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Sofia City Hall Registers 350 Unsafe Buildings

The Bulgarian capital Sofia currently has about 350 unsafe and dangerous buildings, according to the city's Chief Architect, Petar Dikov.

Business » Properties | October 27, 2010, Wednesday // 11:30 | Viewed: 2895

Green Shoots of Revival for Bulgaria Construction Sector 'Next Year'

A mix of global slow-down, restricted financing and withdrawing investors have brought Bulgaria's construction sector to a stalemate, but entrepreneurs hope that the first green shoots of revival will emerge in the spring next year.

Business » Properties | October 26, 2010, Tuesday // 14:30 | Viewed: 2449

Doldrums Prompt Glut of Frozen Residential Projects in Sofia

A mix of an economic slow-down, overconstruction and bankrupt investors have led to a sharp increase in the number of frozen residential projects in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, data shows.

Business » Properties | October 24, 2010, Sunday // 13:28 | Viewed: 2397

FT: Investors Be Wary of Bulgarian Resorts

Real estate analysts are advising potential investors to avoid Bulgaria's beach and winter resorts, Financial Times writes Saturday.

Business » Properties | October 23, 2010, Saturday // 09:45 | Viewed: 3008

Bulgaria's Apartment Prices Up by 6% in 2010 Q3

The average apartment price in Bulgaria declined by 6% in July-September 2010, year-on-year, according to data of the National Statistical Institute.

Business » Properties | October 22, 2010, Friday // 18:08 | Viewed: 7362

Sofia City Hall Takes Over Notorious 'Spartak' Swimming Pool

The Sofia City Council has decided that the City Hall should take over the management of the notorious Spartak Swimming pool.

Business » Properties | October 21, 2010, Thursday // 12:55 | Viewed: 4083

Road to Bulgaria's 'Customs Agents Village' Built with EU Funds

The order to build the notorious vacation village "Arda," better known as The Customs Agents Village, was signed in 2000 by the then Regional Minister, Evgeni Chachev.

Business » Properties | October 20, 2010, Wednesday // 18:19 | Viewed: 2758

Milka Gecheva Heads Bulgarian Construction Control Agency

Milka Gecheva is the new Head of the State Agency for National Construction Control, according to a cabinet report published Wednesday.

Business » Properties | October 20, 2010, Wednesday // 17:04 | Viewed: 2508

Sofia Office Market Sees Signs of Recovery

After a period of relatively low activity, the Bulgarian capital Sofia is seeing signs of recovery in the office market, according to a survey by Colliers International.

Business » Properties | October 19, 2010, Tuesday // 09:29 | Viewed: 2272

Sofia Ranks Next to Paris, Brussels in Office Construction Volume

Bulgaria's capital Sofia has made its way into the top ten office markets in Europe and the Middle East in terms of construction volume to be built by 2012, according to a survey by Colliers International.

Business » Properties | October 17, 2010, Sunday // 14:01 | Viewed: 2727

Sofia Logistics Market Vacancy Rate Up to 10% Q3

The logistics market in Sofia region registered new stock increase of 12,684 sq.m., while the vacancy rate went up to 9.24% in the third quarter of 2010, shows a research by Forton, a property advisory company.

Business » Properties | October 17, 2010, Sunday // 08:39 | Viewed: 3052

Bulgaria Tax Agency: Sofia Outshines Varna in Luxury Properties

A luxurious house with a lake, located in a village near the Bulgarian city of Varna, has impressed the National Revenue Agency (NRA) the most during the probes of upscale real estate at the Black Sea coast.

Business » Properties | October 13, 2010, Wednesday // 16:20 | Viewed: 8249

Bulgarian Tax Agents Hit on Beach Property from 'Above'

The National Revenue Agency (NRA) is continuing the probes of upscale real estate in Bulgaria, now aiming at the Black Sea coast.

Business » Properties | October 13, 2010, Wednesday // 10:26 | Viewed: 2274

Bulgarian Prosecutor Hits on Local 'Beverly Hills'

The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv is currently conducting 36 individual probes in the nearby villages of Markovo and Belashtitsa.

Business » Properties | October 12, 2010, Tuesday // 16:30 | Viewed: 4793

Residential Properties Prices in Sofia Stable

Prices of properties in Sofia have been stabilized, according to data from Bulgarian real estate agency "Bulgarian Properties" and credit holding "Creditex & Hypocredit.

Business » Properties | October 12, 2010, Tuesday // 15:13 | Viewed: 2280

Bulgaria's Haskovo DA Launches Luxury Real Estate Probe

The Regional Prosecutor's Office in the southern city of Haskovo has launched its own probe of the illegal luxury villa complex on the banks of the Ivaylovgrad dam.

Business » Properties | October 12, 2010, Tuesday // 12:42 | Viewed: 3596

Raiffeisen Zentralbank Eyes Mall Varna Owner

Austria's biggest banking group Raiffeisen Zentralbank Austria AG has approached the Bulgarian antitrust commission for permission to acquire a full stake in Miller Mall Varna, which owns Mall Varna in the eponymous northern Black Sea city.

Business » Properties | October 12, 2010, Tuesday // 10:38 | Viewed: 6014

Bulgarian Retail Chain to Invest in Cash and Carry Stores

The Bulgarian retail chain Piccadilly is planning to invest BGN 100 M in the development of a new "cash and carry" chain by 2013.

Business » Properties | October 12, 2010, Tuesday // 10:20 | Viewed: 5695

Sofia City Hall with Parallel 'Mansions' Probe

The majority of the buildings filmed by the Bulgarian National Revenue Agency (NRA) lack permits for their use and their owners failed to pay taxes to the Sofia City Hall even though they occupy these homes for years.

Business » Properties | October 11, 2010, Monday // 10:39 | Viewed: 5060

Bulgarian Govt to Tear Down Illegal Luxury Villa Resort

Bulgaria's PM has vowed to either confiscate, or destroy a wholly illegally luxury villa complex on the banks of the Ivaylovgrad water reservoir.

Business » Properties | October 9, 2010, Saturday // 16:21 | Viewed: 3889

Bulgarian Properties Deemed Top Investment in Ukraine

The Bulgarian real estate market is booming and is one of the most attractive investment opportunities, according to the Ukrainian business edition UBR.

Business » Properties | October 6, 2010, Wednesday // 18:54 | Viewed: 3575
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