Commercial real estate lending rises 15% in Romania, report says

23 July 2026 Romania's commercial real estate sector accounted for 54% of all loans granted to non-financial companies at the end of the first quarter of 2026, according to an analysis by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox based on National Bank (BNR) data. Lending to the sector increased by 15% year-on-year, reaching RON 116 billion. According to the analysis, commercial real estate remains one of the largest recipients of corporate bank financing in Romania, with banks continuing to support both new developments and the refinancing of existing assets. One of the largest transactions on the local real estate market was the EUR 400 million development loan granted to IULIUS and Atterbury Europe for the RIVUS Cluj-Napoca mixed-use project. Other notable examples are the EUR