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.
A similar level of the instalment/wage ratio was registered in 2022, when the average instalment for a mortgage loan granted in Bucharest held a percentage of 44%.
The highest annual increase in home sales among the five largest regional residential markets in Romania was recorded in Iasi, with an increase of 38.1%.
Mortgage loans totaling €7.3 billion were granted in Romania during the first 10 months of 2024, up by 43% compared to the same period of last year, according to an analysis by SVN Romania.
Romanian football player Florin Tănase and FIFA agent Florin Vulturar have jointly started the development of a new residential project in Pipera, located in the northern region of Bucharest.
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.
Mortgage loans worth €5.5 billion were granted in total at a national level in the first eight months of 2024, up 49% compared with the same period of last year, according to data from the National Bank of Romania (NBR).
The former Eva retail property located in downtown Bucharest, on Magheru Boulevard, is occupied by Mega Image and has a leasable area of approximately 1,700 square meters.
The first phase of First Estates Pipera, comprising 232 apartments, has already been sold in a proportion of over 95%. The delivery of the units to the buyers is in progress.
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.
Nobis Gardens is a luxury residential project, comprising only villas, where the first phase will be delivered by the end of 2024, and the second phase in mid-2025.
Iasi became, for the first time, the most important regional residential market, after Bucharest – Ilfov region, considering the number of home sales in H1 2024.
The areas located in the northern parts of the city will continue to attract the most residential developments, with almost 40% of new housing supply located here.
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.
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).