There are 4.5 million square meters of modern shopping space in Romania and there is still room for development as investors are still interested in the Romanian market. In terms of total retail space per capita, Romania is still behind other European countries, explained the speakers of the retail panel of SEE Property Forum 2024.

Immofinanz signed a new five-year, €180 million green loan with Helaba, pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Berlin Hyp, secured by myhive Warsaw Spire, one of the tallest office towers in the capital of Poland with GLA of more than 71,000 sqm and a BREEAM Excellent certification. The green loan replaces a previous financing that was due to mature in January 2025.

PSN has obtained the approval for building use of the Skyline project in Prague's Chodov with small residential units. The project has been developed as the reconstruction of a part of the Top Hotel. 

Donald Trump has secured the necessary electoral votes to secure a second term, raising questions about how his presidency will influence real estate markets in Europe and CEE.

Industrial developer CTP recorded a rental income of €488.4 million in the first nine months of the year, up 15.9% y/y, while the annualized rental income amounted to €702 million, with occupancy rate at 93%. 

The Prague Development Company (PDS) has submitted a regular market valuation of its real estate portfolio in Prague of 757,000 sqm of urban land intended primarily for residential construction. 

Developer activity in the Warsaw office space market is progressively increasing. More than 70,000 sqm finished by the end of September 2024 and around 280,000 sqm under construction in the coming years demonstrate that investors and developers are moving the industry forward. Take-up stays steady at roughly 490,000 sqm in Q1-Q3 2024. Axi Immo summarizes the present condition in the capital's office market. 

According to Savills European Office Occupancy Rates Report, Prague has, for the first time since the pandemic, surpassed the 60% threshold for physical office occupancy, reaching 61% in October this year.

Slovak developer Corwin has presented the details of its third project in Ljubljana, Slovenia. A residential tower has been designed in one of the best architectural studios in the world - Norwegian Snøhetta, hence the project name Nordika. 

In Q3 2024, we observed a clear revival in the Polish investment market. By the end of September, the transaction value reached €2.7 billion, marking an almost 60% year-on-year increase. In the last quarter, seven major portfolio transactions were completed, accounting for nearly 50% of the total investment volume, which contributed, among other things, to a recovery in the warehouse market, says Avison Young experts.