Bucharest is emerging as a key luxury retail destination in CEE, supported by rising purchasing power, growing tourism (over one million foreign tourists spent at least one night in the capital in 2025), and consolidation of prime high street locations, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

The CEE-based markets recorded total transactions of approximately €11.8 billion in 2025, a 34% year-on-year increase and the strongest annual performance since 2019, according to a Cushman & Wakefield report.

Real estate investor GTC has leased over 150,000 sqm of commercial space in 2025 across 30 office complexes and six shopping centres in CEE.

Czech development and investment group Passerinvest has completed a public bond issue through Passerinvest Finance, raising the maximum possible amount of CZK 2.5 billion (€100 million). The issue was initially planned for CZK 1.5 billion (€61 million) but was increased due to strong investor demand.

The institutional private rented sector (PRS) is becoming an important part of the Polish residential market, recording supply growth and attracting both domestic and international capital, according to a report by BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland.

7R has completed the issuance of Series D bonds with a nominal value of PLN 52 million (approximately €12.14 million). The bonds were issued for three years and bear interest at WIBOR 6M + 4.25%. The offering was subscribed by institutional investors and selected high-net-worth individual investors.

Industrial developer CTP has signed a dual tranche sustainability-linked Asian loan facility worth ¥22.5 billion (€122.5 million equivalent) and $180 million. The proceeds will fund the company's development pipeline.

At Bratislava Property Forum 2026, investors and market experts compared notes on where capital is actually moving in CEE real estate and what is still holding it back. The opening discussion, moderated by Rudolf Nemec MRICS, Partner & Head of Capital Markets at Cushman & Wakefield Slovakia, made it clear that while activity is picking up, higher financing costs, geopolitical uncertainty and stricter return expectations continue to shape how and where deals get done.

Czech real estate fund Wood & Company has bought the Royal Wilanów complex in Warsaw from Capital Park Group, in a deal worth more than €100 million. The building offers 37,000 sqm of lettable space and is fully commercialised.

Poland's retail market is on a growth trend and over the next three years total sales volume will increase by an average of 2.9% annually, while the shopping park format will dominate new supply, according to a JLL analysis.