With a growing reputation as a great place for stag parties, Riga is a popular destination for weekend pleasure seekers, but also on offer are eclectic architecture, historic monuments and a wonderful Old Town. So, is Riga the Bangkok of the Baltic, or does its appeal lie deeper than that?

For many years Balkan property was not even on the radar of international investors, but it seems that prosperity is growing in the Balkans with news that Montenegro, Croatia and Albania are all showing signs of growth even in these troubled times and we believe here at Nubricks that property for sale in the Balkans looks set to follow in the footsteps of their northern cousins the Baltic States.

Is Europe’s Last Dictator Bowing To Capitalism? After seeing next door neighbours Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia enjoying the fruits of having attracted massive inflows of foreign investment, it seems Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko, wants in and is set to ease the heavy restrictions which have all but cut off foreign investment into this Eastern European country. However, the transition from closed market to just a partially open market will not be as smooth as in other former Eastern Block countries which may make investing in property in Belarus a hair-raising experience for speculative overseas property investors seeking to turn a quick profit.

EU ascension seems to be a sure-fire way to boost your real estate prices and three members of the Baltic State are actively generating strong interest in attractive off-plan investments.  Former Soviet controlled Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all joined NATO and the European Union in 2004 with their investment appeal further increased as Ryanair and Easyjet started to offer low cost city connections.

Hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002 also played a major part in putting Tallinn, Estonia’s capital city on the map. According to the Telegraph, Estonia was Europe’s property hotspot last year with an annual survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ...