The real estate market in Romania in 2025 is under pressure: in the first four months of the year, the transactions with apartments decreased by almost 9 % at national level and by 12 % in Bucharest, due to the restricted access to loans and high construction costs. In parallel, rents continued to grow moderately: in April 2025, a studio in Bucharest was on average between 350 € (sectors 2 and 5) and 450 € (sector 1), and a two -room apartment reached 500-710 €, depending on the area. Although the average rent has increased slightly, the difference between the high procurement price and the revenues in the rent reduced the investment attractiveness, and the owners obtain increasingly weaker yields, which are starting to justify the investments, explains Gabriel Arteni, President of APAIR. «In general, my buyers recommend them to diversify investments, not to invest only real estate, but given the market dynamics at the moment it is difficult to make very good returns for rental properties, because the prices are up. or more profitable, ”said Gabriel Arteni, president of the Professional Association of Real Estate Agents, within the ZF Live Business show. The young people who move to the university urban centers maintain the active demand on the rental segment, which explains why, despite the decline of investments, the well -positioned homes remain attractive, however, this demand establishes a fragile balance: the rents grow reasonably, but not enough to generate spectacular yields, Gabriel Art. «However, it is bought because there is a permanent need for housing. There are many young people who come to the university centers in Romania, in general, not only in Bucharest and Cluj, and in Constanta, Timisoara is the same dynamic and then there are certain opportunities to buy well -positioned properties, at a reasonable price, but not with an extraordinary efficiency,» Orange Business.
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