…

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Property in Bulgaria Still Ranks in Top 3 Property Investment locations

Property in Bulgaria is currently ranked as one of the top 3 property investments in Europe. According to leading UK real estate experts Bulgaria and Cyprus are currently the favourite locations from British buyers.

Bulgarian properties remain cheap and affordable and buyers are attracted mostly to the new developments on the coast and in the ski resorts. The capital Sofia is also popular with investors more focused on rental yields. Tourism is booming within Bulgaria and many investors are betting that this will result in increasing prices for property in the Bulgarian ski resorts and coastal holiday villages.

Bulgarian tourism generated in excess of 2 billion euros of income this year from four million tourists. The tourism segment measures almost 15% of Bulgaria’s gross domestic produce and creates more than 150,000 jobs. The goverments target si to increase visitor numbers to 8 million over the next 10 years. International tourism experts believe that this is highly possible based on the wide variety of Bulgarian tourism locations and experiences. The country can over, beach holidays, skiing and snowboarding, spa tourism, heritage and historic trips, wine tasting holiday and many other tourist options.

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Properties in Bulgaria increase by up to 15% annually in 2007

Property in Bulgaria will increase by almost 10% in 2007 according to top Bulgaria real estate agents. Top quality Bulgaria apartments and properties in exclusive location are expected to rie by slightly more and may achieve a 15-20% increase. Bulgaria’s accession to the EU, as well as its cheap prices has lead to very strong demand for property in Bulgaria. Bulgarian apartments were the number one investment for overseas investors and the total amount of Bulgarian real estate sales in 2006 was over 5 billion euro. Bulgarian Properties, one of the leading Bulgarian real estate agents says that is expects the market to continue to grow in 2007 but that the increase will not be as strong as in recent years.

There is still strong demand for Bulgaria apartments in Sofia and these are being purchased by both foreign and local property investors. Sofia property prices compare very favourably to other capital cities in the EU. Average prices in Sofia as 1050 euros/m2 and yields of up to 10% are standard for quality properties. Prices in other European cities are much higher with average prices in Paris, London, Dublin and Amsterdam reaching over 6 times the price per m2 achieved in Sofia.

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Bulgaria Ski Resorts – skiing on a budget

The ski season is finally back. The snow has arrived and the slopes are heaving with skiers and snowboarders. For those looking for something new this year they might well try out skiing in Bulgaria. Over the last 2-3 years Bulgaria ski resorts are fast becoming a popular alternative to the more traditional French and Austrian locations. Both tourists and investors are being attractive these quickly growing ski resorts.

The country offers and range of resorts to suit all level. Each has its own style and charm and attract different types of visitors. Read more…

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Bulgaria Property – is now the time ?

There is a lot of debate just now about buying Bulgarian property. Many argue that it is too late and that prices have already risen by too much. Such a broad answer however is not possible. For sure if you buy in the overdeveloped coastal resorts then this is not a good idea. Prices here have already risen too fast and are reaching bubble territory.

With the growing tourist numbers arriving in the countries and many global countires looking to relocate to Bulgaria there are still many good investments if you choose carefully. Although there has been strong increased over the last 3 years, Bulgaria property prices still offer opportunities for investors if you look in the right location. Read more…

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Bulgarian property developers look forward to winter season

Unperturbed by the warm summer weather, Bulgarian property development companies are getting ready for what is expected to be a strong winter selling season. Bulgarian property company Prima Invest has begun construction of a 15 million euro ski resort in Rila Mountain, which will take up to 4 years to complete. The Kartala ski resort project will target not only local Bulgarian skiers but also tourists from western Europe and nearby countries like Greece, Serbia and Macedonia.

Construction of new ski resorts in Bulgaria, driven by the ever increasing tourist number is set to be a major source of growth for the economy in the next few years. At present only 15% of the country’s tourism revenue comes from mountain resorts but the target is to grow this to atleast 30% over the next 5 years. Read more…

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Investors are keen to buy Bulgarian properties

Recently the Bulgarian property market has been one of the strong favourites amongst emerging market investors. The country has a myriad of different property offer but 3 main areas and strongly promoted to British buyers.

Firstly there is the capital city Sofia where ancient buildings sit alongside the more somber construction of the communist era. Sofia has a history that dates back over 3000 years but the latest Bulgaria property investor are more interest in the future years and what that will bring for investor in Sofia property. Average Bulgarian properties in the capital city are offered for prices around 950 euros per m2. One and two bedroom apartments in Sofia can be purchased for 40,000-60,000 euros. Read more…

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Why Buy Property In Bulgaria ?

Located in South Eastern Europe, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the South, Romania to the North and Macedonia and Serbia to the West. Its Eastern Border is formed by the beautiful Black Sea Coast. A country of outstanding natural beauty the environment remains unspoilt and is incredibly varied. A relatively small country, a few hours drive will take you from the snow covered central Pirin mountain Ranges to the long sandy beaches of the Black Sea coast.

Forming the heart of several of ancient histories greatest civilizations Bulgaria’s rich culture is reflected in a vast number of architectural treasures. Read more…

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