Investment in commercial real estate in the Czech Republic exceeded €1 billion in Q2 2026, up 121% quarter-on-quarter and 47% year-on-year. For the first half of the year, total volume reached €1.47 billion. According to Knight Frank's analysis, full-year investment could approach €3 billion, keeping the market above its long-term average.

Morizon-Gratka Group has published the first edition of its "Consumer Sentiment Barometer for the Property Market", a quarterly index measuring how consumers feel about the Polish property market. The barometer scored 66 points on a 100-point scale, placing it in positive territory above the neutral threshold of 50 points. The survey was conducted at the end of Q2 2026 and gathered responses from nearly 9,000 people active in the property market.

Poland's property investment market recorded €3 billion in total volume across 66 transactions in H1 2026, up 77% year-on-year and matching the highest levels seen in the country over the past decade. Every sector recorded deals exceeding €100 million, with the single largest transaction — €575 million — completed in the private rented sector (PRS). Core investors are returning to prime assets, pushing average ticket sizes up while overall liquidity remains lower than in H1 2025.

The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) has published figures on the Warsaw office market for Q2 2026. The data is sourced from advisory companies including Avison Young, Axi Immo, BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, CBRE, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL, Knight Frank, Newmark Polska and Savills, and covers modern office stock, new completions, take-up volumes and vacancy rates.

Industrial real estate is no longer just manufacturing and warehouse facilities near highway exits. Growing labour shortages, automated production and pressure for faster urban logistics adaptation are changing companies' expectations for modern industrial parks. Beyond technical specifications, the quality of work environments, transport accessibility for employees and the range of services on offer have become key considerations. There is also growing interest in smaller, multifunctional units combining a showroom, warehouse, offices and operational facilities in one location. This is according to data from Colliers.

Halfway through 2026, Ukraine's commercial real estate market presents a picture of cautious resilience: no segment is booming, but none is collapsing either. Across retail, office and industrial property, the common thread is the same:  a persistent shortage of quality supply is doing more to shape rents and vacancy than any surge in demand.The URE Club (Ukrainian Real Estate Club) has summarised the key trends driving the market in an article for Property Forum

Warsaw's residential land market is undergoing a shift in how plots are valued. Alongside location and development potential, the ability to move efficiently through the investment process has become a key factor. Land with a clear planning status and a valid building permit is becoming increasingly valuable. The current market environment requires much greater selectivity and a thorough assessment of investment risk, says Damian Karkośiński, Investment and Acquisitions Specialist at Walter Herz.

Romania continues to gain visibility on the European industrial and logistics investment map, at a time when companies are looking for competitive markets for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution. Two-thirds of the European regions with the strongest profile for manufacturing activities are located in just four countries – Poland, Spain, Romania and France – according to the report "ExCEEding Borders: CEE & Iberia: Driving Europe's Industrial Transformation", published by Colliers.

Technologies underpinning the AI-supported factory of the future are reshaping the economics of industrial production, with the potential to generate productivity gains of up to 60%. These changes are driving a new logic of competitiveness, in which performance is determined by how effectively production configurations are redesigned and implemented, BCG reports.

Romania's logistics and industrial market remains one of the most competitive in Europe in terms of occupancy costs. With an average prime industrial rent of €4.8/sqm/month, Bucharest ranks as the fourth most affordable market among the European locations analysed, at a time when companies worldwide are restructuring their supply chains in response to geopolitical uncertainty and rising operating costs. These findings are highlighted in "Waypoint: Global Industrial Dynamics 2026", a report by Cushman & Wakefield that examines trends across 135 industrial and logistics markets worldwide.