The commercial real estate investment market totalled approximately €525 million in 2025, and transaction volumes this year are projected to hit the €800 million mark, according to Colliers Romania data.

The total value of completed transactions in Poland's commercial real estate market reached €4.3 billion, down 12.9% year-on-year, although the office and industrial sectors returned to growth, finds a report by Savills.

Romanian investors led the commercial real estate investment market in 2025, accounting for 34% of total transaction value worth €579.4 million, according to a study by Fortim Trusted Advisors, an alliance member of BNP Paribas Real Estate.

At the CEE Property Investment Update 2026 in Warsaw, the focus quickly shifted from headline risks to underlying resilience. Bringing together investors, bankers, lawyers and asset managers, the opening panel examined how Central and Eastern Europe’s real estate markets are being shaped by geopolitical volatility, energy transformation and shifting capital priorities – and why, despite the noise, many fundamentals continue to support long-term investment. Moderated by Dorota Wysokińska-Kuzdra of Colliers, the discussion set out to separate short-term disruption from structural opportunity in a region increasingly tested by global change.

Speaking at the CEE Property Investment Update 2026 conference in Warsaw, Piotr Mirowski, Senior Partner and Head of Investment Services at Colliers, delivered an optimistic assessment of the region’s investment outlook. After two challenging years marked by higher financing costs and subdued activity, CEE has begun to stabilise, with investors adapting to a reshaped market environment rather than waiting for a full return to pre-2022 conditions.

The Czech investment market ended 2025 with record results. In the fourth quarter alone, property investments exceeded €1.8 billion, representing a 139% increase compared to the same period the previous year, according to Knight Frank data.

At CEE Property Forum 2025, the conversation around Southeast Europe shifted decisively from potential to performance. Chaired by Maja Šubic, Partner at Andersen Slovenia | Senica & Partners, the panel brought together investors, bankers and advisors to examine why capital is flowing more confidently into the Balkans and Adriatic markets — and what separates sustainable opportunities from short-term plays. Rather than broad optimism, the discussion focused on concrete drivers such as sector-specific demand, evolving financing structures and the growing importance of local partnerships in unlocking long-term value across the region.

Major real estate investors in Romania anticipate rental growth in 2026, particularly in the office segment, while occupier demand shows signs of consolidation rather than expansion, according to a new study by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

At CEE Property Forum 2025, one message dominated the discussion on offices: standing still is no longer an option. Chaired by Paweł Nowakowski MRICS, Founder and CEO of PNC, the panel brought together investors, occupiers, lenders and developers to examine how the office sector in CEE is being reshaped by new work patterns, rising expectations from tenants and financiers, and growing pressure to reinvest in quality, experience and efficiency. The conversation focused less on whether offices still matter—and more on which ones will continue to matter in the years ahead.

Investment activity in Slovakia rebounded in 2025, with total annual volumes reaching €967 million. This represents a cyclical peak and outperforms the long-term annual average of approximately €700 million.