ARTICLES LABELLED WITH TAG alexandru-radulescu
08
Dec
2025
Dec
2025
Romanian mortgage rates set to drop in early 2026
The beginning of 2026 will bring lower mortgage interest rates in Romania, both for fixed rates (over 98% of current loans) and variable rates, according to a market report by online broker Ipotecare.ro and financial consultant SVN Romania Credit & Financial Solutions.
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27
Aug
2025
Aug
2025
Romanian mortgage market posts best first half in five years
More than 50,000 new mortgage loans were granted in H1 2025, marking the best first semester in the last five years, according to an analysis by Ipotecare.ro and SVN Romania | Credit & Financial Solutions.
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01
Jul
2025
Jul
2025
Mortgage rates in Romania on growth trend in H2 2025
Mortgage interest rates are projected to increase in the second half of 2025, impacting both fixed-rate mortgages, which constitute over 99% of new mortgage volumes, and variable-rate mortgages, according to a recent analysis by online broker Ipotecare.ro and SVN Romania | Credit & Financial Solutions.
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28
May
2025
May
2025
Romania’s new mortgage volume could reach €5 billion this year
The Romanian new mortgage market is projected to exceed €5 billion in 2025, with over 76,000 loans granted, excluding refinances and restructurings, according to a report by Ipotecare.ro and SVN Credit Romania.
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16
Dec
2024
Dec
2024
Mortgage loans volume in Romania up 43%
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.
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30
Oct
2024
Oct
2024
Mortgage loan volumes in Romania gain 49% on eight months
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).
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09
May
2024
May
2024
Mortgages loans in Romania up 29% in Q1 2024
The volume of new mortgage loans amounted to €1.1 billion in Q1 2024, up by around 29% compared to the same period of last year, according to a report by SVN Romania | Credit & Financial Solutions.
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16
Jan
2024
Jan
2024
Mortgage costs in Romania rank among most accessible in EU
Home buyers in Romania have among the lowest instalment payments for mortgages across the EU, according to a SVN Romania report.
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30
Aug
2023
Aug
2023
Mortgage loans in Romania up 10% in H1 2023
The volume of new mortgage loans in Romania rose by 10.2% to 2.5 billion lei (€506 million) in H1 2023 compared to the same period of last year, of which refinancing operations had a 25% share, according to a report by SVN Romania | Credit & Financial Solutions.
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Latest news
- Hungary construction starts Q1 with €1.8 billion in new projects
- MAS sells Romanian and Bulgarian retail projects for net €251 million
- Big Poland opens retail park in Dzierżoniów
- Jakob Sonne Resort brings architect-led branded residences concept to Poiana Brașov
- Urbano Group opens first phase of retail park near Cluj
- Prague office market rebounds with 81% construction surge
- Pre-lease deals drive Bucharest office market recovery
- Passerinvest to complete Prague mixed-use project in Q4 2026
- Speedwell buys Warsaw site for SplacePlus expansion
- Investors rethink strategy as capital, financing and AI reshape real estate
New leases
- Yokogawa Romania has extended its lease agreement for another five years in Building F of YUNITY Park, a business campus owned by Genesis Property. The agreement marks the fourth consecutive renewal for the local subsidiary of the Japanese industrial automation and process control company. Originally signed in 2007, this latest extension brings the total duration of the corporate partnership to more than 20 years.
- Vastint Romania has secured a new lease agreement with Arcadis Romania for 1,183 sqm of office space in Building A of the Business Garden Bucharest development.
- Karimpol Polska has signed a major lease agreement with Volkswagen Financial Services at the Skyliner II complex at Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw. The automotive financial services provider will occupy nearly 6,000 sqm of office and retail space in the project's second tower. Following the transaction, the occupancy rate of Skyliner II has reached 50%.
New appointments
- Speedwell has expanded its industrial and logistics team with the appointment of Valentin Achim as Leasing and Property Manager for Industrial Developments. Achim brings extensive experience in coordinating commercial and operational activities within the logistics and industrial sectors. In his new role, he will oversee the development and expansion of the company's Spaceplus platform.
- Colliers has appointed Kata Mazsaroff, Tamás Beck, and Miklós Ecsődi as Equity Partners in Hungary, effective 30 April 2026. Mazsaroff, who joined in 2007, rises to Managing Partner after overseeing a 200 per cent revenue increase since her 2022 appointment as Managing Director. Beck, with Colliers since 1994, has led the Industrial & Logistics division since 2005, facilitating transactions covering 1.9 million sqm of built space and 9.8 million sqm of land. Ecsődi, Head of Occupier Services and Office Agency since joining in 2011, has secured over 450,000 sqm in leases valued above €600 million.
- Aleksandra Walaszek and Tomasz Nowakowski have joined Cushman & Wakefield’s Retail Agency. Walaszek has more than 10 years of experience in the retail sector. Nowakowski is an expert with nearly 20 years of experience in strategic leasing and retail property transaction management.
