Returns on investment in real estate in Bulgaraia stand at 71% in second quarter, compared with the respective period a year ago, which ranks our country second in Europe, according to research carried out by real estate agency Assetz.

The leading position is once again held by Polnad, where property prices increased 100% in second quarter, compared with 2006 2Q.

As a whole the tendency in Bulgaria is towards a slow down in real estate prices, especially in popular tourist destinations as Sunny Beach and Bansko, where too many properties are offered on the market.

Accroding to experts, real estate prices in countries like Bulgaria and Poland cannot continue to rise that fast any more, and their slow down and return to more realistic levels is a matter of time.

Suprisingly Great Britain ranks third in the chart. Prices there are continuing to rise, and the increase in second quarter stands at 68%, compared to a year ago. Great Britain is followed by France, where investors' returns stand at 59% in second quarter.