Leasing transactions in modern office buildings in capital city Bucharest exceeded 100,000 square meters in the first half of 2025, which is lower by more than a third compared to the same period of 2024 – a sign that the market remains cautious amid both domestic and international uncertainties, according to Colliers consultants.
Romania owns approximately 11% of CEE-6 stock of modern leasable industrial spaces, a similar weight with that of five years ago, as all the markets in the region have witnessed rapid expansion, reveals a regional survey conducted by Colliers.
Romania construction field started 2025 with an 8.5% increase in the first four months from the year-earlier period, with infrastructure works posting the biggest advance, of over 15%, while the non-residential segment had an almost 2% decline, in line with data analyzed by Colliers.
Romania boasts the third fastest growth pace globally in terms of expenditure on dining out, after Turkmenistan and China, among almost 80 countries analyzed from Europe, Asia and North America, in line with Oxford Economics data quoted by Colliers.
According to Colliers, Romania's real estate investment market could return to an upward trend in the second half of 2025 provided that several major ongoing transactions are finalized and price expectations align with market demand and supply, as per an analysis by real estate consulting company Colliers.
Bucharest’s modern stock of leasable industrial and logistic spaces has expanded almost four times in the past 10 years, with Romania’s capital city now ranking 7th among the EU’s most dynamic markets and fifth in terms of growth between 2015-2025, in line with Colliers data.
Romania is increasingly attracting the interest of investors looking at CEE for industrial or office spaces, partially owing to government incentives that can cover as much as 70% of eligible costs, reads Colliers report “How Government Incentives Shape Industrial & Office Real Estate in CEE”.
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.
Bucharest office market in 2024 registered the lowest level of deliveries in the past two decades, with a single major project completed, AFI Loft, of around 16,000 square meters, reveals Colliers’ annual report.
Romania’s land market remained stable in 2024, with the volume of transactions nearing EUR450 million, similar to the level recorded in 2023, despite an economic and political climate marked by uncertainty, according to Colliers’ annual report.
Romania’s hotel market is undergoing a period of fast growth, reaching a 30-year high of over 25 overnight stays in 2024, supported by a rising number of foreign tourists and high demand for modern hotels, reveals Colliers annual report.
New house deliveries dropped by 15% last year nationwide and by over 20% in Bucharest, while demand rose by 7%, reveals Colliers annual report.
CEE office markets are undergoing a transformational process and Bucharest, beside Warsaw, Prague and Budapest, are standing out by a rising stock of green buildings and integration of sustainability standards, read Colliers’ “CEE Office Markets on the Green Path-Decarbonisation Potential” report that analyses the office markets of 11 cities in the region.
Romania real estate investments reached EUR750 million in 2024, up 58% from 2023, but a little below the past decade’s annual average of EUR800 million, in line with Colliers annual report.
Romania’s economy enters 2025 with positive long-term prospects, but with significant challenges in the year ahead, Colliers consultants predict in the report ”Top 10 Forecasts for the Romanian Real Estate Market in 2025”.
Romania houses are still among the most affordable in CEE, as average wages have risen in the past five years at a faster clip that housing market prices, reveals the latest analysis quoted by Colliers.
Romania’s real estate market is readying to end a mixed year in terms of results, characterized by strong infrastructure activity, significant investment rebound, but also a disappointing economy, with a lower-than-expected GDP increase, according to Colliers consultants.
Consumption hit an all-time high in 2024 in Romania and the market continues to present major growth opportunities should current tendencies maintain, believe Colliers consultants, as the local market boast the biggest non-food retail growth rate in the EU.
The Romanian real estate investment market ended the first three quarters of 2024 with deals worth almost EUR650 million, around three times more than in the year-earlier period, registering the biggest deal activity growth in the region, in line with Colliers data.
Romania’s construction sector reached record highs in 2023 and 2024, backed by strong private demand for certain property segments and a significant increase in public investments, but 2025 is expected to be challenging, as per an analysis of real estate consulting firm Colliers regarding the evolution of the real estate market in the first six months of 2024.