NEPI Rockcastle delivered strong operational performance in the third quarter of 2025, with net operating income rising 12.3% year-on-year to €461.3 million for the first nine months. The retail real estate company maintained low vacancy rates at 1.6% and achieved collection rates of 99%.

The closing panel of SEE Property Forum 2025 in Bucharest, moderated by Victor Constantinescu from Kinstellar, brought together leading local players to assess sentiment, shifting asset preferences, and the practical steps investors must take to navigate the year ahead. The panellists examined where capital is moving, what risks remain most pressing, and how legal, geopolitical, and market dynamics will shape investment decisions across Romania and CEE.

Property Forum recently spoke with a prominent player in the Romanian property market, who asked to remain anonymous, about the systemic challenges facing development in the capital, which risks seeing billions of euros in new investments lost due to prolonged administrative blockages.

Property Forum is inviting its readers to select the winner of one of its CEE Property Forum Awards. Voting for the Tech Gamechanger of the Year category is now open and closes at 09:00 CET on 20 November (next Thursday).

Property Forum is partnering with the Ronald McDonald Foundation for an online charity auction aimed at supporting the Foundation's efforts to construct its third Ronald McDonald House in Poland, providing crucial support to families of seriously ill children. The auction will conclude at CEE Property Forum on 25 November. Our readers and visitors of CEE Property Forum can bid on items such as a football jersey signed by Robert Lewandowski, a painting by Polish artist Magdalena Lenartowicz or entry to an IRONMAN Poland 2026 race. 100% of the proceeds will support the Foundation's vital mission of "Keeping Families Close" by promoting family-centred care.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, revealing a slowdown in global demand growth for sustainable buildings and concerning lack of progress in carbon measurement across construction projects. The report, based on insight from more than 3,500 real estate and construction professionals across 36 countries, warns that momentum behind sustainable development risks stalling without stronger policy intervention and skills development.

At the SEE Property Forum 2025 in Bucharest, leading voices from Romania’s residential real estate sector came together to shed light on how developers, investors, and buyers are adapting to a period of economic uncertainty, rising construction costs, and shifting consumer priorities. From the growing appeal of build-to-rent and integrated communities to the urgent need for regulatory reform, the panel offered a forward-looking view of a market that is evolving rapidly yet remains defined by strong fundamentals and an enduring demand for quality homes.

DL Invest Group, a commercial real estate investor and developer in CEE, has entered into a joint venture partnership with Boosteroid, a cloud gaming and cloud solutions provider specialising in cloud and data centre technologies.

CBRE reports that office demand in Bucharest remained stable in Q3 2025, with total leasing activity reaching 61,500 sqm, consistent with the previous quarter but down from last year's quarterly average and the first half of this year. Despite the constant activity levels, market dynamics shifted this quarter as net demand increased by 44% compared to Q2 2025, totalling 41,700 sqm.

The Romanian commercial real estate market presented a diverse landscape in Q3, with the industrial stock continuing its expansion while the Bucharest office sector registered no new deliveries for the first time on record, according to a report by iO Partners.