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.
In a decade of activity on the local market, RE/MAX Romania has grown into a national network of 60 franchises and 700 real estate consultants.
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.
Despite initial challenges, Romania's residential real estate market demonstrated resilience throughout 2023, setting the stage for a promising outlook in 2024.
The EU unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.0% in 2025, up from 5.9% in 2024, according to new data covering people aged 15-74 in the labour force, according to Eurostat.
Romanians spent €63 million in cinemas in 2025, a record level for the local market, reflecting a 7% increase compared with 2024, while the number of admissions remained stable at 11.2 million, according to data from the Romanian Film Center analysed by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
The rapid development of online commerce in recent years has transformed locker networks from an alternative delivery solution into an essential component of Romania's logistics infrastructure, according to representatives of Keba Romania, a provider of infrastructure and technology solutions for logistics, banking services and electric mobility.
Romania's National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis (CNSP) has cut its 2026 economic growth forecast by 0.9 percentage points to just 0.1%, down from the previous 1% projection, citing current macroeconomic conditions.
Enexus, a renewable energy development and construction company, entered 2026 with 210 MW under active construction across Romania, while securing an additional 195 MW pipeline with an estimated value of approximately €150 million.