Nominations are still open for the CEE Property Forum Awards 2025! This is your chance to showcase your team’s outstanding projects, deals and personalities, and gain recognition among industry leaders. To submit a nomination, please fill out the nomination form. Nominations will be accepted until October 24th.

Property Forum is proud to launch the third edition of its annual list spotlighting the 50 most influential people in Polish real estate—a recognition of outstanding leadership, innovation and impact across these two dynamic markets. The publication, along with all other editions from across CEE, is now available on the Property Forum website.

Overall construction output in Serbia is expected to decline this year, primarily due to the slowdown in civil engineering as several road and railway projects were completed last year. By contrast, non-residential construction has entered a new growth cycle driven by investments connected to hosting Expo 2027 in Belgrade.

At the European Property Investment Update 2025, organised by Property Forum and RICS, the opening panel convened to discuss the latest trends shaping the continent’s real estate investment landscape. Moderated by Susanne Eickermann-Riepe FRICS, Chair of the RICS European World Regional Board, the session brought together leading voices from across the sector to share their insights on shifting investor appetite, regional dynamics, sustainability, and the evolving strategies required to navigate a complex market.

Nepi Rockcastle successfully issued a €500 million green bond that was eightfold oversubscribed, with an orderbook exceeding €4 billion from over 200 international investors.

Lease agreements for retail parks in Poland increasingly feature solutions that differ from classic Triple Net Lease agreements, particularly regarding operating cost settlement and responsibility division between parties. These trends are reshaping relationships between investors and tenants while responding to growing market expectations, explain Dominik Rafałko, Partner and Paweł Śliwka, Senior Associate at CMS Poland.

P3 Group has released its condensed consolidated interim financial results for H1 2025, reporting resilient operational and financial performance with an increased net operating income.

At Zagreb Property Forum 2025, organised by Property Forum in Zagreb last week, the closing panel brought together leading voices in the Croatian and regional hospitality sector to dissect the forces shaping the country’s hotel market. Chaired by Ivana Rajković Špes (DDG Group), the discussion delved into Croatia’s evolving tourism landscape, the challenges of seasonality, the impact of international brands, and the shifting expectations of guests and investors.

Bucharest continues to lead Romania's transformation of former industrial platforms due to its market scale and high number of available sites. The capital generates the largest volume of land transactions within urban areas, primarily through industrial space conversion, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Investors increasingly target mixed-use developments integrating retail, office, and residential components.

Property Forum is proud to announce that its flagship event, CEE Property Forum 2025, will open with a keynote fireside chat featuring former Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová, one of the most respected political leaders of recent years. She will sit down with Csanád Csürös, founder of Property Forum, to reflect on the key challenges and future scenarios for Central and Eastern Europe.