Last year, there were 44,456 housing units completed in Romania, a decrease of 4,356 compared to 2010. In the last quarter of the year, 15,372 were put into use, 1,308 fewer than the same period in 2010.
The number of homes built with public funds in 2011 rose by 554 homes, while those using strictly private capital fellby 1,862. Geographically, the biggest decrease in the fourth quarter was registered in Bucharest-Ilfov, where a fall of 859 units was recorded. It was followed by the northwest region (down 383 units). In the southeast, however, 405 more homes were delivered in Q4 2011.
