Thus, 87% of the people looking for new housing prefer completed projects, while 10% choose to buy a dwelling under construction, and just 3% aim to buy an apartment under the planning stage.

“It is very interesting to notice the percent of people willing to buy a new place to live under the design stage is insignificant. A couple of years ago, when the real estate market hadn’t faced the financial crisis, over a half of those targeting a new home in a real estate compound had no problem in buying an apartment in planning phase,” Razvan Muntean, general manager with Imopedia.ro, said in a statement Monday.

Around 43% of the users of the Imopedia’s new platform for new residential compounds target two-room apartments, while 26% of them look for studios. On the other hand, only 20% of Imopedia’s users look for three-room apartments, while 11% for four or multi-room apartments.

The average price for a studio apartment sets at EUR30,000, for two-room apartments at EUR55,000, for three-room ones at EUR70,000, while for four or multi-room apartments at EUR100,000.