Retail developers maintain intense activity nationwide, focusing both on developing retail parks and on standalone stores operated by major retailers.
AFI Europe has purchased the myhive Victoriei building in central Bucharest from Immofinanz for around €27 million. The new owner plans to turn the existing office building into a mixed-use project, with the conversion permit already secured.
The construction sector has reached historic highs, driven by massive EU fund investments and a quite active private sector.
Colliers: Logistics and industrial sectors remain in high demand for commercial property transactions.
The residential market started 2024 on a strong note, with an 18% increase in residential transactions in Bucharest in the first quarter compared to the same period last year.
Investment in production machinery and military equipment in Romania increased by 80% last year compared to the pre-pandemic period.
The hybrid working system has remained in practice in many companies even after the end of the pandemic, but the number of employees returning to the office is growing.
The first quarter of 2024 ended with real estate investments in Romania totalling €202 million, up 69% compared to the first three months of 2023.
In the rest of the country, however, demand in the residential market has seen an even higher increase of 19%.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles are no longer just a trend or a buzzword, but rather becoming the norm in the Romanian real estate market.
The management and maintenance costs of the office buildings in Colliers Romania's Asset Services portfolio increased by 9% last year compared to 2022.
The number of Romanian tourists staying in the country's hotels reached almost 7 million in 2023.
2023 ended with solid activity levels for industrial and logistics, with some 770,000 square meters of leasing deals closed.
13% of Romanians aged between 18 and 55 in urban areas are renters and around 18% share a home they do not own with parents
PPC Blue, the electric mobility division of the PPC Group in Romania, has acquired the Hermes Flow network with 116 charging points to expand its national infrastructure.
Romania's consolidated general budget recorded a deficit of €21.8 billion (RON 108.87 billion) in the first ten months of 2025, representing 5.72% of GDP. This marks a decrease of €110 million compared to the same period in 2024, when the deficit stood at 6.22% of GDP.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is participating in a €43 million loan by Raiffeisen Bank Romania to Altex Romania, the country's leading electro-IT retailer.
Romanian entrepreneurial group Agroland, active in retail, agribusiness, food production and animal nutrition, continues its expansion strategy by opening two new stores in Mega format in Odorheiu Secuiesc and Orăștie. With these openings, the Mega network reaches 36 units nationwide.
Although heat pump technology for heating and cooling is increasingly present in public discussions, the actual level of knowledge and usage remains low in Romania, according to research conducted for the despre-energie.ro platform, a project by E.ON and Delgaz Grid companies.