Bucharest was and is sometimes still referred to as the least expensive European city. We have heard this quite a bit, and have been asked whether or not this is true. After researching all the cost of living surveys that we could easily get our hands on as well as talking to as many people inside and outside of Romania as we possibly could, we feel we have...

As our primary expertise is in real estate, we are of course interested in the local property market. How is the local real estate market handling the crisis? How is the market dealing with the “faux” recovery and the turmoil in surrounding countries? These are some of the questions where if you ask 100 people then you’ll get 100 different...

The Basics… Whether you are a World traveler, or an expat deciding to settle in Bucharest, unless you are independently super-wealthy, you’ve probably thought about what you can do to earn income and/or occupy your time overseas. The internet today is awash with many “get-rich-quick” schemes and “retire-over-seas” plan of...