07 July 2026 Bucharest’s residential market showed signs of recovery in Q2 of 2026, after falling 16.6% in the first three months of the year, according to Crosspoint Real Estate, the International Associate of Savills in Romania. The number of transactions involving individual units in Bucharest rose 2.2% in April, nearly 16% in May, and over 26% in June compared to the same months in 2025, marking three consecutive months of growth. Overall, this rebound tempered the decline for the semester as a whole to just 1.7% compared to H1 2025, at just over 21,000 units transacted. Across the wider metropolitan area, including Ilfov County, the decline was even smaller, at just 1.3%, with 25,634 homes sold. “The first-half figures confirm a trend we’ve been tracking for several quarters. Buchares