The Romanian residential market is experiencing a significant evolution, with notable shifts in buyer and renter priorities over the past two years, find a recent survey conducted by iO Partners in collaboration with Storia.
Industrial rents in Romania remain among the lowest in the EMEA, despite a significant 15% increase since 2019, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
The Romanian residential market has seen transactions falling by nearly 9% in the first four months of 2025 compared to the same period in the previous year. In Bucharest, the fall in deals reached 12%, according to data released by Colliers.
Bucharest's office market is experiencing a major shift, marked by limited supply and increasing rental costs for prime spaces, according to a report by Colliers.
More Romanians are looking to rent homes over higher prices and tighter lending conditions, shows a recent survey by Unlock Market Research for Colliers.
VGP registered €45.6 million worth of signed and renewed lease agreements during H1 '24, bringing total committed annualised rental income to €384.7 million.
Austria remains the most expensive country, with €4,920/sqm in 2023, followed by Germany (€4,700/sqm), France €(4,538/sqm).
The leasing volume of industrial and logistics spaces in Romania amounted to 410,500 sqm during H1 2024, down by 25% versus the same period of last year, with close to half of the total take-up recorded in Bucharest region, according to a Cushman & Wakefield Echinox report.
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
BCR recorded a net profit of RON 1.47 billion (€294 million) in H1 2025, a 12% increase from the same period last year. This performance was driven by an improved operational performance and a higher volume of customer business.
BRD-Groupe Société Générale has announced the appointment of Jean Pierre Georges Vigroux, an independent Board Member, as the Interim Chairman of its Board of Directors.
OMV Petrom registered a net profit of RON 2.08 billion (€419.7 million) in H1 2025, a 21% decrease compared to RON 2.62 billion (€528.2 million) in the same period last year.
The Romanian Ministry of Finance is conducting a new IPO for Fidelis government bonds, specifically for retail investors.
Bucharest recorded 8,639 insolvency cases between August 2024 and July 2025, which is a 32% increase compared to the previous 12-month period.