Erste Group Bank AG and Banco Santander S.A. announced that they have entered into an agreement for Erste Group to acquire a 49% stake in Santander Bank Polska Group S.A. for PLN 584 per share (approximately €6.8 billion) and a 50% stake in Santander Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A. for approximately €0.2 billion from Santander Group. Together, this amounts to a total cash consideration of €7.0 billion.

Recent market data by CBRE confirm the resilience of the industrial and retail sectors, which are seeing a sustained pace of construction this year.

The Futureal Group has announced the transitioning of its entire Hungarian real estate portfolio to green energy, as part of a move aligned with the Paris Agreement and EU’s 2050 net-zero carbon emission target.

Public real estate fund Meta Estate Trust has announced new investments of approximately €4 million in Bucharest's residential sector. The investments, made within the company’s trading business line, encompass four residential projects in two key areas of the city.

Budapest-based Shopper Park Plus (SPP) is considering a range of financing options to further its corporate development, following the successful completion of a portfolio deal in Slovakia with a 9.5% yield. 

Deutsche Hypo – Nord/LB Real Estate Finance has provided Olivia Seven Sp. z o.o. with a green loan for the refinancing of the office property Olivia Prime A, located in the Oliwa district of Gdańsk. The term of the loan is five years.

Bucharest's hotel market is experiencing a strong recovery, with significant growth in key performance indicators, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. 

Colliers has announced the appointment of Katarína Brydone as the Managing Director of Colliers in the Czech Republic, effective 2 May 2025. This appointment has followed the announcement of Tewfik Sabongui stepping down from Colliers after seven years of leading the Czech Republic business. 

In a market environment marked by pricing inelasticity and shifting investor sentiment, Gránit Asset Management has made a significant move with the acquisition of Equilibrium 1, a landmark office building in Bucharest. Property Forum talked to Erik Wafler MRICS, Senior Investment Manager at Gránit Asset Management, to gain deeper insight into the strategic thinking behind this transaction, the challenges of sourcing institutional-grade assets in CEE, and the company’s broader ambitions in the region

Romania's banking sector has a relatively low exposure to the commercial real estate (CRE) market, indicating stability and significant growth potential, according to an analysis by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.