| Croatia is an Eastern European success story and a | | | | the country is becoming more successful, more |
| country quickly developing an incredibly exciting real | | | | wealthy and more desirable as a place to live, work, |
| estate market into which foreign investment is free | | | | invest and holiday. |
| flowing. | | | | It is because of this perfect combination of factors |
| Since Croatia achieved independence from the | | | | that Croatia is emerging as a European real estate |
| former federal independent communist state of | | | | hotspot with demand from holiday makers for hotel |
| Yugoslavia in 1991 its democratically elected | | | | and villa accommodation, demand from second home |
| government has worked tirelessly to prove to its | | | | hunters looking for everything from apartments in |
| own people and the outside world that it is | | | | the major towns and cities to rural retreats in the |
| committed to creating an independent and successful | | | | stunning Croatian countryside and demand from |
| country. | | | | expatriates and international executives for houses |
| As a result, Croatia has joined the Partnership for | | | | and apartments to let. |
| Peace Program with NATO, the World Trade | | | | A real estate investor looking for a secure emerging |
| Organisation and the European Free Trade | | | | market with masses of potential for profit should |
| Association and is now on track for full European | | | | consider Croatia. |
| Union membership by 2007. All of these facts alone | | | | For property developers there are substantial |
| stand to prove the Croatian government's | | | | opportunities available in the tourism sector with |
| commitment to creating a competitive country with a | | | | demand for hotel accommodation outstripping supply |
| successful market economy, and all of these facts | | | | currently. For those hoping to profit from maximum |
| have resulted in many major multinational companies | | | | short term capital gains on real estate there's the |
| relocating European headquarters to competitive | | | | potential to purchase off plan properties and flip upon |
| Croatia. | | | | completion by reselling to the waiting holiday and |
| Now add to this positive data the fact that Croatia is | | | | second home market. Alternatively for those hoping |
| a stunningly beautiful country with 6,000 km of | | | | to derive an income from their overseas real estate |
| unspoilt coastline, a Mediterranean climate, mountains, | | | | investments there's the chance to let out units to |
| lakes, forests and wildlife in abundance and a rapidly | | | | the tourism market, the local market and also the |
| developing tourism industry, and hopefully you can | | | | expatriate market. |
| begin to smell the potential! | | | | Croatia offers every real estate investor the |
| As a direct result of the foreign investment flowing | | | | potential they seek from their property investment. |
| into Croatia in both the business and tourism sectors | | | | |