Fri, Feb 10 2012
The market of mortgaged residential and commercial property in 2007 experienced a slight decrease as compared to sales figures for 2006.
The most frequent reason for the sale of mortgaged properties is the inability of owners to pay their monthly installments, investor.bg reported.
Only 30 mortgaged properties are currently offered on the market in Sofia and their number in the past six months remains unchanged.
Sufficient demand for mortgaged property was registered in the coastal cities of Bourgas and Varna in the middle of 2006. Such offers are missing in 2007.
The largest number of mortgaged properties offered on the market in smaller Bulgarian towns was registered in Pleven. Nearly 10 two and three-bedroom apartments are currently offered in Pleven.
The number of mortgaged residential properties in Sofia is twice as high as in Pleven. In contrast to other cities, mortgaged properties in the capital are located far from the centre.
According to agent predictions the mortgage market will remain unchanged in 2007.
Average market prices of homes in Sofia fell by one per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the same period of 2010, according to the Raiffeisen Real Estate Index, as quoted by Klasa daily.
Proportionately, the number of transactions in leva increased as people reacted to speculation that the euro would disappear.
Nearly all banks are ready to finance between 80 per cent and 90 per cent of the price of a home, provided it is a good building in a large city, Bulgarian daily says.
Property prices in Bulgaria were five to 10 per cent lower in 2011 than in 2010, while initial estimates for this year are that they will remain largely unchanged, with transactions remaining at ‘crisis levels’.
Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia ranks 17th, report says, quoting Global Property Guide.