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Story of the week

12
Nov
2025

Bid big, help families: CEE Property Forum charity auction live now

by Forum Property

Property Forum is partnering with the Ronald McDonald Foundation for an online charity auction aimed at supporting the Foundation's efforts to construct its third Ronald McDonald House in Poland, providing crucial support to families of seriously ill children. The auction will conclude at CEE Property Forum on 25 November. Our readers and visitors of CEE Property Forum can bid on items such as a football jersey signed by Robert Lewandowski, a painting by Polish artist Magdalena Lenartowicz or entry to an IRONMAN Poland 2026 race. 100% of the proceeds will support the Foundation's vital mission of "Keeping Families Close" by promoting family-centred care.

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Retail

17
Nov
2025

Goldbach Group raises €5.3 million for retail park expansion

by Forum Property

Goldbach Group has entered a strategic partnership with Hubix, a Romanian investment and management company, securing over €5.3 million to develop four new retail parks under the K2 brand. The partnership combines Goldbach Group's retail park development expertise with Hubix's financing structuring capabilities and private capital attraction through its established investors' community.

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Budapest shopping centre to undergo major renovation starting 2027 Intero Property Development sells large land plot in Bucharest CPI Romania completes first phase of Sun Plaza upgrade

Investment

17
Nov
2025

Hagag enters Romania's energy sector

by Forum Property

Hagag has diversified its operations in Romania by entering the energy sector through the acquisition of BTD Distribuție și Furnizare, a Romanian company specialising in natural gas infrastructure development, distribution, and supply.

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Shopper Park Plus plans €100 million share offering for CEE expansion Echo Investment sells Libero Katowice for €103 million Ares Management and Slate Asset Management to buy €300 million Polish portfolio

Industrial

17
Nov
2025

Fortress acquires 76,000 sqm logistics park in Wrocław

by Forum Property

Fortress Logistics Real Estate has acquired a logistics facility in Wrocław, Poland, strengthening its position in the regional industrial real estate market.

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CTP expands industrial park in Oradea with new 10,800 sqm building CTP signs major 80,000 sqm logistics deal in Budapest project Industrial deliveries in Poland fall 12% in Q3 2025

Report

17
Nov
2025

2026 will reward only the best-prepared investors

by Forum Property

The closing panel of SEE Property Forum 2025 in Bucharest, moderated by Victor Constantinescu from Kinstellar, brought together leading local players to assess sentiment, shifting asset preferences, and the practical steps investors must take to navigate the year ahead. The panellists examined where capital is moving, what risks remain most pressing, and how legal, geopolitical, and market dynamics will shape investment decisions across Romania and CEE.

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Leading developer speaks out: Permitting gridlock pushes investments out of Bucharest Vote for 2025's Tech Gamechanger of the Year! RICS warns of global sustainability slowdown in construction

Residential

14
Nov
2025

Bucharest luxury resi market to exceed €400 million in 2025

by Forum Property

This year will end with over 1,000 premium and luxury dwellings delivered in new residential projects from Bucharest and its surroundings, a record for the recent history of Romania's residential market, according to a market report by SVN Romania.

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Belgrade rental market shows stability Hercesa completes resi complex spanning 1,400 units in Bucharest Cloud9 launches second phase of resi project in northern Bucharest

Office

14
Nov
2025

Skanska sells Wrocław office complex for €62 million

by Forum Property

Skanska has sold the second phase of Wrocław's Centrum Południe office complex to Investika Real Estate Fund in joint venture with Bud Holdings for €62 million. The deal marks Investika's second acquisition from the developer after P180 in Warsaw.

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Prague commercial market counts €2.5 billion worth of ongoing deals Warsaw office demand outpaces supply in Q3 2025 Offices worth over €250 million under development in Bucharest

Hotel

11
Nov
2025

Novotel opens first Croatian hotel in Zagreb

by Forum Property

Novotel has opened its first hotel in Croatia, marking the Accor brand's debut in the country. Located at the eastern gateway of Zagreb, the 163-room Novotel Zagreb sits 20 minutes from Franjo Tuđman Airport and 15 minutes from the city centre.

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Solida Capital secures financing for Warsaw aparthotel project PPF expands its hotel portfolio in Prague From revenge travel to real strategy: Hotel sector resets

Career

10
Nov
2025

Indotek Group opens Vienna office for private equity expansion

by Forum Property

Indotek Group is expanding its Western European office network with a new Vienna office. The company has been expanding in Western and Southern Europe for over a decade, and the Austrian office will also serve as the first regional private equity investment centre for the Budapest-based group.

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Atenor appoints new Country Director for Hungary Globalworth appoints joint CEOs as Dennis Selinas steps down NEPI Rockcastle names COO Marek Noetzel as new CEO

Interview

10
Nov
2025

Why NEPI Rockcastle is investing €100 million in greenfield PV

by Nicolae Ovidiu

Andrei Radu, Group Development Director at NEPI Rockcastle, talked about the developer’s focus on net zero with a €100 million investment in clean energy production. With the recent launch of a 54 MW solar park in Romania, the group expects to cover almost 50% of its total CEE electricity needs by 2026, offering cost control and doing the "heavy lifting" for tenants.

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Small towns and rural communities: The next growth market for strip malls Tenants are consolidating into fewer, better office buildings Griffin Capital Partners: Scaling platforms and shaping new sectors in CEE real estate

Economy

31
Oct
2025

Romanian developer joins Europe’s top-10 fast growing companies

by Forum Property

Romanian developer One United Properties has been ranked among Europe’s top 10 long-term growth champions, according to the Financial Times’ FT1000 Long-Term Growth Champions 2025 list, which highlights companies that have achieved exceptional and sustained revenue growth over the past decade.

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Trump imposes tariffs on Serbia and Bosnia Commercial and resi real estate brace for higher taxes in Romania Financial pressure on CPI may lead to buyout

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New leases

Expur has leased 940 sqm for its new offices in Business Garden Bucharest, owned by Vastint Romania. The deal was brokered by Fortim Trusted Advisors, a member of the BNP Paribas Real Estate Alliance.
GTX Romania has leased 2,700 sqm in VLParks Bucharest West, in a deal brokered by iO Partners.
Vitalaire Romania, a subsidiary of the Air Liquide Group, has relocated its offices to Bucharest-based One Cotroceni Park, in a deal brokered by iO Partners.

New appointments

Artur Apostoł joins Griffin Capital Partners as Co-Managing Partner to lead the company’s real estate activities together with Marek Obuchowicz, who has been promoted to Co-Managing Partner. Artur and Marek are taking over responsibilities from Piotr Fijołek, who transitions from an active role and will continue supporting the firm as Senior Advisor. These appointments mark the completion of a leadership transformation aligned with the company’s dynamic growth and long-term strategy.
CBRE Hungary has named Anna Zhang as Business Development Manager, while Antoine Fromental takes on the role of Hotel Investment Analyst. Zhang is tasked with developing partnerships with Far Eastern clients and strengthening business relations in CEE markets. She previously served on the PwC Hungary China Desk team. Fromental joins the firm after roles at B&B Hotels and Cushman & Wakefield, where he contributed to various European hotel development, valuation, and market research projects.
Garbe has named Zuzana Štěpánková as Business Development Manager in the Czech Republic. She has previously worked at iO Partners as Senior Consultant.

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Leading developer speaks out: Permitting gridlock pushes investments out of Bucharest

Story of the week

Bid big, help families: CEE Property Forum charity auction live now

Retail

Goldbach Group raises €5.3 million for retail park expansion

Investment

Hagag enters Romania's energy sector

Industrial

Fortress acquires 76,000 sqm logistics park in Wrocław

Report

2026 will reward only the best-prepared investors

Residential

Bucharest luxury resi market to exceed €400 million in 2025

Office

Skanska sells Wrocław office complex for €62 million

Hotel

Novotel opens first Croatian hotel in Zagreb

Career

Indotek Group opens Vienna office for private equity expansion

Interview

Why NEPI Rockcastle is investing €100 million in greenfield PV

Economy

Romanian developer joins Europe’s top-10 fast growing companies

New leases

New appointments

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Leading developer speaks out: Permitting gridlock pushes investments out of Bucharest

Turkish investors pour millions into Romanian green energy

Data centres, new energy infrastructure boost real estate investment sentiment

Small towns and rural communities: The next growth market for strip malls

Globalworth renews Access4you certification for entire Romanian portfolio

Tenants are consolidating into fewer, better office buildings

Endava and Paysafe partner to transform digital payments

Romania leads EU in healthcare spending growth per capita

Romania's Fidelis bonds attract over €260 million in November

Goldbach Group raises €5.3 million for retail park expansion

Hagag enters Romania's energy sector

2026 will reward only the best-prepared investors

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