Bucharest is emerging as a key luxury retail destination in CEE, supported by rising purchasing power, growing tourism (over one million foreign tourists spent at least one night in the capital in 2025), and consolidation of prime high street locations, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

Real estate investor GTC has leased over 150,000 sqm of commercial space in 2025 across 30 office complexes and six shopping centres in CEE.

Charles Montgomery, author of Happy City and ranked among the world's 100 most influential urbanists, will be the international keynote speaker at Tilia – Romanian Cities Summit on April 23-24 in Iași. This marks Montgomery's first visit to Romania.

Real estate developer RRG Real Estate Group has signed a €7.8 million financing agreement with tbi bank to complete the first stage of the Lakeside11 residential complex in northern Bucharest.

The modern office stock in Romania's main regional cities totals approximately 1.08 million sqm, with developers delivering no new projects in these markets over the past two years, according to a new report by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

Romania's office investment market recorded its strongest first quarter in a decade, with transactions totalling approximately €130 million, according to Colliers data. This represents more than triple the average for January-March periods over the past 10 years and signals renewed investor interest despite economic and geopolitical uncertainties.

Iulius and Atterbury Europe have begun construction on Rivus Cluj-Napoca, Romania's largest urban reconversion real estate development.

The Romanian residential market is currently navigating a complex boomerang effect as construction costs remain resilient despite previous forecasts of a decline, according Dr. Sebastian Sipos-Gug, analyst for Romania at Eastern European Construction Forecasting Association (EECFA).

Construction costs and plot acquisition have become the primary concerns for real estate developers in Central Europe in 2026, affecting 27% and 25% of companies respectively, according to a Deloitte report.

Globalworth, the biggest owner of offices in Romania, announced that Building D of the Green Court complex in Bucharest has reached over 60% occupancy just five months after construction began.