Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Romania’s real estate investment market returns to growth despite slower start

29 July 2026 Over the first seven months of 2026, the total investment volume in the Romanian real estate market has already exceeded the level recorded throughout the whole of 2025, according to the Marketbeat Investment H1 2026 report published by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Much of the volume was due to the completion of AFI Europe’s acquisition of six retail parks from MAS Real Estate and several smaller transactions. The first half of 2026 recorded a total investment activity of EUR 211.1 million, marking a 46% decrease compared to the same period last year. The same transactions shifted sectoral volumes. During the first six months of the year, the office sector accounted for the largest share of investment activity, attracting EUR 138 million, or approximately 65% of the total tran