In January 2024 compared to January 2023, Romanian authorities issued 1,829 permits for residential buildings (-12%), with a total useful surface area of 421,032 sqm (-24.8%). Of the total building permits for residential buildings 70.1% are for rural areas.
In January 2024, Romania saw a decrease in the number of permits for residential buildings compared to January 2023 (-250 permits). The decline targeted the following development regions: Center (-100 permits), South-Muntenia (-86), North-West (-75), Bucharest-Ilfov (-26) and South-West Oltenia (-7). South-East (-87 permits). Increases were recorded in the following development regions: South-East (+22 permits), West (+16 permits), and North-East (+6).
In January 2023 compared to January 2023, Romanian authorities issued 371 permits for non-residential buildings (-8.2%) in the total useful surface area of 153,797 sqm (-32.5%). Compared to January 2023, in January 2024, Romania saw a decrease in the useful surface area for permits issued for non-residential buildings (-74.088 sqm). The decline targeted the following development regions: Center (-35.223 sqm), North-West (-33.430), Bucharest-Ilfov (-29.727), West (-4.531) and North-East (-2.559). Increases were recorded in the following development regions: South-East (+27.570 sqm), South-Muntenia (+3.436) and South-West Oltenia (+376).