Sat, Feb 11 2012
An artist's impression of the Mall of Rousse.
Photo: Economedia
The sale of another two shopping malls will be finalised by the end of 2010 or in early 2011 at the latest, according to Assen Lisev, CEO of real estate consultancy MBL/CBRE, which manages City Center Sofia.
Builders have met all municipal requirements and will also pay to renovate parks.
In most shopping malls owners are forced to lower their prices and give discounts in other to keep tenants, Stroitelstvo reports.
City Centre Sofia shop tenants want lower rents and new terms because of the ongoing crisis. They say their businesses are in jeopardy unless management relents.
Together with the new Mall Plovdiv, the chain would offer entertainment for the locals
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.