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House prices in Malta fell even further this year, according to the country’s latest figures, improving investors’ chances of picking up a property bargain.
The report, published by The Central Bank of Malta, found that house prices fell by 2.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2011. The drop in the residential property price index was the second quarterly dip in a row, making Malta increasingly more attractive for holiday home buyers.
The fall in property prices is mainly attributed to the reduced value of terraced housing, adds OPP, which has decreased by 6.1 per cent year-on-year. But other properties have become more affordable too, with townhouses and villas also falling by 12.8 per cent from 2010.
The Tigne Point development in Malta has sold 10 units in past 6 weeks as “astute investors look for a country with stability, a growing economy, good residency conditions and the ability to earn capital growth and repatriate funds easily”, James Vassallo, the company's senior sales and marketing manager told OPP.
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