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Buying Pre-construction in Croatia
Date: 05/16/2008Saturday, May 17, 2008
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The Croatian real estate market has matured over the last few years. Prices appreciated rapidly as Europeans came in and bought coastal properties and farmhouses to renovate. The expectation was that there would also be new construction, but new development was stalled for several years as the government revamped its planning approval process. While the government was fine-tuning the rules, the only new homes available were small apartment buildings that were outside of the planning requirements.
Today, the options for new construction have multiplied, and buying pre-construction is again an option for investing on the coast of Croatia. While you can buy with the idea of flipping before closing, it probably makes more sense to hold onto your apartment and rent it out.
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Read OnAll in a name: Setting up a company in Croatia
Date: 08/06/2007If you’re thinking of investing in Croatia and want to take advantage of this country’s pre-EU membership status, the first step is to form a Croatian limited liability company.
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Date: 07/31/2007
Croatia is often dubbed "the Mediterranean as it used to be" or "the new Tuscany." But are the accolades justified?
Undoubtedly, the country deserves all the recent media attention. No mega-resorts, few concrete high-rises and graced with more than 1,100 islands, its coastline truly is idyllic.
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Date: 07/23/2007It’s cherry harvest time in Rovinj, Istria. Many town gardens boast at least one tree, and my landlord has urged me to help myself.
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