”In 2014, fewer than 10,000 homes and apartments were completed in Bucharest and its vicinity, in 2015, some 11,000 housing units were completed in the same area, whereas in 2016, some 13,000 units were completed, according to Coldwell data (…), said Voicu. 

Consultants expect the upward trend in the number of permits granted to be kept in 2017.

2016 was the best year for residential constructions in urban areas since 2009, judging by the number of building permits granted.