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.

StudentSpace, a student housing platform developed by Signal, Griffin Capital Partners and Echo Investment, has begun construction of its second Warsaw project. The six-storey development will be located in the southern part of Mokotów. Scheduled to open in Q3 2027, it will add nearly 600 beds to Warsaw's PBSA market.

An urban regeneration project in Stavyshche, Ukraine, will transform a former school building into housing for families displaced by the war. The initiative, called Dvir – the Shared Courtyard, has been designed by Office for Future Landscapes and is being developed by the Charity Foundation Housing for IDP.

Matexi Polska Holding & Finance has completed its first corporate bond issue worth PLN 105 million (€25 million).

Solida Capital has announced its first residential development in Romania, a boutique project in Sector 1, Bucharest, as part of a joint venture with Radox.

Cavatina sold last year over 1,400 residential units and raised over €500 million in external capital, including nearly €200 million from London-based fund Fidera Vecta.

The Czech rental housing market is undergoing fundamental change, with apartment downsizing becoming a key trend. While this is often viewed negatively as a sign of housing affordability crisis, institutional rental housing tells a different story.

Cordia Romania has marked a milestone with the cornerstone ceremony of Centropolitan, its residential project in central Bucharest near Bucharest Mall and Alba Iulia Square. The event, attended by Tibor Földi, Chairman of Cordia Group, and Mauricio Mesa Gomez, Chairman of Cordia Romania and Spain, signals the official launch of construction for the 274-apartment development.

Faedra Group is expanding its presence in the Budapest residential market with three new projects. Nova City, Yara Residence, and Luna Residence will deliver nearly 250 new homes, bringing the company's total residential development pipeline above 400 units.

In May 2026, 8,892 residential property sales were completed nationwide in Hungary, while mortgage contracts for housing purposes reached €253 million, according to Duna House's monthly transaction estimate and mortgage forecast.