The real estate market in Slovenia is suffering from low prices

The real estate market in Slovenia is suffering from low prices

In 2012, the pace of housing construction in Slovenia slowed. The number of real estate transactions is reduced and few mortgage loans are issued. Experts predict a further decline in property prices, according ee24.com citing FriedlNews.

Total volume of the Slovenian real estate market, defined as the number of new housing, amounted to only 12.9% in 2012. The situation with low sales of new properties is aggravated by bankruptcy of construction companies and unreasonably inflated prices. On the secondary market the price level declined by 7.5%.

Note that in the first quarter of 2013 the decline in real estate prices in Slovenia amounted to 4,3% year-on-year. At the same time, in June 2013 in Slovenia there was a record for the European Union increase in the unemployment rate (from 8.8% to 11.2%).