Polish developer ATAL has taken control of the Trójmiasto-based Budner Group. The parties set the transaction value at PLN 100.9 million – the combined price for shares in Budner Group companies and its properties. The transaction also includes the purchase of a plot of land for PLN 30.4 million, to be finalised once all conditions of the preliminary agreement are met. After both transactions are completed, ATAL will gain the opportunity to carry out new development projects in Trójmiasto covering around 70,000 sqm.

Cavare – a developer specialising in institutional rental projects and part of the Cavatina Group – is entering the role of a standalone PRS property operator for the first time. At ul. Jankego 15 in Katowice, it is opening a leasing office and starting commercialisation of a complex of 164 flats, marking a new stage in its strategy.

The first quarter of this year saw a rise in annual house prices on the Hungarian market, but the second quarter lost momentum. According to the latest analysis from zenga.hu, listing prices for residential properties are still 14 percent higher year-on-year, but this is a slowdown compared to the 20 percent growth in the first quarter. On a quarterly basis, prices rose by just 0.3 percent, meaning that nationwide the increase has essentially stopped.

Hubix, the Romanian investment and real estate management company, has signed a partnership with Nexo Group to develop the Abito Pipera residential project, in the Pipera area.

Speedwell has signed a €21.5 million financing agreement with Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania for the residential component of Queens District, its mixed-use development in northern Bucharest.

Alides Polska, the Polish subsidiary of Belgian real estate investor and developer Alides, has secured a position in Warsaw's Żoliborz district to develop a new project.

SHD Real Estate is unveiling its residential development, Lipno Vista, with construction scheduled to start in H2 2026. The project will comprise 179 residential units across more than 16,000 sqm, on the shores of Lipno, the largest lake in the Czech Republic.

UDI Group has obtained a building permit for Building A of its SIDE Smíchov Living project. The project in Prague's Smíchov district enters the implementation phase following the building permit for Building B. Building A is the second of three planned buildings, with construction expected to start in Q2 2027.

Romanian developer Astorium Construct Investment has secured a €7.5 million financing facility from tbi bank to support the second phase of the Astorium Life residential project in Bucharest.

The qualified investors' fund Luxent Fund SICAV, with its real estate subfund, has purchased two apartment buildings in Prague 2 – Nové Město. The fund recently also acquired an apartment unit in Prague 4 – Hodkovičky and is in talks over further opportunities, including in Prague 1 and 5, Praha-východ, Kolín and Hradec Králové.