WE DIDN’T COME TO ALBANIA TO SELL REAL ESTATE
Our story with Albania began in April 2016 with a simple family trip.
After our wedding, my wife and I came here to take a break from business, see the sea and mountains, and discover a country we knew very little about at the time.
My name is Vitali Bondarik. I am the founder of Bond Investment Group and the CEO of EstateAll real estate agency.
This is the story of our journey in Albania — not another company brochure.
We arrived as tourists and ended up building our life, business and investments here. I want to tell you how that happened and why, years later, we still see opportunities in Albania’s real estate market.
On our first visit, it was the beauty of Albania that won us over. Then it was the people. And soon, as entrepreneurs, we noticed something even more important: the potential of a country that was only beginning to open up to the world.
We decided to move to Albania and obtain residence permits.
First, we bought a property to live in. Then we became interested in investing. We started studying the local real estate market, legislation, construction practices and property registration.
Within a year, we had gone from buyers to investors and realised that we wanted to build a new business here.
That trip turned into a new life, and 2016 became the beginning of the EstateAll story.
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In 2017, the company began operating fully in Albania.
Since then, we have bought and sold our own properties, negotiated with owners and developers, worked on investment projects, rentals and property management, and dealt with complex transactions and situations that no manual can teach you.
That experience shaped one of EstateAll’s core principles: real estate is not just about making a sale. It is about making the right purchase.
Today, I lead the EstateAll team and focus on developing the company’s investment projects and international partnerships.
My wife, Olga, develops AlbaniAll Travel, Rent in Albania and AlbaniAll Consulting. Together with our brokers, she runs real estate investment tours. As a lawyer and immigration consultant, she also assists clients with relocation, setting up a business, residence permits and other aspects of moving to Albania.
WE SAW ALBANIA’S POTENTIAL IN 2016. WE WERE RIGHT.
Albania’s real estate market in 2016 and the market we see today are two very different pictures.
Cities and property prices have grown. New neighbourhoods and major developments have appeared. Infrastructure continues to improve, and Albania has become increasingly visible to international buyers and investors.
We still see considerable potential here.
But today, it is no longer enough to say: I want to buy property in Albania.
The more important questions are:
And what do you want this property to do for you in three to five years?That is where our work begins.
OUR GOAL IS NOT JUST TO SELL
We believe in informed investment decisions.
That is why we even created our own course for first-time investors, Smart Investments, where we explain Albania’s real estate market and its broader economic opportunities.
We do not promise future property prices or guaranteed ROI. Nobody can know those numbers in advance.
Instead, we analyse the location, price per square metre, construction quality, infrastructure, rental demand, development of the area, documentation, liquidity and resale potential.
This is how we choose properties for our own investments.
And it is how we work with our clients’ money.
A beautiful view may help sell an apartment. But a beautiful view alone does not make it a good investment.
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF A PROPERTY PURCHASE RARELY MAKES IT INTO A REEL
The documents.
Albania’s property market is developing quickly, which makes professional checks especially important.
Who owns the property?
What exactly is being sold?
What documentation does the developer have?
What does the contract actually say?
When are payments made and on what basis?
How will ownership be registered?
These are questions that should be answered before the transaction, not after it.
The EstateAll team includes real estate brokers and agents licensed by Albania’s Ministry of Justice, lawyers, consultants and property transaction specialists.
Our international team speaks Albanian, English, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish and other languages.
More importantly, we know how to explain complicated things in plain language.
FROM A FAMILY BUSINESS TO BOND INVESTMENT GROUP
Over time, EstateAll grew beyond the boundaries of a traditional real estate agency.
Today, Bond Investment Group brings together four areas of expertise:
EstateAll — residential and commercial real estate, sales, rentals and investment projects.
Rent in Albania — property management and rental property services.
Albania Consulting — legal services, residence permits, relocation and support with moving to Albania.
AlbaniAll Travel — tourism, original guided experiences and real estate investment tours for those who want to see and understand the country before making a decision.
Together, these businesses created something we ourselves once needed: a complete journey from discovering Albania for the first time to holding the keys to your own property and building a life here.
WE STARTED FROM ZERO, TOO
We know what it feels like to arrive in Albania as foreigners.
Not knowing the language or the local rules. Looking for a home. Dealing with documents. Starting a business. Trying to understand how everything works.
We went through it ourselves.
That is why, before showing a client a property, we ask one question:
Why are you buying it?
The answer determines the city, the neighbourhood, the development and ultimately the property itself.
AND YES, WE LOVE ALBANIA
Otherwise, we probably would not have stayed here in 2016.
But loving this country does not mean believing that every new development is a good investment, every developer is the perfect partner, or every apartment by the sea will automatically increase in value.
We show our clients Albania’s advantages without ignoring the risks.
If a property does not fit the client’s goals, we look for another one.
If the documents raise questions, we investigate first.
If we do not see a sound investment case, we explain why.
Because a good investment should deliver results — not stories you later have to tell your lawyer.
In Albania, the notary plays a key role in the legal completion of a property transaction. But the work of a professional real estate broker starts much earlier: selecting the right property, verifying information, negotiating, reviewing documentation and supporting the client throughout the buying process.
That is where we see our responsibility.
ESTATEALL. WE ARE NOT JUST PASSING THROUGH.
Albania has changed dramatically since 2016.
So have we.
But our families, businesses and investments are still here. And every day, we experience this market from the inside — not through news reports or developers’ presentations.
We continue to learn and invest ourselves. And we train the EstateAll team to be more for our clients than someone who simply unlocks the door at a property viewing.
We still believe in Albania’s potential.
But today, the main question is no longer whether this market deserves your attention.
The real question is how to enter it the right way.
And if you are not yet sure whether you even need property in Albania, do not start with an apartment.
Start with Albania.
Join one of our investment tours. See the country with your own eyes. Meet us. Ask your questions.
After all, that is exactly how our own story began.
THE PRINCIPLE WE STILL WORK BY
After all these years, the principle behind EstateAll remains simple:
“Do what you love. Sell what you would buy yourself. Value the people you sell to.”
— Vitali Bondarik, Founder & CEO of EstateAll
COME AND MEET US IN VLORA
Our office is in the heart of Vlora, at the beginning of the famous Lungomare promenade.
If you are already in Albania, come and meet the EstateAll team in person. Talk to our brokers, tell us what you are looking for, ask your questions — including the difficult ones.
Sometimes the best way to understand the Albanian property market is simply to sit down with people who work in it every day.
EstateAll Office
Vlorë, Rruga Murat Tërbaçi
Tato Complex, 2nd floor, Office 11
Contact our team
EstateAll — Real Estate & Investment in Albania