There are 4.5 million square meters of modern shopping space in Romania and there is still room for development as investors are still interested in the Romanian market. In terms of total retail space per capita, Romania is still behind other European countries, explained the speakers of the retail panel of SEE Property Forum 2024.

According to Savills European Office Occupancy Rates Report, Prague has, for the first time since the pandemic, surpassed the 60% threshold for physical office occupancy, reaching 61% in October this year.

Property Forum is excited to announce the shortlist of nominees for first its annual CEE Property Forum Awards Gala which celebrates the best projects, most impactful transactions and most inspiring personalities of the CEE real estate market. Our team has received a huge number of nominations so narrowing the list down was not an easy task. The winners will be selected soon by a jury committee comprising leading real estate professionals and the recipients will be announced at our Awards Gala on 25 November, part of our annual CEE Property Forum conference.

This year the Polish investment market has been dominated by two strong foreign players, coming from the UK and the Czech Republic. Investors from the latter country are increasingly and more generously placing capital in the Polish property market. The growth over the last two years has been impressive, comments Szymon Mojzesowicz, a Polish real estate market expert.

The Romanian residential market is navigating through many changes. This means that developers need to be flexible in order to adapt to all changes, as the speakers of the residential panel of SEE Property Forum 2024 concluded.

Investors are still on hold today. As Property Forum’s recent survey showed, two-thirds of investors are expected to continue to take a ‘wait and see’ stance and look for a better vision of the future in the coming period. But, as the speakers of the investor expectations panel of SEE Property Forum 2024 showed, there are opportunities available all over CEE, including Romania.

A noisy office environment is affecting the well-being and productivity of employees. 63% of them have reported concentrating troubles due to noise in the workplace, according to a current study by Jabra.

The modern, developer-led warehouse stock in the Czech Republic reached almost 12.2 million sqm in the third quarter of 2024. Approximately 163,500 sqm were delivered to the market within 9 industrial parks across the country. This represents an 11% decrease compared to the same period last year and an increase of 64% quarter-on-quarter, reports Industrial Research Forum in its Industrial Market Figures for Q3 2024.

Romania's construction market has reached historic highs over the past two years over increased public investment, financed by both national and European funds. At the same time, demand from the residential market has remained limited due to the slow permitting process for new developments in Bucharest. 

Property Forum is excited to announce the winners of its annual SEE Property Forum Awards for 2024. The winners of each category were selected from our shortlist by the jury committee, comprising the leading players in the Romanian real estate industry. The awards, celebrating the best projects, most impactful transactions and most inspiring personalities of the Romanian market, were presented at our awards gala in Bucharest, part of the annual SEE Property Forum conference.