Asking prices of apartments in Romania rose by 10.3% in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same period of last year, with Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca remaining the most expensive markets for home buyers, according to a report by Imobiliare.ro portal. 

The Romanian industrial and logistics market recorded a total demand of 562,000 sqm in the first three quarters of 2021, down only 3% compared to the same period of last year. The sector was mainly driven by new demand, which reached 86% of the total transacted volume, according to real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. 

French property group Catinvest has opened a second mixed-use building within its Electroputere Parc project based in Craiova. 

The Romania property sector could use more institutional investors, suggested speakers during the international investors’ panel of SEE Property Forum 2021, Property Forum's annual event in Bucharest.

Property developer Novum Business Invest has purchased a new land plot of 15,100 near Carol Park in Bucharest for a new residential project with over 500 units. 

Property company Zacaria has kicked off the development of Valletta Park, a new residential project with 121 apartments in Sibiu. 

Nearly three out of four employees in Romania now work from their office at least 3 days a week and most of them believe that the return to the office buildings can support the economic recovery, according to a survey by Genesis Property. 

Developers Square 7 Properties and Mitiska REIM have jointly opened Baia Mare Shopping Park with a commercial space of 17,500 sqm. 

Property developer Speedwell says it secured the building permit for its first industrial project located in north-western Bucharest. The development of the first warehouse under the Spaceplus brand will start in the next period and should be completed by the second quarter of 2022. It will have a total leasable area of 10,000 sqm. Leasable storage space ranges from 400 to 600 sqm. 

Prices for new homes will grow as developers are facing higher construction costs and deal with surging inflation, mentioned speakers during the residential market panel of SEE Property Forum 2021, Property Forum's annual event in Bucharest.