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Property sales and rental prices moving steadily upward in Turkey

by Ray Clancy on November 24, 2011

Turkey becoming increasingly popular choice for overseas property investors

Property prices in Turkey are steadily moving upwards with the latest Residential Properties Sales Price Trends Index from REIDIN showing they increased by an average of 0.81% last month compared to September.

The price of existing homes increased 0.73% in Turkey overall, 0.32% in Adana, 0.44% in Ankara, 0.96% in Istanbul, 2.11% in Izmir and 0.45% in Kocaeli. But they fell 0.38% in Antalya and 0.76% in Bursa. [click to continue…]

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