The investment panel at the 2025 CEE Property Forum brought together leading dealmakers to examine how the flow of capital into the region is being reshaped by a mix of global uncertainty and local opportunity. Guided by moderator Philipp Zschaler, Managing Partner and Head of the Real Estate Industry Group at Andersen Germany, the discussion moved beyond headline trends to explore how investor profiles, pricing expectations, and cross-border strategies are shifting as markets across Central and Eastern Europe recalibrate.

CTP has entered the Italian market through the €241 million acquisition of VLD S.r.l., a development company with a landbank in prime locations previously controlled by FBH Group. This marks the start of CTP's planned €1 billion investment in Italy over the next five years.

M Core has inaugurated M Park Orăștie, a retail park designed to strengthen the group's presence in regional markets and expand its national portfolio of convenience-led retail assets. Located on a 23,000 sqm land plot, the project delivers a built area of approximately 5,500 sqm.

Panattoni has acquired a 17-hectare plot near Grodzisk Mazowiecki and is launching a new investment in the Warsaw region. Panattoni Park Grodzisk VI will reach 80,000 sqm, with the first tenant being one of Poland's leading furniture manufacturers.

AFI has secured a €537 million refinancing package for three projects in its portfolio: AFI Cotroceni, AFI Brașov, and AFI Ploiești. This represents the largest real estate refinancing transaction in Romania, reinforcing AFI's commitment to the growth and development of its projects in the country.

Living, Wing's residential development brand, has announced a new project that will feature 48 apartments, across five villa-style buildings, which is expected to complete in Q4 2027.

The active entertainment component within shopping malls in Romania was valued at €28-30 million in 2024, excluding competitive socialising venues such as bowling and billiards, which are also growing rapidly. This represents almost three times the market size compared to 2019, finds a study by Nhood Romnaia.

CTP has signed an 11-year lease agreement with LPP Logistics for a new 60,000 sqm distribution centre at CTPark Bucharest West. The facility will bring LPP's total space within the park to 125,000 sqm.

Housing prices in Romania's major cities have increased by 60-90% over the past six years, making apartments increasingly unaffordable in central areas, according to a report by Colliers Romania. Bucharest saw a 60% rise, while Cluj leads with a 100% surge and Timișoara recorded 90% growth.

Poland's regional city office markets remained stable in the Q3 2025, though new supply continued to be constrained. According to the latest report from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, developers remain cautious, while tenants are focused on lease renegotiations and optimising their office footprints.