When international investors discuss Romania, the conversation often begins with Bucharest and increasingly includes cities such as Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara and Brașov. Yet one of the country's most compelling growth stories is unfolding further east.

REDPORT and Mobexpert are launching REDPORT Living, a residential concept through which buyers benefit from integrated furnishing and interior design solutions, adapted to each project in the REDPORT portfolio. The program is designed to simplify the stage that follows the purchase of a home, when buyers usually need to allocate additional time, budget and resources for furnishing and coordinating suppliers.

The Czech Ministry of Defence has signed a deal with IGF Jince s.r.o., a subsidiary of a qualified investors' fund of the Invest Gate investment group, to purchase a residential complex in Jince. The transaction is legally complete, and final preparations for handing over the building to its new owner are now underway. Invest Gate's original plan to build a senior resort was transformed into a project providing housing for active soldiers directly at their place of service.

Polish developer ATAL has taken control of the Trójmiasto-based Budner Group. The parties set the transaction value at PLN 100.9 million – the combined price for shares in Budner Group companies and its properties. The transaction also includes the purchase of a plot of land for PLN 30.4 million, to be finalised once all conditions of the preliminary agreement are met. After both transactions are completed, ATAL will gain the opportunity to carry out new development projects in Trójmiasto covering around 70,000 sqm.

Cavare – a developer specialising in institutional rental projects and part of the Cavatina Group – is entering the role of a standalone PRS property operator for the first time. At ul. Jankego 15 in Katowice, it is opening a leasing office and starting commercialisation of a complex of 164 flats, marking a new stage in its strategy.

CTP has expanded CTPark Česká Lípa in the Czech Republic with a new 11,500 sqm facility for auto glass maker Saint-Gobain's Sekurit Service. The site will serve as a European distribution hub, supporting the delivery of replacement glass to Saint-Gobain distribution centres across the continent. The centre will package finished products and dispatch them to warehouses in individual European countries, cutting supply times and improving the efficiency of moving goods between the factory and final distribution.

Alto Real Estate is taking over the full operation of the coworking and event concept in Jurkovičova Teplareň. The developer and owner of this national cultural monument will continue developing the model under its own brand, Jurkovičova Teplareň. The brand has a strong reputation in Bratislava and reflects the character of the place: industrial architecture combined with the modern urban environment of the Sky Park district. The concept links three functions – flexible offices, coworking and event spaces.

The first quarter of this year saw a rise in annual house prices on the Hungarian market, but the second quarter lost momentum. According to the latest analysis from zenga.hu, listing prices for residential properties are still 14 percent higher year-on-year, but this is a slowdown compared to the 20 percent growth in the first quarter. On a quarterly basis, prices rose by just 0.3 percent, meaning that nationwide the increase has essentially stopped.

Tristan Capital Partners and partner White Star Real Estate have completed a €172 million refinancing of Elektrownia Powiśle. The financing provided by Erste Group and Erste Bank Polska is one of the larger single-asset real estate financing transactions completed in Poland in 2026. The transaction reflects the operational maturity of the asset, optimises its capital structure and advances the owners' strategy for the mixed-use development.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) has underwritten a €123 million investment facility on behalf of funds and accounts managed by Cerberus Capital Management and Revetas Capital to refinance th Radisson Blu Hotel Complex in central Bucharest. pbb acted as arranger and sole lender under the facility.