Quest Bulgaria Property and Lifestyle Magazine

This year Bulgaria's Black Sea resorts are catching the eye of tourists from Israel. Turkey, a popular hotspot in the past with Israeli hloidaymakers has saw thousands of hotel cancellations, making Bulgaria a possible choice for a summer vacation.

According to Address real estate agency, studios and small apartments are increasingly popular, accounting for some 34% of sales. With limited supply and high demand, newly built small flats at low prices are showing strong sales.

English speakers owning a property in Bulgaria will be delighted by a new service for English language books and dvds delivered directly to your door. More than a thousand books in hardback and paperback and the same number of dvds are now available, together with a unique 'return and exchange' scheme.

A recent report from the financial experts, Creditcenter, demonstrated increased activity on mortgage lending. The credit market increased by almost 9% last month, over the previous month of January. New lending products were introduced by several banks who also eased interest rates.

The 'January Sales' may be long over, but now’s the best time to order your Black Sea Hot Tub for your Bulgarian property. Why? Because we are clearing all our 2009 stock models to make way for 2010 models arriving in April.

As thoughts turn to spring and holidays, the Guardian reports on ten new family activity holidays and includes Bulgaria as a top tip. The paper cites a multi activity trip in the Rhodope mountains to include the thrills of rock climbing, horse riding, camping and caving.