The number of real estate transactions increased by over 21,000 in the first four months of the year compared to the same period in 2013, reaching a total of some 283,800, according to data from the National Agency of Cadastre and Land Registration.

Over 77,600 transactions were recorded on a national level in April, with almost 2,700 more compared to the same month of the previous year. Most of the real estate deals were recorded in Bucharest - 5,500, followed by Arad and Timis. The lowest number of transactions was reported in Teleorman, Bistrita-Nasaud and Covasna.

In the first four months, the Romanian capital also recorded the highest number of real estate transactions - 18,842, followed by Timis and Ilfov.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com