Fri, Feb 10 2012
Spanish company Ferry Group will invest nearly one billion euro in one real estate and one energy project.
The company focused its investment plans on tourism, real estate and agriculture as the key economy sectors in Bulgaria, head of Ferry Group Manuel Ferry Sanchez said.
The value of each project can reach up to 500 million euro, investor.bg reported.
The real estate project initially included the construction of only a golf course near Sofia region village of Kutina. Planned investment later increased to between 400 to 500 million euro.
Besides the golf course the company plans to develop an entire satellite village, offering apartments, villas and one-family houses. The village will feature a big five-star hotel and sports facilities and will cover an area of nearly 400 000 sq m.
Ferry Group's Green Energy project envisions the cultivation of tree species for obtaining biomass and processing refuse plant products for the production of eco-fuel.
The company will search for suitable terrains for the project near the towns of Vidin, Montana and Lom.
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.