At the end of the first quarter of this year, the Bulgarian Properties sales indexes revealed listing prices of the apartments in four key locations: Sunny Beach, Varna, Sofia, and Bansko. The purpose of these prices was to offer the latest information about the ongoing and new market trends in the Bulgarian property market. According to the company, its indexes have remained about the same levels since the last 6 months. Therefore, it considers this point to be a good indicator of stabilization for Bulgarian property for sale.
Starting with Sofia property, the index change in the month of Feb 2012 was 0.07%, while the change in last one year was +4.55%. Further, the change measured from the highest value came up to 41.44%. The current index value for the listing apartment prices in Sofia by Bulgarian Properties is 58.56 points as of March 2012. (The base point of the index was set at 100 in January 2008) Further, the average monthly listing price is 875 Euro per sq. m. This means you can buy Bulgaria property of 200 sq. m. offered by this company in the capital at an average of 175,000 Euro. However, it was found that many deals for Bulgaria property for sale were offered at an average price of 735 Euro per sq. m.
In Varna, the index change in the month of Feb 2012 was +1.01%, while the change measured in last one year was -6.75%. The change gauged from the highest value was -42.29%. Bulgarian Properties’ current index value for listing apartment prices in this second largest city is 57.71 points as of March 2012. Coming to the average monthly price listing, it is 860 Euro per sq. m. but the deals were settled at 800 Euro per sq. m. during the year’s first quarter.
Talking about the Sunny Beach, the index change in the month of Feb 2012 was -1.91%, while the change measured in last one year was -34.39%. The change gauged from the highest value was -49.72%. However, the company’s current index value for apartment prices in this area is 50.28 points as of March 2012. Considering that this is the largest beach resort area, it is surprising to know that the average monthly listing price is 665 Euro per sq. m. for apartments. This is truly less than the prices of the aforementioned cities. Even more surprising is the fact that the deals were finalized in the first quarter at an average price of 440 Euro per sq. m.
Coming to Bansko, the index change in the month of Feb 2012 was +9.95%, while the change measured in last one year was -29.05%. The change measured from the highest value was -52.76%. However, the current index value for apartment prices measured by Bulgarian Properties in this biggest ski resort is 47.24 points as of March 2012. Despite the fact that it is a famous ski resort, the average monthly listing price here is 605 Euro per sq. m. Even more shocking was the fact that the deals in the first quarter got completed here at an average price of 465 Euro per sq. m. Well, we can conclude that a really cheap property in Bulgaria is available at this skiing destination! If you are looking for other cheap Bulgarian property in ski areas you should also check out Borovets property. It also has some very good value ski properties for sale at the moment and is much closer to the capital Sofia than Bansko, thus offering a better investment potential. Borovets apartments are very popular all year round with wealthy Bulgarians living in Sofia. They often buy a holiday apartment in Borovets and visit there at the weekends and holidays.