Fri, Feb 10 2012
Investment company Global Finance plans to invest over 50 million euro in the construction of a multi-functional complex in Sofia.
The company has already bought a plot in Sofia's residential district East worth 17 million euro, investor.bg reported.
The complex will include offices, commercial and residential terrains having a total built-up area of over 40 000 sq m.
Global Finance's real estate investment fund Global Emerging Property Fund (GEPF) plans to expand its portfolio in Bulgaria and currently examines the opportunities for gaining new projects in Sofia, Varna and Plovdiv.
The company has already invested in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania. The Bulgarian investment includes supermarket chain Familia, Onda Coffee Break and ice cream producer Delta Ice Cream.
GEDF was established in 2005. The company focuses on acquiring and developing modern office and trade centres, industrial property and property management.
Global Finance is investment company with share capital participation in South Eastern Europe with offices in Sofia, Athens and Bucharest. Since its establishmebnt in 1992, the company has managed funds of over 700 million euro.
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.