Tropical nights are becoming a common occurrence across Europe, trapping heat in cities and turning urban centres into uncomfortable hotbeds. As Europe's heatwave season starts earlier than it did five decades ago, many cities are enduring night-time temperatures exceeding 20°C, according to an analysis by Drees & Sommer.

Digitalisation of the construction permitting process has proven to be a significant obstacle to the development of cities and municipalities, according to the recent CEEC Research survey. In practice, it is still not working as expected. On a scale from 0 (completely non-functional) to 10 (fully functional), city representatives have given the system an average score of 3.40.

In the first half of this year, 777 new residential units have been sold in Brno, 26 per cent more than in the same period in 2024, with the average price of new apartments setting a new record, according to the current analysis of Trikaya, which has been monitoring the development of the Brno residential market for a long time.

Urbano Group has secured a financing of over €16 million from BT for the development of Urbano Shopping & Living, a new commercial project located in the Cluj metropolitan area with a total planned investment of over €100 million.

The office real estate market in Prague is reflecting the differentiation based on location and building quality, with proximity to the metro remaining a key factor influencing both prices and demand, describes Colliers in its latest analysis of the Prague office real estate market.

ZDR Investments has completed transactions worth CZK 1.8 billion in the first half of the year. It has increased the share of new investments in the group's funds by 80% year-on-year.

In Slovakia, €418 million was invested in real estate in the first half of 2025, comprising a total of 11 separate transactions. This represents a significant 170% increase compared to last year, according to CBRE's report.

Investor interest is diversifying, with hotels and office properties being the most sought-after segments in H1 2025, and a growing trend of repurposing older office buildings into hotels or residential use, according to experts of Colliers Hungary.

In Prague, more people are seeking professionally managed apartments offering flexibility and a certain standard of service. According to the Savills Rental Housing in Prague report, the popularity of rental housing is growing, with the institutional sector attracting both investors and tenants.

Local developer One United Properties has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire a plot of land located on the former FLARO industrial platform in Sibiu.