According to a survey conducted by Crosspoint Real Estate, the number of people who thought that apartment prices would increase has decreased. “Last year, they believed in over 63% that prices would rise, while this year, only 44% of them still believe that prices will increase,” says Ilinca Timofte, Research Analyst, Crosspoint Real Estate. Also, over 62% of the Romanians surveyed would not buy a home in the next 6 months, while almost 10% of them are looking for a second home outside the city where they currently live, and over 46% are looking for a area quiet.
“I think that finally we will an increase in the surface area of the houses, something that has been wanted for a long time, but which has now become a real priority. Before, people did not compromise in size when preferring a average or smaller area, now they are more and more wanting to do so in order to have a larger area of housing. There was also an increase in demand for houses, people preferring to live now in residential complexes away from the city, but still have all the urban facilities, “says Oana Popescu, Associate Director, Residential Capital Markets.
In terms of working life, the Crosspoint Real Estate survey shows that the level of flexibility at work has increased, with 46% of employees working flexibly, either from home or combining work from home with office work. Furthermore, 54% of those who participated in the study work from their regular workplace.
“We notice from this survey that a large part of the employees approached this year, a new way of working, characterized by flexibility – work from home combined with in the office. No matter where they work, most employees are rather satisfied with the new reality and consider that the most important aspect of the office is to ensure health prevention measures “, adds Cosmin Smighelschi, Associate, Office Agency, Crosspoint Real Estate.
