Global economic transformations are impacting how companies operate and how workplaces are designed. The latest report developed by Walter Herz in collaboration with experts from Workplace, ISS Polska, DECISIVE Szmigiel, Papros, Gregorczyk, and Brill AV Media, outlines the leading trends shaping the development of the office market in Poland.

According to the Savills European Real Estate Logistics Census, the Czech Republic is becoming a key destination for industrial tenants' expansion within Central and Eastern Europe. 

MDC2 and its partner Generali Real Estate have concluded a lease agreement for an 11,000 sqm building with InPost at MDC2 Park Kraków South. This will be a BTS (built to suit), customised building located on a plot of land prepared exclusively for InPost.

Cushman & Wakefield has announced Nicolas Horky is joining the company to lead the hotel transactions team in the Central, Eastern and Southeastern European regions. 

Evo Properties has announced the reconversion of the London and Oslo office buildings in Bucharest into a multifunctional hub. 

Hungarian property investor Indotek Group has announced the appointment of Philip Wood as Head of International Transactions & Asset Management, tasked with overseeing the group’s international expansion strategy, focusing on key markets in Central, Southern, and Western Europe.

Over the last two and a half decades, a lot has changed in the Hungarian real estate market. Spectacular investments have shaped the image of the capital, while the modern real estate market as we know it today has gradually emerged. The biggest players were already present in the late 90s, including WING, which is 25 years old this year. During this time, the group has undergone dynamic changes, reflected not only in its developments in Budapest but also in its presence on international markets. We talked to Noah Steinberg, CEO of WING Group and Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Echo Investment in Poland and Bauwert in Germany, about the main challenges of the past 25 years, the strategy that has been most effective in addressing them and the plans the group has for the next 25 years.

Hotel operator Hotel Co 51 has introduced its fifth Marriott brand to its European portfolio with the opening of the Element by Westin® Wrocław - the operator's second Polish property.

Amazon has extended its lease for over 36,200 sqm of warehouse space and 2,000 sqm of office space at the Hillwood Łódź Górna logistics centre.

Real estate brokerage Duna House estimates that 9,754 residential properties changed hands, up 21% year on year, and that HUF 112 billion worth of housing mortgages were taken out in September 2024 in Hungary, more than double (+106%) of the base period's data. The number of transactions in the first nine months of the year shows a nearly 40% yr/yr increase.