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Real Estate: Building permits for residential constructions up 4.2pct in first nine months
More than 28,400 building permits for residential constructions were issued in the first nine months of this year, up 4.2% compared with the same period of last year, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Friday.
The number of building permits increased in the following development regions: West (+301 permits), Centre (+245), Bucharest-Ilfov (+163), South-West Oltenia (+122), North-East (+120), North-West (+119), South-Muntenia (+63) and South-East (+24).
In September 2025, 3,598 building permits for residential constructions were issued, up 2.6% compared with August 2025, with a total usable floor area of 1,010,660 square metres (up 29.8%). Of the total building permits for residential constructions, 69.7% were issued in rural areas.
On the other hand, for non-residential buildings, 610 building permits were issued in September this year (+8.3% compared with August 2025), covering a total usable floor area of 377,598 square metres (-4.3%).
Compared with the previous month, September 2025 recorded a decrease in the usable floor area of building permits issued for non-residential buildings (-16,900 square metres).
At the same time, September 2025 saw an increase both in the number of building permits issued for residential buildings (+3.1%) and in the total usable floor area (+45.8%) compared with September 2024.
Compared with September 2024, September 2025 also recorded an increase in both the number of building permits issued for non-residential buildings (+7.4%) and the total usable floor area (+47.0%).