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News SEE Property Forum 2025: Award winners announced
14
Oct
2025

SEE Property Forum 2025: Award winners announced

by Forum Property
Property Forum is excited to announce the winners of its annual SEE Property Forum Awards for 2025. The winners of each category were selected from our shortlist by the jury committee, comprising the leading players in the Romanian real estate industry. The awards, celebrating the best projects, most impactful transactions and most inspiring personalities of the Romanian market, were presented at our awards gala in Bucharest, part of the annual SEE Property Forum conference.
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Report

News CBA monitor Czech Republic mortgage report residential
14
Oct
2025

Czech mortgage market reports strong season

by Forum Property
Czech banks and building societies have provided new mortgages for CZK 29.6 billion (€1.2 billion) in September. Compared to August, the volume of activity has increased by 14%, reports cbamonitor.cz.
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Czech developers discover magic of investment funds Financing competition heats up in CEE Czech construction industry grows continuously

Residential

News Ancpi Monica Dudău Olx Group Residential Romania Storia Vat
14
Oct
2025

Romanian property sales drop 1% after VAT hike

by Forum Property
Property transactions in Romania fell by nearly 1% in the first two months after the VAT increase compared to August-September 2024, but rose over 10% compared to May-June transactions, according to official data from the National Agency for Cadastre and Real Estate Advertising (ANCPI).
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Sema Real Estate enters Romanian resi market Living expands to Debrecen with 400-apartment project Romanian home sales stagnate as Bucharest market declines

Industrial

News CTi Europe Czech Republic industrial P3 Logistic Parks Prague
14
Oct
2025

P3 welcomes new tenant in Prague

by Forum Property
CTi Cable, a Taiwanese manufacturer, has launched its first European production centre, CTi Europe, at P3 Prague D8. P3 Logistic Parks has tailored a facility within the renovated Hall 5 to accommodate CTi Europe's automated production processes.
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CTP achieves Breeam certification for CTPark Ploiești ELI Parks starts new industrial project near Bucharest Uniq Logistic extends lease with MLP in Poland

Office

News Bucharest Colliers IT Office Romania Victor Coșconel
14
Oct
2025

IT sector hits 15-year demand low in Bucharest office market

by Forum Property
Demand for office space in Bucharest dropped by one-third in 2025, primarily due to reduced activity from IT companies, which generated only 10% of total leasing in the first nine months - the lowest level since 2010. Companies leased approximately 150,000 sqm of office space, while new demand fell by almost 30% to under 60,000 sqm.
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Volume of Warsaw office projects under construction drops by 50% Granit Asset Management hits 35% renewable energy target in portfolio Warsaw office market sees vacancy drop to 9.7% in Q3 2025

Investment

News CPIPG Czech Republic hybrid bonds investment Poland
13
Oct
2025

CPI buys back assets in Poland

by Forum Property
CPIPG has announced the reacquisition of office and retail assets in Poland, sold only in June 2024, this time by using hybrid bonds.
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Wood & Co to acquire battery storage in Scandinavia Penta purchases large brownfield site in Prague Reico buys shopping centre in Prague

Interview

News Hamilton May interview luxury Poland residential Top 50
11
Oct
2025

What’s next for Poland’s residential sector?

by Forum Property
Founded in Kraków in 2004, Hamilton May has grown from a boutique agency into a fully integrated residential services platform with operations in Warsaw, Wrocław, and beyond. In this interview, Robert Watkins, CEO & Founder of Hamilton May, reflects on two decades of growth, the company's unique one-stop model, and the opportunities shaping Poland’s residential market.
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Falling rates, rising rents: Poland’s PRS market enters new growth phase From compliance to cash flow: How accessibility boosts property value Reframing value: An investor’s perspective on the future of CEE real estate

Retail

News Czech Republic investment Olomouc Redstone retail
10
Oct
2025

Redstone acquires shopping centre in Olomouc

by Forum Property
Redstone has completed the acquisition of the Olympia Olomouc shopping centre at the end of September. The seller is CCPEPF Poland Intermediate S.à r.l., which is part of the Catalyst Capital investment and management group.
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Romania's retail parks target smaller cities for growth Prague ranks 16th among Europe's priciest shopping streets Retail park boom in Poland shows no signs of slowing

Career

News appointment Bulgaria career CTP industrial logistics
07
Oct
2025

CTP names new MD for Bulgaria

by Forum Property
CTP has appointed Ivanka Ivanova as Managing Director for Bulgaria. The appointment supports the company's strategy to reach €1 billion of rental income by 2027.
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Nrep and Velo Capital to operate as Urban Partners AG Capital names Pavlin Petkov as new CEO Susanne Eickermann-Riepe elected RICS Senior Vice President

Hotel

News Bucharest Colliers Czech Republic Greece Hotel Hungary Investment Poland Raluca Buciuc Romania
07
Oct
2025

Romania's hotel industry posts third-highest EU growth

by Forum Property
Romania's hospitality industry recorded a 19% increase in turnover in the first half of 2025, the third largest advance in the European Union after Greece (35%) and Hungary (22%), according to Eurostat data cited by Colliers. Rising room rates have pushed local pricing into line with established CEE markets such as Poland and the Czech Republic, even though the number of overnight stays in hotels almost stagnated, with an increase of less than 4%.
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Wing's Budapest hotels obtain green certifications Radisson Blu Bucharest achieves Breeam In-Use Excellent rating Forestay Group signs dual-brand Marriott deal in Budapest

Economy

News Bosnia economy SEE Serbia tariffs Trump
09
Jul
2025

Trump imposes tariffs on Serbia and Bosnia

by Forum Property
The Trump administration has imposed 100% tariffs on a range of imports from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, accusing both countries of deepening ties with China. This marks the first time a U.S. president has taken such a step against a European nation over relations with Beijing.
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Commercial and resi real estate brace for higher taxes in Romania Financial pressure on CPI may lead to buyout EBRD downgrades 2025 growth forecast for most CEE countries

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New leases

  • Iulius has attracted Kaufland as an anchor tenant in Family Market Tomești, based in Iași County. The retailer will open a 4,000 sqm hypermarket, while the whole project will have a leasable area of around 16,000 sqm.
  • DHL Express Romania has opened its new operational center at VGP Park Bucharest North in Ștefăneștii de Jos, marking the company's first carbon-neutral facility in the country, following a €5 million investment The 4,130 sqm facility includes 3,604 sqm of warehouse space and 526 sqm of offices, with a maximum sorting capacity of 2,800 items per hour.
  • Industrial developer CTP announced that Moemax, part of the XXXLutz Group, has signed a lease for a 5,300 sqm logistics unit at CTPark Bucharest South.

New appointments

  • Cushman & Wakefield has strengthened its Warsaw-based Capital Markets team, led by Paweł Partyka, with the appointments of Jakub Grabara and Natalia Wołyniec. The new hires will support the company in delivering transactional advisory services across the commercial property market.
  • At the beginning of September, Ewa Ciołek and Piotr Meleszko were promoted to Senior Leasing Manager. MLP Group, recognising the internal competencies and achievements of its team, emphasises the importance of further improving the efficiency of its leasing operations, which are key to the company's dynamic growth.
  • Avison Young's Investment Advisory team in Poland has welcomed a new member, Katarzyna Sielewicz, who takes the role of Senior Consultant. Katarzyna holds a master’s degree in Finance from the Stockholm University School of Business and completed an exchange semester at Cass Business School in London. She gained international real estate experience working with the global Research and Strategic Advisory team at Cushman & Wakefield (formerly DTZ) in London.

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