Polish developer Scallier opened a new retail park with a leasable area of 10,000 sqm in Ploiești.

According to local real estate agency Cordon, the Belgrade residential market recorded a total transaction volume of €650 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This represents a 32.6% increase compared to €490 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, when the market was still affected by a two-year stagnation period. While the volume is objectively high, Cordon notes that the year-on-year comparison should be viewed with caution, as the 2023 figure reflected an exceptionally weak period.  

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione (IGD) has sold the Winmarkt Crinul Nou shopping centre, located in Alexandria, southern Romania, to a private Romanian investor, for €3.3 million.

BIG Poland has confirmed that a new 2,900 sqm building for Bricomarché will open at BIG Myszków retail park later this year. The company is also planning a further expansion of 6,000 sqm of retail space. The announcements were made during a community event held to mark the rebranding of the retail park.

The Vlněna complex developed by CTP in the centre of Brno is expanding its tenant portfolio with companies from the world of technology. 

From June 2025, Cushman & Wakefield is taking over the management and leasing of the 65,000 sqm Aupark shopping centre in Bratislava.

Aventin Shopping Jihlava, one of the largest retail parks in the Czech Republic, has become part of the ZDR Investments Master Fund portfolio. 

Charles Irvine Group LLP and ARC Capital Markets have agreed to merge in an equity swap deal. The new entity will operate under the Charles Irvine name, combining operations across the UK, Poland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, with plans to expand into Amsterdam and Milan between 2026 and 2028.

In an era of unprecedented economic challenges, real estate investors are reimagining their approach to building robust and adaptable investment portfolios. At yesterday’s Future of Real Estate 2025 conference in Warsaw, leading investment professionals from across CEE shared their insights into creating sustainable investment strategies that can weather market volatility.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended an additional €25 million loan to Resi4Rent, Poland’s largest institutional rental housing platform, bringing its total investment in the company to €100 million. This funding aims to support Resi4Rent’s expansion across Poland, addressing the country's housing shortage and promoting sustainable development.