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.

Lavinia Ioniță Rasmussen, Real Estate Partner at Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP), talked to Property Forum about the firm's growing portfolio in industrial and renewable energy, but also about the new EU rules that will boost investments in green buildings.

PKB Inwest Budowa is moving forward with the construction and leasing of a new retail park in Zawiercie, Silesia. The project, covering 16,000 sqm, is set for completion by the end of Q1 2026. Located on Wojska Polskiego Street, the development aims to serve residents of Zawiercie and surrounding towns, with a total catchment area of approximately 250,000 people within a 30-minute drive.

Scope Ratings has revised Futureal’s outlook to Stable, affirming the BB- issuer ratings for Futureal Development Holding Kft. and Futureal Holding B.V.

The Vydrica district in Bratislava is entering its next phase. The development company Lucron is launching the construction of the V4 residential building, in the heart of the renovated Podhradie, with a view of the Water Tower.