International Industrial Properties (IIProp), owned by Madison International Realty and Griffin Capital Partners, will develop two built-to-suit logistics facilities in Poland for a major online marketplace operating across Central and Eastern Europe. The long-term lease agreements confirm the growing demand for modern logistics infrastructure in key Polish locations.

Romanians spent approximately €40 billion in large retail chains last year, marking a 7.1% increase compared to 2023, according to research by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. The result, while a slowdown from the 11.1% increase in 2023, still outpaced inflation. 

Tatra Banka has announced the successful completion of a new syndicated financing for the consortium of YIT Slovakia and RSJ Investments.

Czech investment group Axelor has announced the strengthening of its real estate team. The expansion of the Aurelia fund is going to be led by British manager Fraser Watson as Head of Real Estate.

The new partnership between the developer Lucron and the investment group Sandberg Capital will bring a new stage to the Trnava Arboria project.

Radisson Hotel Group has announced the opening of Radisson Resort Ruža Vjetrova, a new premium beachfront retreat located on a secluded peninsula along Montenegro's Adriatic coast in Dobra Voda. 

Fulga Dinu, Country Manager of CPI Romania, talked to Property Forum about the investments and new leasing deals across the group’s 590,000 sqm office and retail portfolio in the local market and CPI’s ultra personalized approach in relation to its tenants.

Vilharia, the office building in Ljubljana, developed by the Slovak development company Corwin, has announced two new key tenants. The building has reached 75% occupancy.

Sixteen brands entered the Czech retail market in the first six months of this year, fashion and gastronomy being the most common segments, according to the report by Cushman & Wakefield.

Over the past decade, Romania has faced increasing pressure - both from domestic and from international institutions - to modernize its property tax system. With structural challenges in housing affordability and significant fiscal constraints at the national level, local tax reform, as outlined in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), has emerged as a critical priority, writes Daniel Grigore, Director, Corporate Income Tax, Deloitte Romania.