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WORDS BY LAURA LATHAM
Bulgaria’s brave face
THE BULGARIAN PROPERTY MARKET MIGHT HAVE HAD A TOUCH OF BAD PRESS LATELY BUT IT DOESN’T SEEM TO HAVE STOPPED PEOPLE WANTING TO OWN THERE. According to data from the country’s National Statistical Institute, house prices continued to rise by an average of 5.4% over 2007 with Sofia, the capital, […]

Why France is set to become a nation of property owners, and the real state of the Spanish housing market.

The German market finally gets a jump and why property in Turkey should be gobbled up.

Danish prices take a tumble, the Czech Republic prepares for a property boom, and Europe eyes America’s market with caution.

The Alpine revolution THE WINTER OF 2006/2007 SAW ONE OF THE WARMEST STARTS TO THE SKI SEASON FOR MANY YEARS, and although snow fell in time for the school holidays, constant talk of global warming is leading ski resorts to review their strategies.

WHILE NEW-BUILD PROPERTY IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS SPAIN AND POLAND HAS BEEN GRABBING THE HEADLINES, MUCH OF THE OFF-PLAN SECTOR IN FRANCE HAS BEEN IGNORED.

RECENT MILD WEATHER MAY HAVE PUT A DAMPER ON SKI HOLIDAYS BUT IT DOESN’T SEEM TO BE STOPPING SALES OF MOUNTAIN HOMES.

PROPERTY OWNERS IN PARIS ARE WITNESSING A BOOM AS A SHORTAGE IN THE SUPPLY OF RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION IS PUSHING PRICES UP FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY “OOH LA LA”.