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Real Estate In Bucharest During “Crisis”

Bucharest Expat — Sat, 08 May 2010 15:06:58 +0000

As our primary expertise is in real estate, we are of course interested in the local property market. How is the local real estate market handling the crisis? How is the market dealing with the “faux” recovery and the turmoil in surrounding countries? These are some of the questions where if you ask 100 people then you’ll get 100 different answers (and depending on the 100 people chosen you may possibly get more than 100 different answers).

A side note that is paramount in some real estate values; the PRE elections are playing a role here… especially in sector 2 near Decebel, Stefan, and Mihai Bravu. If you’ve driven around a bit you have to try really hard to miss the commie buildings draped in tarp and flush with scaffolding. You’ll see a total of 8 color schemes being used on these buildings, with some sealant foam, some pressure washing, and some slight rehabilitation, these buildings are getting a new lease on life. Could this possibly be politically motivated in some way?? Nooo of course not…. But none the less, curb appeal plays a very important role in the values of the units in that particular building as well as surrounding buildings.

Communist Style Building "Before" painting

When I was here a few years back, I feared I may have missed getting in at the beginning (or relatively close to the beginning) of the big wave of appreciation that came with the formal announcement of EU “acceptance”. I actually began looking in Cluj and elsewhere for different property opportunities (the Nokia establishment was a big draw, as was the “college town aspect”) because I suspected that the smaller cities in Romania would follow suit. It was then that a 1 or 2 bedroom flat in the best areas of Bucharest could be had for around 130,000 Euros. Tipping the scales were some ultra-luxurious smaller units in Dorobanti for 250,000, but for the big picture, I tossed out the ultra-highs, as well as the scummier areas of town. I basically stayed within sectors 1 & 2, with a small piece of sector 5 that was interesting to me value wise.

Communist Style Building "After" painting

Fast forward to today… do we see prices hovering around where they were prior to the “boom”? New construction has picked up again, prices have fallen in some sectors, however seem to follow no distinct “pattern”.

Do we have another great wave to ride?

I hear so many people telling me I am crazy for wanting to buy as much well placed, potential- laden property that I can (including suburb land) but I really believe we are heading for a big upswing pretty soon… within the next 2 years. There is indeed a lot of money coming into Bucharest (from Romanians that have left and come back, to Arab influx, as well as many American and English expats). Is it what Bucharest was expecting as far as foreign investment? Doesn’t matter.

Remember…. 80% of the crisis is in peoples minds… but it is these people that influence the purchasing habits of the whole.

Buy low, sell high. Yes we may have a bit more to fall, but the sure thing is we ARE lower now than we will be in the future. Get in now, continue to get in, until you start to reap the rewards of the climb. Then stop “getting in” and begin the transition back out. This is so simple people. Forget all the other “strange elements” and make the decision to at least move forward.

An interesting point however: the suburbs are growing. Becoming more westernized? There WILL be urban sprawl, which will leave the less desirably properties in the city in a bit of a pinch, but as always it will swing back and forth. Just position yourself properly and you’ll benefit from both Urban and Suburban property. I originally thought the high end market was toast, and would continue to feel the hit from both the crisis and the sprawl, but I have since revised my way of thinking. The wealthy is a growing class. Keep this in mind when purchasing. You may not believe it now, as we are surrounded by, and bombarded with the scarcity mindset of cashflow, but again, 80% mental.

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Swarovski Mercedes

Bucharest Expat — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:09:56 +0000

For your daily dose of Bucharest Humor… Whether you’ve been in Bucharest for a while, are just arriving, or have read some of the posts and articles in depth within this site, then you’re probably very familiar with the gaudy-materialism way of being for a “select few” in Bucharest. From the “parking lot” display of Â the “I traded my apartment for a Bentley” crowd in Dorobanti to the “luxury sportswear” display of Bucharest’s nouveau riche, the end of ridiculousness seems to be nowhere in sight.

You’ve seen the mobs of people in the malls surrounding the Swarovski Crystal stores during the Holidays and heard about the Swarovski Crystal Swine Flu masks prominently displayed in the media by Oana Zavoranu, now what will be the next big “trendy” luxury thingamabob in Bucharest??? Maybe the Mercedes SL600 Swarovski Crystal Edition?

Sure enough it’s on the way. In the following pics you’ll see various images of the SL600 cars “encrusted” with over 300,000 of this popular new item. These two cars are on display at the Tokyo Auto show for the SECOND year in a row, from an automotive accessory company named Garson D.A.D.

So let’s have a vote.. do you think we’ll see a “Swarovski” car pushing its way through all the flat black BMW’s and Bentleys anytime soon? Who knows. But you heard it here first!

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Recommended Hospital

Bucharest Expat — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:07:57 +0000

Floreasca hospital, over near Dorobanti, at the corner of Stefan cel Mare, is probably one of the “better” hospitals I’ve been to. Now, granted, I have only been to Pantelimon hospital once prior to this one, and it was really horrible. The doctors were a*#holes, the cleanliness was on par with a trash center, people were noisy and wandering in the hall… I felt I would get healthier just sitting at home doing nothing. Well, two days ago I fell off an ATV in Arges, and got pretty bruised up, so, as the medical center in Curtea de Arges was closed this late at night (11pm) we drove the extra distance back to Bucharest to go to a hospital here. I called some friends and we decided the best place for me to go was Floreasca Hospital Address: Calea Floreasca 8, district 1, BucharestÂ Tel.: (+4) 021 317.01.21 because it was supposed to be “nice”. Whatever that meant. Well, when I got there, I had two great staff assist me out of the car (onto a rolling bed, as it hurt pretty bad to walk) and wheel me immediately into radiology for x-rays. Literally 15 minutes later I was complete with 4 x-rays, and in with the Doctor (a very nice Dr. named Ioni) and he talked for about another 15 minutes, in perfect english, making sure I understood the situation, and how to take the medications he was prescribing me. Total cost? Zero. I did however leave some “tips” I guess you’d call it… as I believe I will be back there in the future for “who knows what”. What are some other medical experiences everyone out there have had?

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