CTP N.V. recorded gross rental income of €632.0 million in the first nine months of 2026, a 12.5% increase year-on-year, driven by new deliveries and like-for-like rental growth of 4.8%. Annualised rental income reached €871 million at 30 September 2026, with the company reiterating its target of €1.0 billion by 2027. Occupancy remained stable at 93%, with a weighted average unexpired lease term of 6.3 years.

Poland's property investment market reached €4.7 billion across 93 transactions in the first three quarters of 2026, an 81% increase year-on-year, according to data from Avison Young. The result marks the strongest Q1-Q3 performance since 2018, driven by the return of core capital and 15 deals exceeding €100 million.

Limited new supply, falling vacancy and increasingly demanding occupiers are changing the dynamics of Bucharest's office market. At SEE Property Forum 2026, experts discussed how landlords can respond through refurbishment, sustainability investments, mixed-use concepts and better building management, while new development gradually returns to the market.

European employees are returning to the office less frequently than their counterparts elsewhere in the world, according to new analysis by Colliers based on data from the Basking.io platform. While four to five days a week in the office has become the norm in Latin America (46%), Asia-Pacific (41%) and North America (38%), the most common pattern in Europe remains two to three days a week, with 41% of EMEA employees following this model. That said, the share of EMEA employees attending four to five days a week has nearly doubled since 2024, rising from 15% to 26%.

Skanska has published its 2026 "Shaping Sustainable Places" report, which examines how urban developments can retain their appeal, adaptability and economic viability long after construction is complete. The report argues that performance at the point of handover is no longer sufficient on its own; a project's ability to adapt to changing needs throughout its full lifecycle is equally important.

Europe's non-performing loan market appears more stable than conditions in individual countries suggest. In 2025, the volume of non-performing loans held by large banks directly supervised by the European Central Bank fell by just €1.81 billion to €355.16 billion. Behind this near-unchanged total, however, risks are shifting: NPL ratios rose in Germany and France, while Spain and other southern European countries continued to reduce theirs, according to Drooms' report "Europe's NPL Market 2026."

Romania recorded the largest gap in the European Union between growth in platform-based overnight stays and overall tourist accommodation in the second quarter of 2026, according to an analysis by Destination Finder using Eurostat data.

For decades, the geography of European real estate investment has been expanding eastwards. Markets once considered peripheral have become established destinations for international capital, with Central and Eastern Europe developing sophisticated commercial property sectors, institutional investment markets and increasingly international developer communities.

The average asking price of second-hand flats in Bratislava reached €4,535 per sqm in the third quarter of 2026, according to data from BENCONT INVESTMENTS. That represents a year-on-year increase of 9.76% and a quarter-on-quarter rise of 2.82%, defying expectations of a slowdown. The average absolute price crossed €300,000 for the first time, reaching €306,277, driven by both higher per-sqm prices and larger flats in the supply mix.

On 1 January 2026, Bulgaria became the 21st member of the euro area after almost 30 years of having its currency pegged first to the Deutsche Mark and later to the euro at a fixed exchange rate. The transition heavily affected residential construction, which recorded its highest-ever number of completed buildings and dwellings in 2025. Several factors drove this outcome: widespread concerns about price increases following the currency changeover, existing inflationary pressure, favourable financial conditions, and a considerable volume of cash that needed to be invested quickly.