After more than a year of debate, Prague councillors have allowed the sale of land around the Nádraží Holešovice metro station C, reports E15.cz. The Prague Public Transport Company (DPP) is to sell it to the Nové Holešovice company, a joint venture between DPP and developers Karlín Group and CPI Property Group. 

IAD IRF, a sub-fund of IAD Investments Fund, has signed a lease agreement with Kooperativa poisťovňa, a.s. Vienna Insurance Group and its subsidiaries for the office space in the Twin City C building in Bratislava. 

The EBRD has invested €76 million in VGP's green bond program, supporting the company’s development and fund acquisitions of sustainable parks across Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, and the Slovak Republic.

Iulius and Atterbury Europe have secured the largest loan ever granted for a new real estate development in Romania. The €400 million syndicated financing will back the development of the Rivus Cluj-Napoca mixed-use urban reconversion project. 

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending an €80 million portfolio risk-sharing guarantee to BNP Paribas Bank Polska to help increase access to green finance in Poland.

Realia Fund Sicav has expanded its portfolio with a newly built retail park in Šumperk in the Czech Republic. Owning currently 21 retail parks the fund has exceeded its portfolio to the value of CZK 2.8 billion (€112 million).

Mogotel Hotel Group has opened the first Mövenpick-branded hotel in Budapest, marking a significant expansion in the Hungarian capital. 

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has cut its 2025 growth forecast for its regions by 0.2 percentage points to 3.0%, with a moderate rebound to 3.4% expected in 2026. This follows a similar downgrade in February and reflects mounting global headwinds, including rising trade policy uncertainty, softening external demand, and newly imposed tariffs.

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