In the fourth quarter of 2015, the average cost per square meter in Sofia for the first time exceeded the indicators of 2011 and amounted to more than ˆ800, according to news portal Bulgaria Novinite citing data from the company Bulgarian Properties.
The average cost of apartments in Sofia in 2015 amounted to ˆ815 / 1 sq. m in comparison with ˆ794 / 1 sq. m in the third quarter of 2015 and with ˆ764 / 1 sq. m in the fourth quarter of 2014. The average price of apartments in Bulgaria's capital last year amounted to ˆ70 200.
The difference between the requested price and the actual amount of the transaction has decreased to ˆ100 / 1 sq m – the lowest for many years, notes in his research of Bulgarian Properties.
"2014 was the year of the return of buyers to the market; 2015 is the year brought a noticeable improvement to the property market of Sofia, says Polina Stoykova, managing Director and head of research at Bulgarian Properties, – returned To the market confidence, including that real estate is a good investment"
Based on the data of Registration chamber, the company said that sales of apartments in Sofia increased by 8% (7541 transactions) in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014.
"In 2015, was the highest growth in the volume of real estate sales in Sofia for the last few years. In all there were 24 of 379 trades which is 17% more than 20 863 deals in 2014", – stated in the research of Bulgarian Properties.
The company expects further price increases in the capital of Bulgaria, which this year could reach 7%, and the growth of sales volumes.
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