A total of 56 real estate investment trusts (REIT) are currently traded on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, Profit.bg found out.

On April 14 their market capitalization stood at 1.69 billion leva (864 million euros), which is 7.62% of the total value of Bulgarian public companies.

Number one in terms of market capitalization is Singular REIT (650 million leva, 332 million euros). 7 shares changed hands on te position yesterday at 1,000 leva a piece.

The market value of three other REITs tops 100 million leva – these are Elana Agricultural Land Opportunity, Sopharma Properties and Bulgaria Real Estate Fund REIT.

Six companies have a market value of more than 50 million leva – Fair Play Properties, Advance Terrafund, Universal Properties, ERG Capital-3. Prime Properties and BenchMark Fund Properties.

The capitalization of another 21 REITs is at little over 10 million leva.

As we informed yesterday, 87 public companies on BSE have not been traded at all so far this year. 10 of these are real estate investment trusts.

8 new REITs will be listed on BSE in the following months – Bulgarie Reserve Properties, Dit Property, Zeth Properties Investment Fund, Lev Invest, City Properties, Sopharma Buildings, Turin Properties, and Ulpina.

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