Nicolae Ciobanu, Managing Partner - Head of Advisory at Fortim Trusted Advisors, talked to Property Forum about the resilience of the Romanian real estate market. He highlighted that domestic capital now provides a vital stabilisation anchor, representing over a third of the investment volume while international players add essential liquidity.
Solida Capital has announced its first residential development in Romania, a boutique project in Sector 1, Bucharest, as part of a joint venture with Radox.
Romania's real estate investment market recorded a total volume of approximately €152 million in Q1 2026, in a context marked by investor caution and selective activity, according to a report prepared by Fortim Trusted Advisors, a member of the BNP Paribas Real Estate Alliance.
Bucharest recorded the highest number of residential transactions in Romania during the first two months of 2026, while Brașov emerged as the top regional market, according to analysis by Fortim Trusted Advisors, a member of the BNP Paribas Real Estate alliance, based on ANCPI data.
Vastint Romania has signed a new lease agreement with Expur for 940 sqm in Building A of Business Garden Bucharest. The oil processing company is relocating its headquarters to the modern office complex.
Romanian investors topped the commercial real estate acquisition rankings in the first nine months of 2025, according to a new report by Fortim Trusted Advisors, a member of the BNP Paribas Real Estate Alliance.
The residential market in Bucharest returned to a rhythm more in line with previous years, following the record-breaking July, according to an analysis of Fortim Trusted Advisors.
Bucharest has cemented its position as one of Europe's most affordable business hubs, ranking fourth for prime office rents, according to the latest report from BNP Paribas Real Estate.
Nicolae Ciobanu, Managing Partner – Head of Advisory at Fortim Trusted Advisors, talked to Property Forum about the firm's growth in office leasing and land transactions, as well as the outlook on rents and the role of the defense sector in boosting industrial demand going forward.
Timișoara emerged as the sole Romanian city to experience growth in the office leasing market during H1 2025, defying a national downturn, according to a report by Fortim Trusted Advisors.
The Romanian commercial real estate market saw a total investment volume of €155.8 million, with UK-based capital accounting for 68% of these deals, according to a study by Fortim Trusted Advisors, a member of the BNP Paribas Real Estate.
Investment in the hotel sector is experiencing a significant upswing, with Romania witnessing a 56% increase in 2024 versus 2023, reaching €69.3 million. This trend aligns with a broader European surge, where hotel investments reached €20.5 billion, marking a 70% rise and establishing hotels as the leading asset class.
Cluj-Napoca recorded a fourfold growth in office leasing in 2024 and was the biggest regional market for such transactions, according to a Fortim Trusted Advisors analysis.
Founded in 2002, Fortim Trusted Advisors has been controlled since December 2020 by Costin Nistor, Nicolae Ciobanu and Bogdan Cange.
KÉSZ Group has announced that its Corallis residential complex in Bucharest has already sold homes amounting to around €11.5 million, which accounts for 27% of the whole residential stock in the project.
Investors originating from Belgium had the biggest share in Romania's commercial property sector in the first eight months, according to a Fortim Trusted Advisors study.
In the first half of the year, companies in Bucharest leased 84% of the total volume of modern office space traded in the country.
The office leasing volume closed in H1 2024 grew by 0.2% compared to the same period of last year, with Bucharest seeing the biggest activity, followed by Cluj-Napoca and Timișoara, according to a report by Fortim Trusted Advisors.
Outside Bucharest, companies leased less than a fifth of the total traded area in Bucharest.
Energy company Electrica informs investors and the capital market that it has obtained the technical grid connection permits (ATR) for 17 new battery energy storage projects (BESS), with a total capacity of approximately 700 MWh.
The European Retail Banking Radar, Kearney's latest study now in its 18th edition, shows that Europe is entering a period of normalisation following the conditions of 2023–2025. For Romania, the challenge extends beyond the normalisation of interest rates.
Digi Spain has announced its intention to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the Spanish stock exchanges, aiming to raise approximately €150 million.
Romania's national electricity transmission network operator, Transelectrica, has halted scheduled maintenance shutdowns to ensure the grid operates at maximum capacity during an ongoing extreme heatwave. The preventive measures aim to mitigate operational risks associated with severe weather conditions.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Romanian measures for the national investment and development bank Banca de Investiții și Dezvoltare (BID).