Housing permits on the rise – GUS

At end-April 2017, the number of housing permits has increased by 36.8 percent to 83,440, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office (GUS), moreover, the number of dwellings completed declined by 0.4 percent y/y to 50,935. The number of dwellings in which construction has begun also increased to 61,846 (12.9 percent growth). Developers recorded the biggest increase in permits. In the first four months of the year, the number of permits grew by 49.2 percent y/y to 46,351.