The fourth quarter of 2025 brought the weakest residential sales result in Bucharest-Ilfov in nine years and the weakest nationally in six years, according to SVN Romania. Overall, 2025 ended with a 5.3% annual decrease in home sales nationally and an 8.5% decrease in the Bucharest-Ilfov region.

AFI Czech Republic has announced an increased occupancy rate across its rental housing projects as well as its office portfolio at the end of 2025.

Romanian developer Park Properties has partnered with entrepreneur George Peltecu to develop Sunlake Snagov Signature Collection, a development of 22 lakeside villas with a private marina. The project will be built on a 15,000 sqm plot on Lake Snagov shores, with construction starting this spring.

Demand for student accommodation in Prague has remained consistently high over the long term, but the supply of new accommodation capacity is not growing fast enough to meet this demand, according to a new study by The Class Foundation and Savills.

Polish developer Develia sold a record 3,345 residential units in 2025 based on development and preliminary contracts, exceeding its annual target of 3,100-3,300 apartments by 5% compared to 2024.

Romanian developer Ecovillas Company has launched a residential project near Motoc forest in Mogoșoaia, which will be developed based on an investment of €8.6 million.

AFI Group has announced a new investment in the Nová Elektra residential complex in Prague 9 - Hloubětín. The project, currently being developed by Finep, will be acquired by AFI after completion planned for December 2026 and added to its rental housing portfolio under the AFI Home brand.

The Russian full-scale invasion inflicted unprecedented damage on Ukraine’s housing stock. Hundreds of thousands of homes have been damaged or destroyed, and millions of Ukrainians have lost their permanent residences, becoming internally displaced persons (IDPs). As the war enters its fourth year, reconstruction of housing has become one of the most urgent priorities — not only socially but strategically, for stabilising communities, restoring livelihoods and enabling return. In response to this crisis, multiple stakeholders — international financial institutions, the Government of Ukraine, regional authorities, and private and civil society actors — have mobilised a diverse set of programs aimed at delivering housing solutions. These include large-scale investment initiatives, state compensation mechanisms, municipal developments, and innovative mixed models with private partners. Below is an overview of the main programs and projects shaping the housing recovery landscape in Ukraine in 2025–2026, prepared by URE Club for Property Forum.

YIT has completed the tenth phase of the Suomi Hloubětín residential complex in Prague 9. The Tampere building contains 68 apartments and 5 commercial spaces, with only two retail units remaining for sale.

YIT Slovakia has reached a significant regulatory milestone in the development of its Mlynárka project in Bratislava. Following the building placement decision issued by the district in November 2025, the developer obtained legal planning permission on 18 December 2025 for the first phase of the development, comprising blocks B, C, and E. This approval allows the company to transition the project into the next phase of the formal authorisation process.