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Czech investors shift focus to rental housing and hotels

30
Apr
2026

Czech investors shift focus to rental housing and hotels

by Property Forum

The structure of real estate investments in the Czech Republic is changing, with Q1 2026 data confirming the growing importance of rental housing and hotel properties, according to a Knight Frank report.

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Retail

30
Apr
2026

Big Poland acquires Power Park Kielce retail centre

by Property Forum

Big Poland has acquired Power Park Kielce, one of the city's retail destinations, strengthening its position in the Polish retail park market and expanding its presence to the capital of the Świętokrzyskie region.

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Fetters to manage Prague's Galerie Modřany development CPI Europe sells historic Prague building Faedra Group secures financing for Budapest retail project

Office

30
Apr
2026

GTC rental revenue up 8% in 2025

by Property Forum

GTC reported rental revenues of €202 million for 2025, up 8% from the previous year, while maintaining an 87% occupancy rate across its commercial portfolio.

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Warsaw-based Mennica Towers secures €160 million refinancing deal Bratislava office vacancy drops in Q1 2026 Ljubljana outpaces SEE peers in office absorption growth for Q1 2026

Hotel

30
Apr
2026

Bucharest hotels see strongest CEE revenue growth in 2025

by Property Forum

Bucharest's hotel market recorded the strongest performance in CEE in 2025, with revenue per available room (RevPAR) increasing by 12% year-on-year, according to analysis by Cushman & Wakefield.

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Prize by Radisson opens first Polish hotel in Gdańsk Accor to open new Mercure hotel in Craiova Romanian hotel industry hits record stays in 2025

Industrial

30
Apr
2026

CTP reports record Q1 leasing activity up 83%

by Property Forum

Industrial developer CTP recorded gross rental income of €205.1 million in Q1-2026, up 12.3% year-on-year with like-for-like rental growth of 4.6%. The company's annualised rental income increased to €849.3 million by the end of March 2026.

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Kuehne+Nagel occupies 10,500 sqm facility at Business Park Prague Airport II iwis reaches 11,000 sqm in CTPark Oradea City EQT secures €214 million loan from pbb for logistics portfolio

Report

29
Apr
2026

Cross-sector collaboration drives urban planning at Tilia Summit in Iași

by Property Forum

The first edition of Tilia – Today's Ideas and Leadership in Action (Romanian Cities Summit), organised on 23-24 April at the Palace of Culture in Iaşi by the Iulius Foundation in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), brought together 600 in-person participants and more than 300 virtual participants.

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Yareal starts final phase of Soho mixed-use scheme in Warsaw Poland spearheads urban regeneration projects in region, says ULI report One United Properties plans mixed-use scheme in Iași

Investment

29
Apr
2026

Riverside International School acquires Olympus HQ in Prague

by Property Forum

Riverside International School has successfully acquired the Olympus Corporation HQ in Prague 6, marking a significant repurposing of prime administrative space into educational infrastructure.

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Ares Management to sell logistics parks in Czechia and Hungary Monopolis in Łódź gets new majority owner as Virako sells stake ECE sells Árkád Szeged shopping centre to Hungarian fund

Residential

29
Apr
2026

Prime Kapital exceeds 1,000 resi units in Iași mixed-use project

by Property Forum

Prime Kapital has announced the completion of construction for the third phase of the mixed-use scheme Silk District Phase 3 ahead of schedule, taking the total number of completed apartments over 1,000.

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Sekyra Group starts new resi phase of mixed-use scheme in Prague BPI Real Estate Poland and Speedwell start large-scale resi project in Gdańsk Intrade Group to kick off new resi development in Bratislava this year

Economy

27
Apr
2026

Belgrade metro project set to transform Serbia's economy

by Irina Gasson

The construction of the Belgrade Metro represents the largest civil engineering project in Serbia and is expected to be a primary driver of economic growth in the coming years. For decades, public transport in Belgrade relied solely on buses, trams, and the city railway (BG Voz). The development of a comprehensive underground system is expected to have a transformative effect on commuting patterns and travel times.

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Echo Investment marks 30 years on the Warsaw Stock Exchange Indotek CEO backs wealth tax in Hungary but warns of risks Hungary's political earthquake: What Orbán's defeat means for investments

Interview

27
Apr
2026

Data and energy performance are redefining real estate value

by Property Forum

In a video interview recorded at Bratislava Property Forum 2026, Hubert Abt FRICS, CEO of workcloud24, explains why energy performance is emerging as the most important operational metric, how investors are approaching sustainability and what it takes to create real value through data-driven asset management.

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City logistics and data centres emerge as strongest value drivers in Slovakia Selective capital, structural shifts and ESG pressure reshape investment strategies Supermarkets remain the strongest anchors as retail shifts

Career

07
Apr
2026

Colliers Slovakia names new Head

by Property Forum

Colliers has appointed Martin Varačka as the new leader of Colliers Slovakia, effective immediately.

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Property Forum appoints Irina Gasson as Chief Growth Officer to accelerate European expansion NEPI Rockcastle introduces new senior leadership team Wing appoints Katalin Walter as CEO in Hungary

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New leases

IAG GBS Poland, the shared services arm of the International Airlines Group (IAG), has finalised a lease renewal for 2,246 sqm of office space within the O3 Business Campus in Krakow. The decision to remain in the current location followed a comprehensive market analysis and workplace audit conducted by Savills.
Golden Star Estate has secured two ground-floor tenants at its Warsaw-based Konstruktorska Business Center. 5 SENSES has signed as the new canteen operator, occupying 560 sqm of ground-floor retail space. Concurrently, CONTRACT Meble Biurowe has extended its commitment to the property. The firm, which has operated a publicly accessible showroom at the site since 2021, renewed its lease for 350 sqm on the ground floor.
American retailer GAP entered the Romanian market at Fashion House Militari, followed by the launch of an Italian Stefanel store at Fashion House Pallady, with a further Stefanel location scheduled to open shortly in Militari.

New appointments

Avison Young has strengthened its Polish leadership with three senior promotions. Patryk Błach ascends to Associate Director within the Investment Advisory Department. Kamil Głowienka has been named Senior Project Manager. Furthermore, Katarzyna Uzar becomes a Valuation and Innovation Specialist, tasked with integrating technological solutions and coordinating global departmental projects.
Katarzyna Myjak has joined Axi Immo as Senior Business Advisory Manager, tasked with strengthening the company’s Industrial & Logistics business line.
Czech investment group SCF has expanded its team by appointing Jan Simandl as Senior Leasing Team Leader. In this role, Simandl will oversee leasing activities across the company’s commercial property portfolio. He previously worked for CPI Property Group and CBRE.

Latest news

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Sustainability moves from ambition to action

City Point Okęcie achieves Breeam Outstanding certification

Romanian leu hits new historic low against euro

BCR Group profit down 21% in Q1 2026

PPC blue secures EU funding for EV chargers

Bucharest hotels see strongest CEE revenue growth in 2025

Anima Wings attracts three institutional investors

CTP reports record Q1 leasing activity up 83%

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