Q3 2026: Romania Investment Market
Romania’s investment market reached €575 million in transaction volume in the first nine months of 2026, up 40% year-on-year and already exceeding the full-year 2025 total. Retail led activity, accounting for 65% of investment volume, while prime yields and rents remained largely stable.
Romania’s real estate investment market reached €575 million in transaction volume in the first nine months of 2026, marking a 40% increase year-on-year and surpassing the full-year 2025 result by the end of Q3.
International investors accounted for 84% of total investment, while the average deal size reached €38.3 million.
Retail remained the leading sector, accounting for 65% of year-to-date investment volume, followed by office at 30% and industrial at 5%. Key transactions in Q3 included MAS REI’s sale of a portfolio of six retail parks to AFI Europe, alongside deals involving a warehouse in Timisoara and two office properties in Bucharest.
Prime yields remained stable in the office and industrial sectors at 7.75% and 8.00%, respectively, while retail yields stood at 7.50%, down 25 basis points year-on-year. Prime rents were unchanged across all three sectors, at €22/sqm/month for office, €85/sqm/month for shopping centres and €4.75/sqm/month for industrial.
Head of Capital Markets CEE
