Romania's real estate market has seen sustained demand for office, retail, and industrial spaces with over 150,000 sqm of the total real estate stock occupied during H1 2025, finds a new report by CBRE Romania.

Although the hotel sector accounted for only 3% of the total investment of €390 million in Romania’s commercial real estate during H1 2025, market indicators point to a possible increase in investments in H2 2025 and 2026, according to CBRE Romania data.

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione (IGD) has sold the Winmarkt Crinul Nou shopping centre, located in Alexandria, southern Romania, to a private Romanian investor, for €3.3 million.

Zacaria Group, specialized in the development of residential and industrial projects, has started the construction of its first retail project in Cisnădie.

Chinese manufacturer UE Furniture has fully acquired a production facility in Timiș County, Western Romania, from local furniture and chipboard manufacturer Rus Savitar. 

Shoe retailer Deichmann has leased 20,000 sqm in the industrial project ELI Park Bucharest, in a move designed to consolidate its regional distribution operations.

CBRE Romania has purchased the franchise for a job fair that will be launched for the first time in Bucharest under the “night of companies” concept. 

CBRE Romania will get involved in the leasing strategy of H Știrbei Palace, a new shopping gallery for luxury brands developed by Hagag Development Europe in central Bucharest.

Genpact Romania, a provider of professional services firm, has extended its lease in Bucharest-based Hermes Business Campus, owned by Adventum Group, until 2032.

Public transport remains the most important amenity among office-based employees from Generations Z, Y, X, and Baby Boomers, according to a CBRE Romania survey. Furthermore, more than half of them would attend events organised in the office space leased by their employer. Meanwhile, the office workspace remains popular among Gen Y employees.