Bucharest, September 2020: The recent transactions closed in the last weeks, with a total value of 400 million euros, demonstrate that the investment market in Romania remains strong and attractive even in the Covid-19 pandemic period, Romania no longer being just seen as just a fringe market of Central Europe, according to Cushman & Wakefield … Continued

Bucharest, August 2020: The office market in Bucharest and in the major regional cities – Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași and Brașov – continues to develop, with local and foreign investors having projects under construction or scheduled for delivery with an area of approximately 500,000 square meters that will be put into use in the next 16 months, … Continued

Bucharest, August 2020: The delivery company Sameday continues its expansion in Romania in the context of a continuing growing market, by leasing a space with an area of ​​approximately 1,200 square meters in Tunari, near Bucharest, a transaction intermediated by the industrial department of Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. The industrial and logistics market was the most … Continued

The COVID-19 had a very rapid and drastic impact on the Romanian hotel sector. According to the industry survey*, 64% of hotels were already impacted within the last week of February, when the virus was confirmed to have reached Romania. With the state of emergency having been declared on the 14th of March, the number of … Continued

Bucharest, July 2020: Calea Victoriei in Bucharest, the 2.8-kilometer-long artery between Piața Victoriei and Piața Națiunilor Unite, will continue to grow as an office and hotel hub in the upcoming years, with developers planning to build seven new office buildings and six hotels as the total investment could exceed the 300 million euros threshold, according … Continued

Bucharest, July 2020: The modern retail stock in Romania, consisting of shopping centers, retail parks and commercial galleries with a leasable area of ​​at least 5,000 square meters, has reached 3.96 million square meters and will exceed the 4 million sq m threshold until the end of the year, according to Bucharest Retail Market and Retail … Continued

Bucharest, July 2020: The top 50 largest technology companies in Romania, which realise software and digital solutions for group companies or for third parties, have increased in the last ten years by approximately four times the turnover and teams in Romania, reaching a cumulative turnover of 3 billion euros and over 50,000 employees in 2019, … Continued

Bucharest, June 2020: With the ease of travel restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, companies begin to resume their activity in the headquarters located in office buildings, but with only 40% of employees in a first phase, according to a survey of real estate consulting company Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Thus, if during the period … Continued

Bucharest, June 2020: The two months of isolation and the situation still fragile regarding the danger of infection with the Covid-19 virus will mark their way into the consumption behavior of Romanians, as they will be tempted to choose more outdoor activities and spending their holidays in Romania, according to a study conducted by the … Continued

The sales of apartments in the upper segment of the residential market are keeping pace, and they are not affected by the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The current situation differs from the financial one in 2009, that hit the real estate sector strongly, as the market is now much more settled. “Construction sites … Continued

The luxury residential segment proves to be currently less affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was one of the conclusions of the videoconference organized by Cushman and Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company and the law firm Dentons Romania. “We resumed discussions with the clients interested in the acquisition of premium properties, we also received … Continued

Bucharest, May 2020: The stock of industrial and logistics spaces in Bucharest has doubled between 2015 and 2020, the capital of Romania being the most dynamic market in the Central and Eastern European region and a logistic regional hub throughout the analyzed period, according to the real estate consulting company Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. At the … Continued

Bucharest, May 2020: The urge to “stay safe, stay home!” has received a new connotation in the last two months, after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the first results indicate that this period puts a mark both on the appetite for real estate acquisitions, as well as on the customers’ preferences. The real estate … Continued

The social distancing in office spaces after COVID-19 involves an immediate action strategy to adapt to the new workplace normality, which is why the real estate consulting company Cushman & Wakefield Echinox has formed a multidisciplinary team to help employers prepare for the gradual return of their employees in office spaces. With a new design … Continued

Bucharest, May 2020: Bucharest and the major university centers in Romania, such as Cluj-Napoca, Timişoara, Iaşi, Braşov or Craiova, are well positioned to attract new business in the services sector, despite the Covid-19 pandemic that slowed down the transactional activity and led companies to “work” from home, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate … Continued

Bucharest, April 2020: The saving of money and time spent in traffic are the main advantages considered by the employees of office buildings that are currently working from home, while the disadvantages mentioned are the lack of direct socialization with the colleagues, in the first place, followed by the difficulty in separating professional from personal time, … Continued

Bucharest, April 2020: The everyday personal and professional life have both been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in a radical and unexpected way, and the general opinion is that its influence and effects will have repercussions on how people live and work, even after the medical situation will be stabilized. The real estate consulting company Cushman … Continued

Bucharest, April 2020: The decision of the authorities to temporarily suspend the purchase of goods considered non-essential from the shopping centers affects more than 9,000 stores and each day when they are closed equals with between 15 and 20 million euros lost from unearned income, according to an analysis made by the real estate consulting company … Continued

CTP, the leading premium industrial park developer and long-term manager in Romania and Central and Eastern Europe expands its portfolio in the vicinity of Bucharest, on the A1, at Km 13, the ground zero of the industrial logistic market in Romania, buying Equest Logistic Park for approximately EUR 30 million from Forum Serdika. The Cushman … Continued

Bucharest, March 2020: The real estate consultancy company Cushman & Wakefield Echinox was commissioned to manage Mendeleev Office 5, an office building recently delivered in Bucharest downtown, by Akcent Development. This is the fourth office building that has been taken over under the management of Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, the Asset Services department being responsible … Continued

Bucharest, March 2020: The stock of industrial and logistics spaces in the local market has exceeded the 4 million square meter threshold, 90% of the total stock being concentrated in eight large cities from the southern, central and western parts of Romania, according to the Romania Industrial & Logistics Market report, made by the Cushman & … Continued

Bucharest, February 2020: The valuation department of Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company has evaluated in 2019 properties with a cumulative value of 4.2 billion euros, while estimating an increase of 15% of the valuation volume for the upcoming year. Bogdan Sergentu, Head of Valuation & Consulting, Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: „2019 was … Continued

Bucharest, February 2020: The local real estate market has attracted in the last five years over 20 new investors from all over the world, the most active of them making acquisitions with a total value of approximately 1.5 billion euros, according to the data of the real estate consulting company Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Through the … Continued

Bucharest, February 2020: Cushman & Wakefield Echinox consolidates its management team by recruiting Andrei Brînzea as Partner – Land & Industrial Agency. Andrei is a specialist with over 12 years of experience in real estate, being involved in the development of Lidl and Kaufland retail chains and in consulting for the development of commercial, residential and … Continued