Romania's commercial real estate market recorded investment deals worth €391 million during H1 2025, down 6.5% compared to H1 2024, with offices gaining a bigger share of the total volumes. This was the second best-performing first half in the last 12 years, surpassing the average for the period by 30%, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. 

According to Avison Young, at the end of the first half of 2025, Warsaw's modern office stock reached 6.33 million sqm. Three projects were delivered: The Bridge (51,800 sqm), Office House (27,800 sqm), and CD Projekt HQ (5,600 sqm), all contributing to the city’s central zones, which continue to concentrate nearly 90% of new supply.

Zeitgeist Asset Management has received occupancy approval and a BREEAM certificate for its new mixed-use building, Zeitraum Racławicka 58, which combines serviced apartments and private student housing. The project addresses the growing demand for student and rental accommodation in Kraków.

The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) has released data summarising the office market situation in eight major regional cities in Poland for Q2 2025: Kraków, Wrocław, the Tri-City, Katowice, Poznań, Łódź, Lublin, and Szczecin.

After an expected slowdown associated with the VAT increase in Q1 2025, the Bratislava residential market has picked up again, reports BuiltMind in cooperation with the consulting company Cushman & Wakefield.

The Slovak commercial real estate market experienced a record-breaking first half of 2025, with investment volumes exceeding €500 million. This figure surpasses the total transaction volume recorded in the entire year of 2024, confirms Cushman & Wakefield.

A significant increase in lending activity can be expected this year for companies that use debt financing to develop their real estate portfolios, according to a pan-European CBRE survey. The year-on-year improvement in market sentiment across commercial real estate sectors was confirmed by 40% of respondents.

YIT Slovakia has announced the completion of the Zwirn office building, a part of the Zwirn project in Ružinov, Bratislava. More than 50 per cent of the space has already been occupied.

Alpha Bank Group has provided a €175 million financing to the British M Core for the acquisition of several shopping centres in Romania. 

Local developer Redport and Romanian entrepreneur Dan Șucu have started the construction of a new residential project in eastern Bucharest, which included the launch of a showroom.