Essendi has sold the Sofitel Warsaw Victoria hotel to DeSilva Group as part of an ongoing portfolio management strategy. The transaction reflects Essendi's broader repositioning towards owned hotels in the economy and midscale segments across Europe.

Poland completed nearly 209,000 dwellings in 2025, compared with 33,400 in the Czech Republic. Adjusted for population, Poland delivered 5.6 new homes per 1,000 inhabitants against 3.1 in Czechia, a difference of approximately 83%. A similar gap is visible in housing starts: Poland broke ground on 212,400 units in 2025, while Czechia started 35,800, a per-capita gap of around 73%. The figures come from an analysis by ARETE Real Estate.

Romania's residential market slowed in the first half of 2026 following several years of strong growth, though data does not indicate a major correction, according to Colliers' half-year report. Nationwide, apartment sales declined by approximately 9%, while Bucharest ended the period with around 2% fewer transactions than in the same period of 2025, recovering much of the ground lost after a weak start to the year. The market remains above pre-pandemic levels, but high inflation, expensive borrowing and pressure on household budgets are making buyers more attentive to prices, the total cost of home ownership and development quality.

The first half of 2026 brought a shift in occupier demand in the Kraków office market towards the city centre, according to the "Office Occupier - Office Market in Kraków" report published by Newmark Polska. Although total take-up fell sharply compared with the same period in 2025, leasing activity recovered in the second quarter. The vacancy rate edged up to 19.0% across the city, though it stood at just 10.5% in the Centre.

P3 Logistic Parks has appointed Simon Carter as its new chief executive, with Carter joining the company on 7 September 2026 as CEO-designate before formally assuming the role on 17 September 2026. Frank Pörschke, who has led P3 for nearly six years, will step down and support Carter and the wider leadership team during the transition period.

Hotel Erzsébet City Center Budapest has opened as Hungary's first property under the Radisson Individuals brand, marking the brand's debut in the country. The 126-room hotel is situated on Károly Street in Budapest's District V and offers guests walking access to Váci Street, the Great Market Hall, Dohány Street Synagogue, the Hungarian National Museum and the Danube Promenade. The hotel is approximately 30 minutes by car from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.

Martley Capital Group has launched Amber, a joint venture backed by institutional capital, targeting last mile and urban industrial assets across Poland. The platform aims to build a portfolio of approximately €200 million in gross asset value over the next 12 to 24 months and has been seeded with two initial acquisitions in Upper Silesia.

Hungary's construction sector saw a marked slowdown in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest EBI Construction Activity Report prepared by Eltinga, Buildecon and iBuild. Projects worth less than HUF 470 billion started in Q2, the third lowest figure since 2021 and about 41% below the average quarterly value recorded between 2021 and 2026. The strong Q1 performance, boosted by the Paks 2 project and a high volume of multi-unit residential starts, kept the overall first-half decline to just over 3% like-for-like, though H1 2026 still fell between 17% and 45% short of the equivalent periods in 2021 to 2024.

Matexi Polska Holding & Finance S.A. has listed its series D corporate bonds on the Catalyst market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The four-year bonds carry a total value of 105 million złoty and bear a floating interest rate of WIBOR 6M plus 400 basis points, with interest paid to investors on a semi-annual basis. Michael / Ström Dom Maklerski acted as offering agent and emission agent for the transaction.

Cordia Romania, a member of Futureal Group, has appointed Concelex as general contractor for Centropolitan, a residential development under construction near Alba Iulia Square in Bucharest. The project represents a continuation of a partnership between the two companies that began with PARCULUI20, a 485-apartment scheme delivered between 2019 and 2023 in the Expoziției area.