Poland's hotel market has entered a phase of stable growth after several years of post-pandemic recovery. More than 2,600 hotels are currently operating in the country, with the number of available beds rising from 321,000 to 334,700 between 2024 and 2025, a 4.3 per cent year-on-year increase. As of March 2026, 263 hotels operated under 58 brands belonging to 17 international chains. "After several years of recovery, the Polish hotel market has entered a phase of stable growth. Demand remains strong, while hotels continue to improve their operating performance. Investor activity is robust, and alongside new projects and the expansion of international brands, the modernisation and repositioning of existing properties are becoming increasingly important," said Katarzyna Tencza, Transaction Director at Walter Herz.

Occupier activity across Poland's regional office markets totalled 310,000 sqm in H1 2026, representing a 21% year-on-year decline, according to a new report by AXI IMMO. Despite the overall fall in leasing volume, net take-up rose 13% year on year, accounting for 59% of total demand, with renewals making up the remaining 41%. Lease transactions signed in Q2 2026 were approximately 1.5 times higher than in Q1, though this was insufficient to offset a subdued start to the year. The largest deals included Brown Brothers Harriman's new lease at WITA C in Kraków (13,700 sqm), Enea Group's renewal and expansion at Business Garden Poznań (11,500 sqm), and Adtran's renewal at Tensor Y in Gdynia (6,800 sqm). The IT, manufacturing and business services sectors recorded the highest leasing volumes.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) has provided an investment loan facility of €78 million to BGO, acting as arranger and sole lender under the facility. The loan refinances a portfolio of five logistics assets across central and western Poland.

Develia has launched pre-sales at its new residential project Bracka Vita in Katowice, located next to Park Śląski. The 16-storey building will contain 132 apartments and a number of retail units, with construction scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026 and complete in the third or fourth quarter of 2028.

Matexi Polska is entering the final stage of its Splot Wola residential development at ul. Sowińskiego 28 in Warsaw, with more than 75% of the 103 apartments already sold. The project, located in the Odolany and Ulrychów area of the Wola district, comprises flats ranging from two to five rooms, including split-level units with terraces on the top floor. The remaining available units are predominantly two-room apartments.

The Horizon City residential development in northern Bucharest has secured €36.5 million in financing from Libra Internet Bank. The funds will support the continuation and acceleration of construction works, with full project completion now targeted for the first half of 2027, six months earlier than originally announced. The financing is structured to provide resources independently of the pace at which advance payments are collected from buyers under pre-sale agreements.

Komplex Torus, a distributor of household chemicals, cosmetics and hygiene products, has leased nearly 6,800 sqm at MLP Pruszków II near Warsaw. Of the total area, approximately 6,500 sqm will be used for warehousing, with the remainder allocated to office and staff facilities. The completed unit is scheduled to be handed over in the fourth quarter of 2026. Newmark Polska represented the tenant in the lease negotiations.

Manufacturing is gaining ground in Romania's industrial and logistics market, with approximately 28% of publicly announced leasing transactions in the first half of 2026 involving manufacturing space, almost double the previous year's share and well above the typical 10-15% range, according to Colliers. Around two-thirds of demand came from new leases or relocations. Overall, publicly announced transactions reached approximately 340,000 sqm, around 20% below the level recorded in the first half of last year, but 47% above the average for the same period in 2017-2019.

Investment volumes in commercial real estate in the Czech Republic reached almost €1.14 billion in the first half of 2026, with the residential sector emerging as the second strongest investment segment. The period was shaped largely by Wood & Company's acquisition of 760 rental apartments in the Písnice district of Prague, which remains the largest investment transaction on the Czech market so far this year. According to Savills, the limited supply of large residential portfolios highlights growing institutional investor interest in the sector.

Across CEE, the strongest investment stories are often found in markets that remain relatively small. Before Warsaw became one of Europe's largest logistics hubs or western Romania emerged as a manufacturing powerhouse, both were characterised by the same combination of improving infrastructure, competitive costs and limited modern stock. Today, a similar conversation is beginning to take shape around Iași.