The Hungarian construction sector experienced a significant slowdown in Q1 2025, with the value of new construction starts dropping sharply compared to the previous quarter and the same period last year. This weak start comes despite a surge in activity at the close of 2024, driven by major project launches.

The first quarter of 2025 has been marked by extraordinary activity on the Czech commercial real estate market. According to Colliers, total investment volume reached €1.48 billion, already surpassing the full-year 2023 results of €1.15 billion. Several large transactions with a value above €100 million contributed to this record.

Over the past few decades, the structure of the Prague office market has evolved into twelve major office hubs, reports Savills in its Prague Office Hubs 2025. These areas form the City’s largest concentrations of high-quality office space.

Bulgaria is in a critical race against the clock to access the remaining €4.32 billion of its €5.69 billion Resilience and Recovery Plan (RRP) grants, with less than 25% of the total funding received so far, according to research by EECFA.

Property Forum is proud to present the fifth edition of its annual listing of the 50 most influential people in the Romanian real estate market. The publication, along with all previous editions, is now available on the Property Forum website.

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 green loan was provided by a consortium of four major financial institutions: Erste Bank, BCR, EBRD, and BRD. 

Construction of the Emonika complex in Ljubljana has entered its next phase, marked by a groundbreaking ceremony hosted by OTP Group at the project site. As Slovenia’s largest real estate development, the complex is scheduled for completion by the end of 2027. Property Forum was on site to report from the ceremony.

The Romanian construction sector recorded a 3.1% growth in the volume of works in March 2025 compared to March 2024, adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

In a significant political shift for CEE, Romania elected Nicușor Dan as president on May 18, 2025, while Poland's pro-European candidate Rafał Trzaskowski narrowly led the first round of its presidential election. These outcomes suggest a regional move toward centrist, pro-EU leadership.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb), the European specialist bank for commercial real estate finance, announced a pre-tax profit of €28 million for Q1 2025, down compared to the €34 million in Q1 2024, but an higher from Q4 2024.