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. 

The CEE commercial real estate market experienced a significant rebound in H1 2025, with total investment volumes across the five key CEE markets reaching nearly €5 billion, Knight Frank reports.

Bucharest has cemented its position as one of Europe's most affordable business hubs, ranking fourth for prime office rents, according to the latest report from BNP Paribas Real Estate. 

Oasis Retail Development & Consulting has announced the completion of the third development phase of Prima Shopping Center, the largest retail park in the central-west region of Romania, which now covers 60,000 sqm.

Romanian real estate company Bucur, controlled by Longshield Investment Group, has purchased the CSDA Siriului office project in northern Bucharest for an undisclosed sum.

Primark, the international fashion retailer, will open its fourth local store on September 9, located in CPI Romania’s VIVO! Cluj-Napoca project.

Romania's residential market experienced a significant surge in July, with a record number of apartment sales recorded in Bucharest and other major cities.   

AFI Loft, AFI Romania's newest Class A office project in Bucharest, has achieved LEED Platinum certification.

CBRE has reported almost €1 billion in hotel transactions across Central and South-Eastern Europe over the past year, alongside around 20 operator search and selection processes, according to its Hotels CEE team. Notable transactions included the sale of Hilton Prague, one of the largest single-asset hotel deals recorded in the region.

Nearly 60% of Romanian employees believe their employers should do more to support both professional and personal development, according to a survey conducted by Genesis Property in the first half of 2025 on a nationally representative sample of 1,012 respondents.