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Statistics: Growth In Volume Of Land Transactions In Estonia

Both built up and raw land in Estonia has seen a significant increase in the number of deals in the second quarter of 2011, according to Tõnu Toompark on his adaur blog. This is in direct contrast to apartment deals

Estonia Property Prices Lowest Since Downturn, Offers Increase

Positive changes in residential offer prices in Estonia as reflected in the kv.ee index are, despite positive forecasts, not apparent, with the index showing its lowest figure since the 2008-2010 crash, standing at 61.0 on 3 July, 2011, writes Tõnu

Statistics: Commercial Real Estate Investment Has Not Declined

Investments by Estonian businesses in capital assets have grown for the second quarter in a row, year on year, writes Tõnu Toompark in his adaur blog. Real estate investments (including land, buildings, facilities construction, renovation and purchase costs) have moved into

Do Apartment Ownerships In Estonia Constitute An Enterprise?

The Estonian Tax and Customs Board sometimes seems to use unlawful measures to limit the taxpayer’s right to deduct value added tax (VAT), report Law Firm LEXTAL attorney-at-law Ants Karu and lawyer Margus Reiland. Obligation to pay VAT usually lies

Estonian Housing Offer Prices Holding Back Market Index

As recently posted on this blog, a sluggish real estate market in provincial Estonia is having a deleterious effect on the Estonian housing market as a whole, as reflected in the kv.ee index. According to Tõnu Toompark’s Adaur blog, neither

Index Of Repair And Reconstruction Prices In Estonia Have Risen By 1.7 Per Cent

According to Tõnu Toompark’s Adaur blog, the price index for repair and reconstruction work in Estonia appears to be following that of construction itself, seeing a recent rise. Whilst the price index for construction work in the first quarter of

Statistics: The Ratio Of New To Existing Housing Stock

Estonian Statistics Office data for 2010 has demonstrated that some 2324 units consituted new living space, which in total represents an increase of some 0.36 per cent in the amount of housing stock. This translated to an increase in total

Statistics: No Change In Loans Interest Rates

Euro-based home loans rates have remained unchanged in the range of 3.2 to 3.4 per cent, despite small rises in the Euribor index of European lending rates since 2009, according to Tõnu Toompark on his adaur.ee blog. The monthly rate

Colliers: 2011 Best Year For Estonian Commercial Real Estate

Compared with the first quarter of 2010, the number of commerical real estate deals in Estonia has fallen by 18 per cent. However, their size and value has actually increased. The monthly average transaction value has risen by 48 per

Estonian Construction Volume Still Falling

According to Estonian Statistics Office data, the index of construction volume for the fourth quarter of 2010 fell by 4.7 per cent compared with the same period a year ago, as reported on Tõnu Toompark’s Adaur blog. Aside from the

Residential Real Estate Offers In Estonia Showing An Increase

Real estate portal KV.ee’s index of property prices in Estonia seems to be on a horizontal plane at the moment, according to Tõnu Toompark’s Adaur blog. The Index currently stands at 61.9 points, 1.7 per cent lower than this time

Euribor Increase To 1.25%: Effects On Estonian Property Market

The European Central Bank (ECB)’s decision to raise the Euribor index of lending rates to 1.25% on Thursday last (7th April) perhaps comes as no surprise, and it seems likely that further rises are due for the course of 2011.

Construction Insider: Tallinn Property Market Suffering From An Offers “Drought”

Astlanda OÜ board member Kajar Kruus has provided an interesting perspective on the current situation in the real estate market in Tallinn, the indicators and reasons behind its seeming upturn as well as shedding some light on the realities behind

Statistics: Employment on the Rise

Number of employed and unemployed persons, in thousands, per quarter

According to the Statistics Board, Estonia had a total of 593 000 employed persons as of Q4 2010. At the same time, the number of unemployed persons was 93 000. An extra 15 000 people found employment during the quarter,

Statistics: Estonian Economy Only 16 Per Cent Below Boom Years Peak

After two years of deep recession, further evidence of a return to the earlier days of economic growth, when using GDP per capita as an indicator, has been provided by Tõnu Toompark’s real estate blog. Tõnu writes that the downturn