Construction works in Hungary started during H1 2024 fell by 11% compared to the same period of last year, according to the latest EBI Construction Activity Report prepared by Eltinga, Buildecon and iBuild. 

Immofinanz Group, majority owned by CPI Property Group, recorded a rental income growth of 13% during H1 2024 to €292.5 million compared to the same period of last year and recorded a strong profit, according to a financial report.

Prague's office market has grown by 4 new buildings in Q2 2024, offering nearly 44,000 sqm of modern class A office space, reports Colliers in its regular quarterly office property market survey. A large part of these properties has found tenants before completion.

Sick building syndrome (SBS) is becoming a growing problem affecting millions of buildings worldwide. In Great Britain and New Zealand, up to 80% of employees have shown symptoms of SBS leading to increased sickness and reduced productivity.

CBRE's new pan-European survey has confirmed the success of the long-term effort of companies to attract employees back to their offices, with the best results achieved by large companies.

The Czech Republic has been risking losing its self-sufficiency in producing stone and sand, according to the Euroconstruct report. These essential materials are becoming scarce because closed deposits are not replaced with newly opened ones. Obtaining permits for new ones is extremely complicated and none have been created for long.

Budapest has been named the best ‘workcation’ city in the world, beating competition from the likes of New York, Berlin and Singapore, according to IWG’s second Work from Anywhere Barometer.

According to Cushman & Wakefield, the Polish industrial market saw a marked upturn in occupier activity in the second quarter of 2024, reporting the highest leasing volume in Europe. In addition, Poland’s total industrial stock is poised to soon surpass the 35 million sqm mark. 

Property Forum’s annual SEE Property Forum Award Ceremony will take place during SEE Property Forum on 22 October 2024. The list of award categories is already available and nominations are now open until September 16th. Property Forum’s Country Manager for Romania Fulvia Meirosu and CEO Csanád Csürös answered all potential questions related to the nomination process and explained how the winners will be selected.

The retail and residential players have been the most active buyers of land during H1 2024, while speculative transactions are also gaining ground, according to Colliers Romania research.