Bucharest, December 2018: Deals of over 4 billion euros have been signed during the last five years on the Romanian real estate market, with the most active buyers being investors from South Africa, with a market share of 28%, followed by Greek investors (14%), French (10%) and Romanians (7%), according to an analysis by Cushman … Continued

Euromoney’s 2018 Real Estate Survey named Cushman & Wakefield the world’s No. 1 overall commercial real estate advisor and consultant. Cushman & Wakefield, the international real estate advisory firm present globally in over 70 countries, was also named the top advisor and consultant in Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, North America and China, in addition to … Continued

Bucharest, November 2018: The Japanese retailer Miniso, specialised in the selling of a wide range of accessories, will open its first high street store in Romania in Piata Romana, one of the most important commercial areas in Bucharest, on November 29th. Miniso leased a space of 125 square meters on Magheru Boulevard, the transaction being … Continued

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox announces the promotion of Cristi Moga as Head of Research Department. Cristi joined Cushman & Wakefield Echinox (CWE) in October 2015, acquiring expertise in research and analysis in retail, residential, office, industrial and hospitality segments. During the last three years, Cristi was involved in more than 40 customized studies, delivering strategic … Continued

Bucharest, November 8, 2018: Romania’s industrial and logistics market is currently benefitting from its best period in history, both in terms of supply and demand, with development being condensed in a number of large cities with access to at least one highway that facilitates the transport and distribution of goods in a shorter time and … Continued

Bucharest, October 2018: The Central and Eastern European (CEE) hospitality market is showing a positive evolution, with all the performance indicators higher than in the previous year. Between 2013 and 2017, Bucharest stands out with an average increase of overnight stays of 10.1% per year, the highest in the region, according to the real estate … Continued

18Oct Let’s begin by looking at the world through the eyes of an interior designer from the millennial generation reporting from her journey to the near future. “It‘s half past eight in the morning and the first workers are arriving at their comfortably furnished workstations, vitamin boosters in one hand and their smartphones in the … Continued

Bucharest, October 2018: Arena Mall shopping center in Bacau, a reference for the retail market in the Moldova region, will enter into a comprehensive extension and modernization process that will result in a 60% increase of its leaseable area and in the construction of a multi-storey car park. Arena Mall acquired a land of 13,448 … Continued

Bucharest, October 2018: Companies in Bucharest that operate in modern office buildings have monthly occupancy costs ranging between 175 and 500 euros per employee, according to an analysis of Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy firm. The analysis takes into account rental costs, service charges, operational costs (water, electricity, internet, consumables, cleaning, reception), as well … Continued

Bucharest, September 27, 2018:  The land in Bucharest continued to attract the interest of real estate developers this year, considering that in the first nine months of 2018, lots of a total surface of over 60 hectares can be developed for around 8,000 dwellings, 180,000 sq. m. of offices and commercial spaces, according to an … Continued

Bucharest, September 13, 2018: The office stock in the major regional cities – Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Iasi and Brasov – has doubled over the past five years and will continue to grow at an accelerated pace, being expected to exceed the 1 million sq m threshold in 2019, according to the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox Office … Continued

From an economic standpoint, Romania is currently witnessing one of the best periods in recent history: the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has entered the eighth consecutive year of growth, the number of employees and wages are rising from one month to another, with the biggest threat to the new investment projects being the labor shortage. … Continued

Bucharest, September 2018: The Property Management Department of Cushman & Wakefield Echinox has expanded its service line by creating the first training academy in Romania, called Drawing Business Value Academy, dedicated to retail and office buildings occupiers, in partnership with DBV Management & Training, a training and consulting company. The aim of the academy is to … Continued

Bucharest, August 2018: The number of employees in Class A and B office buildings in Bucharest has reached about 253,000 at the end of the first semester of 2018, a slight increase compared to the end of 2017. In H1 2018, the number of employees working in companies with headquarters in modern office buildings in … Continued

8 million sq m of new shopping centre space was delivered to the market in 2017, 23% less than in 2016 Total European shopping centre floorspace stood at 166.5 million sq m at the start of 2018, up 2.3% on 12 months previously Development pipeline shows 6.6 million sq m set to complete during 2018 … Continued

Bucureşti, August 2018: Volumul investiţional din primul semestru al anului 2018 s-a ridicat la aproximativ 386 de milioane de euro, ȋn scădere cu 27% faţă de perioada similară a anului precedent, cȃnd pe piaţa locală s-au realizat tranzacţii ȋn scop investiţional cu o valoare de 530 de milioane de euro, potrivit calculelor şi estimărilor Cushman & … Continued

We spend an average of 2,000 hours per year at the office, more than anywhere else, unless we consider the hours spent sleeping.  It is not a novelty, but what is interesting to observe is the difference of approach between our parents’ generation and us, the millennials, who do not want to work anyway! “Work … Continued

Bucureşti, Iulie 2018: Operatorii de spaţii de co-working au ȋnchiriat ȋn prima jumătate a acestui an spaţii de birouri de aproape 20.000 de metri pătraţi in clădiri existente sau aflate ȋn dezvoltare ȋn Bucureşti, avȃnd o pondere de 13,4% ȋn volumul total de tranzacţii, estimat la aproximativ 150.000 de metri pătraţi, potrivit datelor Cushman & Wakefield … Continued

Romania has a small, but relative strong luxury residential market, beginning with pre-war refurbished buildings and continuing with small 5-10 flats blocks, or penthouses overlooking the city. “It is a very small percentage of medium, medium-plus products, which are close to EUR one million. If you choose to invest in one of these projects, only a … Continued

Bucureşti, iulie 2018: Vitapur Home, brand dezvoltat ȋn Slovenia sub care sunt fabricate şi comercializate produse premium pentru casă, activităţi sportive sau călătorie, intră pe piaţa locală prin deschiderea unui magazin de 120 de metri pătraţi ȋn cadrul centrului comercial Mega Mall din Bucureşti, deţinut de grupul sud-african NEPI Rockcastle. Vitapur are ȋn momentul de faţă … Continued

Bucureşti, August 2018: Livrările de spaţii comerciale vor reveni pe un trend pozitiv ȋn a doua jumătate a anului 2018, cȃnd cel puţin 90.000 de metri pătraţi vor fi livraţi ȋn patru oraşe, ȋn timp ce ȋn Bucureşti nu este programată nicio deschidere, potrivit raportului H1 Romȃnia Retail MarketBeat, realizat de firma de consultanţă imobiliară Cushman … Continued

Real estate consultancy company Cushman & Wakefield Echinox is involved in the residential sales and office lease for One Floreasca City, the latest landmark development in the North of Bucharest. Over 35 percent of the residential component is already pre-contracted, and a share of 25 percent from the office segment is about to be signed. “There … Continued