Compared with March 2020, the first month  of pandemic in Romania, the rise was 2.3%. This, however, is the lowest growth rate in the past year. In comparison, the market went up 5.2% in March 2020 compared with March 2019, so the growth is now half of that.

The district to have seen the highest increase in prices is Colentina (NE Bucharest), 6.1% or EUR5,000, followed by Dristor, 4.4% or EUR4,000, while in Drumul Taberei prices rose by EUR1,000 or 1.3%. Only three areas saw an increase in prices in March over February, compared with four in February over January.

Worst declines were recorded in Titan, EUR5,000, followed by Brancoveanu and Militari, some EUR1,000.

(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)