Real estate analysts: old apartments are still too expensive; Analiştii imobiliari: apartamentele vechi sunt încă prea scumpe
Even if the prices of the old apartments from Bucharest have lowered in the past six months with almost 50%, reaching at the present time an average level of EUR 40,000 for a studio situated in Militari, the foreign consultants say that the prices are still too high. A year ago, the price was of almost EUR 70,000. “A studio in Militari should not cost more than EUR 25,000-30,000. For people to afford a two room apartment, the price should be of Even if the prices of the old apartments from Bucharest have lowered in the past six months with almost 50%, reaching at the present time an average level of EUR 40,000 for a studio situated in Militari, the foreign consultants say that the prices are still too high. A year ago, the price was of almost EUR 70,000. “A studio in Militari should not cost more than EUR 25,000-30,000. For people to afford a two room apartment, the price should be of
Chiar dacă preţurile apartamentelor vechi din Bucureşti au scăzut în ultimele şase luni cu aproape 50%, ajungând în prezent la un nivel mediu de 40.000 de euro pentru o garsonieră situată în cartierul Militari, consultanţii străini spun că preţurile sunt încă prea mari. Acum un an, preţul era de aproape 70.000 de euro. „O garsonieră în Militari nu poate costa mai mult de 25.000 – 30.000 de euro. Pentru ca lumea să-şi permită un apartament cu două camere, preţul ar trebui să fie undeva la 40.000 – 50.000 de euro. Majoritatea preţurilor vor rămâne aşa sau vor mai scădea. Acum, investitorii şi proprietarii şi-au dat seama că în anii trecuţi pierduseră contactul cu realitatea când cereau preţuri foarte mari. Lumea încă aşteaptă să scadă preţurile şi nu sunt semne că va fi mai bine", a declarat Ilias Papageorgiadis, directorul companiei de servicii imobiliare More.
Astfel, ca aceasta garsonieră să ajungă la preţul specificat de consultantul grec, ar trebui să mai scadă cu încă cel puţin 25%. În urmă cu două săptămâni, Adrian Crivii, directorul general al companiei de evaluare Darian, declarase pentru Gândul că preţurile apartamentelor vechi din locaţii bune vor mai scădea cu 5-10% şi cu încă 15-20% cele situate la marginea Bucureştiului.
Nici locuinţele noi nu scapă de scăderi: o reducere de până la 15% le aşteaptă şi pe ele. Unii dezvoltatori au umblat deja la preţuri, o parte dintre aceştia doar pentru a se încadra în măsura autorităţilor de a reduce taxa pe valoarea adăugată (TVA) de la 19% la 5%. Papageorgiadis mai spune că sunt foarte puţini oameni care mai cumpără apartamente, iar acest lucru nu se va schimba până băncile nu vor micşora dobânzile. „Nu suntem într-o situaţie în care preţurile să scadă rapid, dar vor scădea într-un ritm mai lent şi se vor stabiliza undeva la sfârşitul acestui an sau începutul lui 2010. Cine găseşte acum o oportunitate ar face bine să profite de ea", mai spune grecul.
Gandul.ro
Autor: Andrada Ghira
approx. EUR 40,000-50,000. Most prices shall remain the same or they shall decrease. Now, investors and owners have realized that in the past years, they had lost contact with reality, when they used to ask really big prices. People are still waiting for the prices to drop, and there are no signs for the better” stated Ilias Papageorgiadis, Manager of the real estate company More.
Thus, for this studio to end up with the price specified by the Greek consultant, it should drop with at least 25%. Two weeks ago, Adrian Crivii, the General Manager of the Darian assessment company, had declared for Gandul that the prices of the old apartments situated at good locations shall drop by 5-10% and by 15-20% for those situated at the outskirts of Bucharest.
The new housing units can’t get away without discounts either: a discount of up to 15% is going to expect them as well. Some developers have already adjusted their prices, part of them just for observing the measure applied by the authorities to reduce the value added tax (VAT) from 19% to 5%. Papageorgiadis also says that there are only a few people still purchasing apartments, and this shall not change until the interests shall lower. “We are not in the situation where the prices shall lower rapidly, but they shall lower at a certain pace and they shall stabilize at the end of the year or at the beginning of 2010. If somebody finds an opportunity now, he should better take advantage of it”, said the Greek.
Author: Andrada Ghira
“Gandul” Newspaper
approx. EUR 40,000-50,000. Most prices shall remain the same or they shall decrease. Now, investors and owners have realized that in the past years, they had lost contact with reality, when they used to ask really big prices. People are still waiting for the prices to drop, and there are no signs for the better” stated Ilias Papageorgiadis, Manager of the real estate company More.
Thus, for this studio to end up with the price specified by the Greek consultant, it should drop with at least 25%. Two weeks ago, Adrian Crivii, the General Manager of the Darian assessment company, had declared for Gandul that the prices of the old apartments situated at good locations shall drop by 5-10% and by 15-20% for those situated at the outskirts of Bucharest.
The new housing units can’t get away without discounts either: a discount of up to 15% is going to expect them as well. Some developers have already adjusted their prices, part of them just for observing the measure applied by the authorities to reduce the value added tax (VAT) from 19% to 5%. Papageorgiadis also says that there are only a few people still purchasing apartments, and this shall not change until the interests shall lower. “We are not in the situation where the prices shall lower rapidly, but they shall lower at a certain pace and they shall stabilize at the end of the year or at the beginning of 2010. If somebody finds an opportunity now, he should better take advantage of it”, said the Greek.
Author: Andrada Ghira
“Gandul” Newspaper, 04.06.2009