Tropical nights are becoming a common occurrence across Europe, trapping heat in cities and turning urban centres into uncomfortable hotbeds. As Europe's heatwave season starts earlier than it did five decades ago, many cities are enduring night-time temperatures exceeding 20°C, according to an analysis by Drees & Sommer.

Smartown Group has successfully completed the sale of the historic Dionisie Lupu office building in Bucharest, at a yield of 8.2% 

The residential market in Bucharest and Ilfov saw a 10% drop in the number of transactions during H1 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, while sales prices have continued to climb, driven by high inflation, anticipated tax changes, and limited supply, finds a new analysis by iO Partners.

Victor Terheș, Sales Director at Bellemonde, talked to Property Forum about the strong demand for the company's first residential development in Pipera and the plans to start new investments in the same area due to high interest from premium homebuyers. 

Digitalisation of the construction permitting process has proven to be a significant obstacle to the development of cities and municipalities, according to the recent CEEC Research survey. In practice, it is still not working as expected. On a scale from 0 (completely non-functional) to 10 (fully functional), city representatives have given the system an average score of 3.40.

In the first half of this year, 777 new residential units have been sold in Brno, 26 per cent more than in the same period in 2024, with the average price of new apartments setting a new record, according to the current analysis of Trikaya, which has been monitoring the development of the Brno residential market for a long time.

The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) has published Q2 2025 figures on Poland’s industrial and logistics sector, based on data from advisory firms including Axi Immo, BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, CBRE, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL, Knight Frank, Newmark Poland and Savills. The report covers warehouse stock, new completions, projects under construction, take-up and vacancy rates.

In the first half of 2025, CPI Property Group (CPIPG), owner and manager of 23 shopping centres and retail parks across Poland, signed 78 retail lease agreements – including new contracts and extensions – for a total of 14,900 sqm.

Urbano Group has secured a financing of over €16 million from BT for the development of Urbano Shopping & Living, a new commercial project located in the Cluj metropolitan area with a total planned investment of over €100 million.

The increase in VAT to 21% for new homes is having a direct impact on pricing and sales strategies in the residential market, with effects already becoming visible, according to Valentin Neagu, Managing Director at Crosspoint Real Estate.