real estate market

In recent days, there has been a lot of press and social media coverage that clearly shows that the downturn in the real estate market is deepening. For example, only 999 apartments were sold in the fourth quarter of last year, 78.5% less than in the same period in 2024. In just one year, the market has lost four out of five real estate buyers.

The residential real estate market in Chisinau in 2025 was influenced by high prices and a significant decrease in the activity of buyers. During 9 months, 5,335 apartments were sold, which is almost 54% less than in the same period of 2024.

The trends observed on the real estate markets of Moldova and neighboring Romania in recent years show sufficient similarities. Although the factors that determine the situation in this sphere do not always coincide.

According to data from the Real Estate Cadastre, in the third quarter of 2025 in Chisinau municipality, 1,275 transactions of sale and purchase of apartments were registered, which is 69% less compared to the third quarter of 2024 (4,098 transactions), – reports Logos Press.

Moldova’s real estate market is overheated. This is a given. Specialists and economists speak about it, statistics confirms it.

Measures to legalize the rental housing market, the development of cashless payments and a reasonable tax rate are factors that encourage landlords to register rental contracts with tenants and pay tax on the income received.

Disproportions on the residential real estate market in Chisinau, which have been observed recently, will be overcome. After the period of unrestrained price increase, there will come a phase of “excessive supply” and gradual price reduction. The cyclical development of the market inevitably leads to this, says Angela Matkov, a consultant in the field of real estate valuation and investment projects.

It is no secret that the real estate market of neighboring Romania in recent years has become quite interesting and attractive for designers, builders and ordinary citizens of the Republic of Moldova, who do not mind acquiring a home there. Some operators of the real estate market in Chisinau open agencies in Romanian cities, thus expanding the field of their activity.