Postcard from Croatia: On European integration, earthquakes & an evolving property market
Despite joining the Euro and Schengen zone, Croatia's property market saw a decline in both international and domestic buyer demand last year. But Ivan Varat of San Patrik Real Estate anticipates 'a long-term increase in foreign investors' from this year.
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Ivan Varat
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Ivan Varat is Founder & Managing Director of Zagreb-based San Patrik Real Estate, a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (Leading RE).
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