Bucharest is bracing for another year of low residential deliveries, mirroring the trend observed in 2024. Approximately 18,000 new homes are expected to be completed in Bucharest and its surrounding areas in 2025, according to a report by SVN Romania.
Sales of houses and apartments increased by 7.6% in Bucharest and Ilfov region, in 2024, compared to 2023, according to an analysis by SVN Romania. During the same period, national sales increased by 6.6%.
Residential deliveries in the Bucharest-Ilfov region were down 23% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period of last year, according to a report by SVN Romania. The agency estimated last spring that this year could bring the lowest number of new homes delivered in the past five years.
Romanian developer Alsin Management said it will invest €20 million in the second phase of its residential project First Estates Pipera, with the completion date set for the spring of 2025.
The Romanian government has approved a new state aid scheme with a total budget of RON 578 million (up to €150 million) to assist large energy consumers in Romania.
Romania's unemployment rate at the end of February 2025 was 3.37%, a decrease of 0.01 percentage points compared to the previous month.
Electrica saw a net profit of RON 376.5 million (€75.5 million) in 2024, down 39.3% compared to 2023, while its operating revenues totaled RON 10.87 billion (€2.1 billion).
Romania's Ministry of Finance successfully raised RON 75 million (€15 million) from commercial banks on Friday.
Distribuție Energie Oltenia (DEO), the electricity distribution company part of Evryo Group, has signed a large scale syndicated loan.