Author: Dan Fleşariu, Head of Real Estate Transactions, Strategy and Transactions, EY Romania
Real Estate has continuously been an element of attraction for foreign direct investment and one of the five vectors since the beginning of the 21
st century. In Romania, most of the largest real estate investors are foreign. The notable exceptions are the Paval brothers of Dedeman, and Iulius Imobiliare, with the latter having a foreign equity component for its investments.
Starting with 2016, real estate ranks second after the industrial sector in terms of FDI stock.
The overall real estate market more than doubled over the past 10 years, with the retail segment growing by 70%, the office by 100% and industrial by 150%.