Number of new constructions down
May and June 2008 recorded a decrease in newly constructed buildings in Bulgaria, Eurostat statistics showed, as quoted by Bulgarianlanguage daily Sega on August 22. Despite this, the international real estate firm Europolis advised investors to prefer buying property on the Greek peninsula Halkidiki instead of in Bulgaria.In June 2008, the construction industry in Bulgaria recorded a decrease of two per cent in comparison with May 2008, while May 2008 recorded a 1.1 per cent drop in new buildings in comparison with April 2008.