The Q2 2024 residential market report in Prague has shown growing appetite by buyers. Real estate is the largest asset class in the world, yet real estate decisions are often made intuitively rather than based on the data, declares Martin Decký, Harvard Alum and Co-Founder & CEO at BuiltMind. Property Forum has taken a closer look with him on the outlooks of the Prague resi market for the upcoming months.

Total new office supply in Poland’s mine largest markets rose by 125,000 sqm during H1 2024 compared to the same period of last year, with Warsaw, Wrocław and Krakow commanding the biggest share of new deliveries, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield. 

Romanian developer HILS Development has announced a 28% increase in residential sales during H1 2024 compared to the same period of last year, while revenue was up 25% year-on-year. 

The Ukrainian retail market is showing resilience despite objective negative factors (unstable consumer demand, declining purchasing power) and is gradually approaching 2021 levels. In the first half of 2024, the market saw both negative and positive trends. Among the first, CBRE Ukraine analysts mention a drop in the consumer confidence index. According to a study by Info Sapiens, as of the end of June 2024, this indicator in Ukraine decreased by 8 points, reaching 64.5. Iryna Nastych summarised the situation in an article prepared by the Ukrainian Real Estate Club for Property Forum.

Eika Asset Management (EAM), the investment management company of Lithuania's Eika Group, has signed an agreement with Polish developer Waimea Holding for industrial developments in Poland. 

Grafobal Group Development has received the first permit for the Patio project on Hraničná Street in Bratislava, reports Yimba.sk. The former brownfield is going to change into a mixed-use development.

Czech development group UDI Group has launched the sale of its residential project in Costa Rica. The group is planning the construction to start at the beginning of next year, investing almost CZK 500 million (€20 million) in the project.

New office projects with a combined leasable area of nearly 64,000 sqm were completed during H1 2024, with the volume soaring almost three-and-a-half times compared to the same period of 2023, according to a BNP Paribas Real Estate report.  

The real estate market is strongly connected to the evolution of the economy at the local, regional, and global levels, so the challenges of recent years – increasing construction costs, changing preferences of consumers and availability of financing – have significantly impacted medium and long-term development strategies, write Alexandra Smedoiu and Marius Vasilescu, Partners at Deloitte Romania for Property Forum.

Bucharest’s Mayor Nicușor Dan has announced that he will be tasked with issuing traffic permits for new Urban Zoning Plans (PUZ), Urban Developing Plans (PUD) and construction authorizations.