Czech developer and construction management firm FETTERS management has completed the shell of its Panorama Braník residential project in Prague 4. The mixed-use building comprises 14 above-ground floors, 77 apartments and seven commercial units, with 80% of residential units already sold. Completion is scheduled for the first quarter of 2027. The architectural design was carried out by studios Qarta Architektura, Domy Architects and Atelier Smitka, with BAK stavební společnost serving as general contractor.

Yareal Polska has begun upgrading Żupnicza Street between Bliska and Chodakowska Streets in Warsaw's Praga-Południe district, as part of a developer-funded programme to modernise three streets surrounding its SOHO by Yareal mixed-use development in the Kamionek neighbourhood. The works include new road surfacing, refurbished pavements, one-way cycle lanes on both sides of the street and additional greenery, complementing earlier works on Bliska Street that are nearing completion.

The foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in Romania's real estate transactions sector reached approximately €22.1 billion at the end of 2025, accounting for 16.4% of the country's total FDI stock, up from 16% in 2024, according to data from the National Bank of Romania analysed by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. This makes real estate transactions the second-largest sectoral destination for foreign capital, behind manufacturing, which attracted €35.7 billion and a 26.5% share. The construction sector separately recorded a stock of €1.82 billion after attracting net inflows of €74 million during the year.

CEE's strong economic growth, improving liquidity and increasingly sophisticated local capital base are strengthening the region's appeal to real estate investors. At the Poland & CEE conference session at Expo Real 2026, panellists highlighted Poland as the region's benchmark market while pointing to opportunities across the Baltics and wider CEE, with offices, living, logistics and alternative sectors all attracting capital.

Payment services company eService has signed a lease for 7,500 sqm of office space at Drucianka Campus, a mixed-use development by Liebrecht & wooD in Warsaw's Praga district. The agreement is the first lease transaction at the project, which is being built on the site of the former Warsaw Wire, Pin and Nail Factory and is due to complete in summer 2028.

Romania's apartment market showed signs of divergence in September 2026, according to the monthly PropGenius barometer. The national average price per sqm remained broadly flat, edging down from €1,973 to €1,972 per sqm, while time-on-market indicators rose across all seven cities analysed.

ZEITRAUM, a private operator of student accommodation and serviced apartments active in Central Europe, has appointed Renata Kusznierska as Head of Poland. Kusznierska brings more than 20 years of experience in real estate, including eight years in the living sector, having previously held management roles at Solida Capital, Yugo, CRM Students, as well as at DTZ, Cushman & Wakefield, Savills and Carrefour Property.

Activ Property Services has brokered the lease of approximately 2,000 sqm of production space for Romanian bakery retailer Pofta de Pâine at Lion's Head Logistics Park Bucharest South, a development located in the Popești area on the southern outskirts of Bucharest. The transaction was coordinated by Cosmin Dinu, Head of Industrial at Activ Property Services, who advised the tenant throughout the process, from identifying a suitable location and conducting technical and commercial assessments to negotiating lease terms. Operations at the new factory are expected to commence in October or November 2026.

Fond Českého Bydlení SICAV, a fund specialising in residential rental housing, is launching a retail sub-fund that opens its investment strategy to a broader group of individual investors. The minimum investment is CZK 500, with an expected average annual return of around 6–8%. Since 2024, the fund has increased the value of its real estate portfolio fivefold to CZK 2.7 billion, and following the completion of a current acquisition, the portfolio is expected to approach CZK 3 billion. The number of residential units under management has grown to 1,100, while the number of investors has risen by almost 80% to 1,660. Investors who have been with the fund since its establishment in 2018 have seen a cumulative return of 84.18%.

Slovak developer Lucron is launching sales of 209 flats in the northern section of its Nesto project in Bratislava's Petržalka district. The new phase, called Nesto Alej, comprises four low-rise residential buildings set in direct contact with green open land. It is the first residential project in the northern part of the site, where a retail park, sports facilities and a zone offering employment opportunities are planned in the coming years. Work on connecting the Nesto neighbourhood to motorway D2 is also set to begin before the end of this year.