News about Real estate
The suspension of the Prima Casa program has a negative impact on the construction sector and the population’s access to housing. According to Pavel Postolacchi, the manager of Gonvaro-Con, a significant part of development projects were implemented with loans under this program.
The Information and Security Service (ISS) is planning to procure and install modular huts in Vadul-lui-Voda.
In Germany at the beginning of 2026, the rental housing market has fallen. According to the results of the first quarter, the demand decreased by 3-4%. In annual terms, the decline was more noticeable: in the largest cities of the country it amounted to 14%.
Hotel Zarya is planned to be privatized through an auction with an increased rate.
Recently, the media has been flooded with stories about the real estate market – cautious, with “correction, not a disaster” conclusions.
UPDATED. Citizens living in the state housing stock on the terms of rent will have the opportunity to privatize housing for three more years – until May 31, 2029. The corresponding initiative was considered at a meeting of the parliamentary commission for economy, budget and finance. The document will be sent to Parliament for consideration in the first reading.
A court in New York has ordered the return to the heirs of a painting by Amedeo Modigliani that was lost during the Nazi occupation of France. It is about the painting “Sitting Man with a Cane” of 1918, which for many years was at the center of a complex legal dispute.
The Passivhaus Pilot Mechanism will test a model of financial support for the construction of 10 new Passivhaus (PHI) homes with the prospect of further national expansion.
Guarantees on loans taken out by homeowners’ associations for energy saving projects can cover more than 90% of their cost.
The real estate market in Bulgaria in early 2026 began to slow down after a rapid growth in 2025. Experts talk about the transition from investment frenzy to a calmer and more rational phase.
The local authorities of Valencia (Spain) intend to impose on vacation homes and apartments a limit of 2% of the total housing stock of the urban neighborhood, reports Logos Press.
The French real estate market continues to show signs of cooling. According to analysts Meilleurs Agents, the first quarter of 2026 turned out to be weaker than expected: interest in buying housing does not grow into real transactions, despite the stabilization of prices.
Participants of the state program “First House” will enjoy the conditions established earlier. They will not be affected by the recent decision to stop collecting applications for compensation.
The necessity of attracting foreign investments into the Moldovan economy is not disputed by anyone. However, the country’s authorities do not have a clear understanding of how to actually do it, what levers and mechanisms to use. One of the effective, and at the same time quite accessible and efficient mechanisms was proposed by a well-known entrepreneur Mircea Baciu. What exactly we are talking about – in his interview with curentul.md.
The budget allocated for 2025 for the Prima Casa program was completely exhausted already in the first quarter due to the large number of applications. Therefore, the program was put on hold “until the mechanism is improved”.
The fight against illegal listings on Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms is reaching a new level. After a series of court decisions in Spain, the pressure on rental services is intensifying in France. It is no longer just about landlords, but also about the online platforms themselves.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Eugeniu Osmokescu received the bulk of his income outside the country in 2025, including more than half a million dollars in the form of a pension. He started receiving his salary from the Moldovan government only after November 1, 2025.
The Agency of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre announces the launch of two public procurement procedures for the development of real estate information systems – a price register and a database.
Finance Minister Andrian Gavrilita, in his declaration of income and interests for the last year, indicated significant incomes from consulting activities – 1.07 million lei and 59.15 thousand euros.
The Turkish residential real estate market has started to come out of the stagnation phase: after two years of zero dynamics in the currency, prices showed growth for the first time.
