Marek Blaha, Head of affordable housing developer Dostupné bydlení České spořitelny, talked to Property Forum about the necessity of expanding the overall availability of housing in the Czech Republic. According to him, one of the strategies to solve such a problem could lie in augmenting the proportion of rental housing and this could be supported by the cooperation of banks, municipalities and developers.

Hospitality group Accor plans to open more than 90 hotels across Europe, Middle East and Asia during 2024, of which four will be based in CEE markets.

The food court in the Europa Shopping Center in Banská Bystrica has undergone significant changes, reports Aktuality.sk. It offers bigger choice of F&B options, new premises and self-service ordering kiosks as improved UX for their customers.

Advisory agency Walter Herz is expanding the scope of consulting services and branching out with a new business line - Walter Herz Invest. The entity is responsible for purchasing and securing real estate and land for the construction of projects in the commercial, warehouse and residential sectors.

Českomoravská nemovitostní has acquired a quarter stake in the Churchill Square office complex in Prague near the main railway station for CZK 1 billion (€41 million). It has thus become the majority owner of the complex. The seller was a holding from Lebanon, reports the daily e15.cz.

One of Accor’s fastest-growing hotel brands across Europe, Tribe, opened the doors of its first hotel in Budapest. Together with Ibis, the newly constructed dual-branded hotel is located in Liberty, Wing’s mixed-use project. Ibis & Tribe Budapest Stadium offers 332 hotel rooms, split evenly by the two brands, and a complex set up with various F&B outlets, as well as meeting and fitness facilities.

The Hungarian property scene is welcoming a new development company brought to life by three experienced real estate market players - Mihály Schrancz, Tamás Ádány and Zsolt Gyöngyösi. Realis Development is part of Realis Group, a holding company active since 2013.

Lucian Butnaru, the owner of the SelfPay payment company, has started two build-to-rent projects in northern Bucharest that will target renters in the premium residential segment.

The EHQ multifunctional complex on Bottova Street in Bratislava by local developer Immocap, consisting of an office and a residential part, was submitted for an environmental impact assessment (EIA), YIMBA.sk reports.

Savills has been appointed as property manager for the Lakeside office complex, developed by Atenor in Warsaw’s Mokotów district.