A total 74,429 housing units were sold in December 2021, 16,865 more than in November, and 47,773 units in May. The number of houses, land plots and apartments sold in Romania in December 2021 is lower by 2,926 units compared with the same period in 2020.
In 2020, the most deals, 83,675, were registered in October, and the fewest, 27,021, in April.
The largest number of real estate deals in December 2021 was registered in capital city Bucharest – 14,438, Ilfov – 4,902 and Constanta – 3,950. The fewest deals took place in Calarasi – 303, Covasna – 449 and Caras Severin – 485.
The number of mortgages in Romania reached 28,924 in December 2021, 2,204 fewer than in December 2020. The biggest number of mortgages were registered in Bucharest – 6,523, Ilfov – 2,404, and Constanta – 1,413, while the fewest mortgages were recorded in counties of Salaj – 64, Harghita – 81 and Covasna – 82.
The largest number of farmland sales in December 2021 were in the counties of Braila – 956, Constanta – 688 and Buzau – 671.