The fourth quarter of 2025 brought the weakest residential sales result in Bucharest-Ilfov in nine years and the weakest nationally in six years, according to SVN Romania. Overall, 2025 ended with a 5.3% annual decrease in home sales nationally and an 8.5% decrease in the Bucharest-Ilfov region.

AFI Czech Republic has announced an increased occupancy rate across its rental housing projects as well as its office portfolio at the end of 2025.

Speaking at the CEE Property Investment Update 2026 conference in Warsaw, Piotr Mirowski, Senior Partner and Head of Investment Services at Colliers, delivered an optimistic assessment of the region’s investment outlook. After two challenging years marked by higher financing costs and subdued activity, CEE has begun to stabilise, with investors adapting to a reshaped market environment rather than waiting for a full return to pre-2022 conditions.

Swissôtel has opened its first property in the Czech Republic, located in the Unesco-designated spa town of Mariánské Lázně. The hotel is situated near the Singing Fountain and spa parks in one of Europe's most renowned spa destinations.

Recorde Asset Management and Panattoni Hungary have secured full lease commitment for their joint development Panattoni Park Moson in Mosonmagyaróvár, located at the Austrian-Hungarian-Slovak triple border next to the M1 motorway.

The Czech investment market ended 2025 with record results. In the fourth quarter alone, property investments exceeded €1.8 billion, representing a 139% increase compared to the same period the previous year, according to Knight Frank data.

7R has signed a long-term lease agreement with Profile Vox for more than 20,000 sqm of warehouse and production space in Pobiedziska, near Poznań. The facility, developed under a built-to-suit formula, combines a warehouse with a production area designed to meet high standards for insulation and energy efficiency.

Romanian developer Park Properties has partnered with entrepreneur George Peltecu to develop Sunlake Snagov Signature Collection, a development of 22 lakeside villas with a private marina. The project will be built on a 15,000 sqm plot on Lake Snagov shores, with construction starting this spring.

In a video interview recorded at CEE Property Forum 2025 in Vienna, Dieter Knittel, Head of CEE at pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, shares his outlook on asset classes, deal activity and investment priorities for the year ahead. He explains why diversification is back on the agenda, why CEE remains one of the bank’s core focus markets, and how deal sizes and structures are evolving.

CA Immo has signed a three-year revolving credit facility worth €150 million with an option to increase it by €50 million and two one-year extension options. The margin on the credit facility is linked to the company's investment grade rating and the performance of sustainability indicators for the property portfolio.