Central and Eastern Europe’s real estate market continued to show broad activity and evolving dynamics in the third week of February, with multiple reports highlighting leasing momentum, construction growth, investment transactions and sector diversification.

The number of unoccupied homes in Bucharest has grown 2.4 times over 10 years to over 218,000 units, according to a Storia analysis of Romania's 2011 and 2021 census data. Nationwide, over 2.5 million homes remain unoccupied, representing a quarter of Romania's total housing stock.

In a video interview recorded at CEE Property Forum 2025 in Vienna, Pál Forgács, Managing Director of the Emonika project in Ljubljana, discusses leasing expectations for 2026 and explains why Slovenia’s largest-ever development had to be designed as a mixed-use scheme.

Qualified investor fund Realia Fund Sicav has completed the acquisition of a new retail park in Kralupy nad Vltavou – Kozomín, which is the largest property the fund has added to its portfolio.

Annual demand for industrial real estate in the Czech Republic reached its third-highest level ever last year, while the volume of buildings under construction remained at record levels. Interest in investing in local industrial real estate reached over €800 million, more than the last three years combined, according to a report by Colliers.

GTC signed new or extended lease agreements covering 31,800 sqm in its two shopping centres in Warsaw and Częstochowa during 2025. The majority of transactions comprised lease renewals and expansions by existing tenants, confirming the properties' appeal.

Romania's construction market reached near-record levels in 2025, with work volumes growing almost 8% in the first eleven months compared to the previous year, according to Colliers' annual report. The sector now represents 9% of GDP, the highest share in the European Union and well above the 5% EU average.

Panattoni has signed new agreements with acoustic cabin manufacturer Mikomax, which will rebrand as Hushoffice in March.

7R has completed the sale of a warehouse facility near Słupsk to Cristal Life, a real estate investment trust managed by French asset management company Inter Gestion Reim. This marks the French company's first transaction in the Polish market.

Property developer Speedwell has completed and handed over the third building within The Ivy residential complex located near Băneasa forest, in northern Bucharest.