A structural shift is rewriting the financial logic of European commercial real estate. It isn't being driven by ESG pressure or voluntary sustainability labels. It's being driven by regulation — and the numbers are concrete enough that ignoring them is becoming a financial risk. A recent white paper by workcloud24 traces the mechanism in detail: how the operational energy and CO₂ performance of a building transmits into net operating income, asset value, and financing conditions. The argument isn't that green buildings are virtuous. It's that inefficient buildings are becoming measurably more expensive to own, operate, and finance.

European air travel reached record levels in 2025, with airports handling 2.6 billion passengers, a 4% increase year-on-year, according to a new Colliers report.

Develia sold in Q1 2025 860 units based on development and preliminary contracts compared to 951 in Q1 2025 and 845 in Q4 2025.

Logistics company HAVI has leased 10,000 sqm of space to operate a logistics centre for storage and distribution of frozen and chilled products for its clients in Panattoni Business Park Kladno, which is being developed on the brownfield site of the former Poldi Kladno steelworks.

Resi Capital by Cavatina has laid the cornerstone for Liberty Tower, a 43-storey residential tower at Grzybowska 54 in Warsaw. The developer sold 60 apartments on the highest floors before opening its sales office in February.

The Iulius Foundation has inaugurated Future Proof, the first exhibition in Romania showcasing the work of Foster + Partners, the architecture studio founded by Norman Foster.

Panattoni has secured €22.5 million financing from Bank Pekao for a build-to-suit project in Łódź for Zrew Transformatory. The funds will be used to build a power transformer manufacturing plant.

MLP Group has secured one of Poland's largest independent logistics operators for a new facility at MLP Gorzów Wielkopolski. Under a long-term lease agreement, the tenant will launch an operational centre in a dedicated warehouse facility scheduled for completion in Q4 2026.

The residential panel at Bratislava Property Forum 2026 showed a market gradually stabilising after a period of sharp volatility, with rising costs, shifting buyer behaviour and structural imbalances continuing to shape both demand and supply. Moderated by Marián Škvarek, CEO of Realpad, the discussion brought together developers, financiers and investors to assess trends in Bratislava and regional cities, with a particular focus on affordability, the growing role of rental housing and the impact of technology and ESG on future projects.

Prague ranks among European cities with the highest projected growth in flexible office space, driven by a shortage of new office buildings and growing corporate demand for services.