tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post5986185081498008386..comments2023-08-21T15:36:43.005+02:00Comments on Rosemary Bailey Brown's Married to a Serb Blog: Buying Property in Croatia: Real Estate PricesRosemary Bailey Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530156794927503553noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-84189677451889616042012-06-30T12:23:02.329+02:002012-06-30T12:23:02.329+02:00The only thing that baffles me is the fact that wh...The only thing that baffles me is the fact that when you buy a flat or a house in Croatia you are only getting the bricks, walls, and cement!! I wanted to buy a flat in Zagreb last year and every flat they showed me had NO kitchen, NO standard appliances (stove or fridge) bathrooms were not fully equipped and the real estate agent told me that I was getting a good deal at 1960 Euros per square meter for a 65 meter square flat a total of 127,400 euros (162,000 USD). I could buy 3 150 square meter houses in Texas with huge lots for that much money, I understand that Croatia is beautiful but is it worth that much, I just don't get it. I liked your blog Rosemary and found it interesting, I guess that the real estate agents in Croatia find us Americans to be loaded with cash and willing to pay twice the price!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-71596000738865391072012-05-04T14:03:45.571+02:002012-05-04T14:03:45.571+02:00Its 2012 and not much has changed from your 2008 i...Its 2012 and not much has changed from your 2008 input!!!<br /><br />I agree with you spot on!! there was a study conducted by a German economist and he valued the average square meter in Croatia to be around 650-800 euros!!,, and you know what the closer Croatia is getting to the EU prices are dropping. Croatian real estate is way too overpriced the problem with bubbles is that eventually at some time the bubble has to burst and Croatia has yet to see its real estate bubble burst. Only then can there be a realistic price fix on real estate rather than "what the owner thinks"!! and that has been the problem with prices ever since we switched to the Euro. I would recommend that no one buys anything until Croatia becomes an official member of the EU.. banks will then be forced to give real interest rates on mortages ( as it is in the rest of europe) and I believe that prices will go down at least another 25 percent. Many forums have depicted Croatia's real estate market to be dead money!!! the reason for this is that the resale value cannot under these current financial trends be calculated which in turn does not give any indicators as to how much one can make by buying real estate in Croatia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-78656530387783974972009-03-18T16:47:00.000+01:002009-03-18T16:47:00.000+01:00Yours story is just partly, almost non realistic a...Yours story is just partly, almost non realistic and from your vey bad experience.My experience with that topic is that croatian real estate industry is fair enough, and not expect to be low priced than other europian countries. In fact, Croatia is the most beautiful<BR/>country in hers nature from country to the sea-cost side, 1200islands and excellent food. So, I give my vote to buy real property in Croatia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-82671152188772254852009-01-06T00:17:00.000+01:002009-01-06T00:17:00.000+01:00Well, I think the prices are fair enough. If peopl...Well, I think the prices are fair enough. If people want a bunch of drunk tourists around them, they can buy in Spain for example. If Croatia would be affordable to everyone like Bulgaria, it´s wouldn´t be attractive anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-90023134686404933712008-10-29T20:21:00.000+01:002008-10-29T20:21:00.000+01:00I really enjoyed your blog. I am currently conside...I really enjoyed your blog. I am currently considering buying property in Croatia and am amazed at the "unrealistic" prices, to say the least. I love your humorous interpretation of the "real estate industry" in Croatia.Sanda Kufrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11982426443114718158noreply@blogger.com