According to the Imobiliare.ro index, asking prices in Bucharest averaged EUR1,376/sqm in September, up 1.8% compared with August. Asking prices for housing in old constructions grew 2.3%, to EUR1,312/sqm, while prices for new housing grew 1.4% on the month in September, to EUR1,426/sqm.
In Brasov, asking prices for housing dropped 0.9% on the month in September, to an average of EUR1,136/sqm. Old housing prices dropped 0.9%, to EUR1,121/sqm, while new housing prices dropped 1%, to EUR1,165/sqm.
In Cluj-Napoca, asking prices grew 0.6% on the month in September, to an average of EUR1,640/sqm. Old housing prices in Cluj grew 1.8%, to EUR1,656/sqm, while new housing prices dropped 0.9%, to EUR1,622/sqm.
In Constanta, asking prices grew 1.8% in September, to EUR1,171/sqm on average. Old housing prices grew 1.4%, to EUR1,164/sqm, while new housing prices grew 3.5%, to EUR1,198/sqm.
After Brasov, Iasi is the second large regional city where asking prices dropped in September. The decline in housing prices stood at 2.7%, to an average of EUR1,045/sqm. Old housing prices declined a negligible 0.1%, to EUR1,037/sqm, but new housing prices dropped 5.1%, to EUR1,051/sqm.
In Timisoara, housing prices grew 0.5% in September compared with August, to an average of EUR1,250/sqm. Old housing prices grew 0.9%, to EUR1,257/sqm, while new housing prices declined 0.8%, to EUR1,226/sqm.