Bulgarian estate agents suggest that in the region of 261,000 property transaction will have taken place by the end of 2006.

If accurate, this number of property dealings, which was reported by agents during a Southeast European economic forum, would represent a reported 122% increase compared to sales figures for 2001.
It was also revealed that property worth more than €8bn was sold in Bulgaria during 2005, with nearly €1bn worth of investment coming from Bulgarians living overseas.