“On market segments, asking prices for apartments in medium and premium areas remained relatively stable, while prices of apartments in Bucharest’s eastern, southern and western areas rose 3.74%. September saw the highest average asking prices for apartments in the city outskirts in the last eight months, namely, EUR51,500,” HomeFinders said in a statement.
Compared to the third quarter of 2014, the company noticed a different evolution of asking prices in the last three months, on the two market segments. The average asking price for apartments in Bucharest’s central, semi-central and northern areas grew 1.6% and stabilized around EUR67,450, while asking prices for apartments in the city outskirts fell 2% to nearly EUR50,830.
The number of apartments put up for sale, on both market segments, saw a significant increase against the third quarter of 2014. The total number of apartments put up for sale in the last three months of 2015 reaches 10,265, up 47.6% against the same period in 2014 and similar with the number registered in the second quarter of 2015.