CONTRACTS ON REAL ESTATE SALES SIGNED IN VUKOVAR

ZAGREB, Sept 17 (Hina) - Croatia's agency for mediation in real- estate transactions (APN) said in a statement on Wednesday that in the eastern town of Vukovar under the UN Transitional Administration (UNTAES) it signed sales contracts with people who submitted requests for the sale of their houses in western Slavonia. At present the owners of those houses are living in houses of displaced Croatians in the UNTAES-controlled area, and do not want to return to their houses in western Slavonia. According to the statement, the conclusion of such contracts is in line with the two-way return of the displaced and refugees. The agency has said it accepts contracts only after owners of houses to be sold could not find prospective buyers on the market and that the price is imposed by the market. Wednesday's statement has not said how many contracts have been signed in Vukovar today. (hina) jn mš 171836 MET sep 97