YIT has included cooperative housing as an important alternative to traditional financing for the purchase of real estate for personal ownership in its residential development strategy. The developer has now entered into cooperation with the Ranta Barrandov IV Housing Cooperative by selling the building with 69 residential units.

The Otthon Start Program sparked a housing market boom in late summer and early autumn, but signs of overreaction are now visible on both buyer and seller sides.

YIT has completed the base building of the third phase of the Ranta Barrandov residential project in Prague 5. The project is on track for completion in the second quarter of 2026.

New York-based Studio Libeskind, led by Daniel Libeskind, has designed the Sekyra Flowers apartment buildings, which, together with the new square, are creating the heart of the emerging Rohan City district of Sekyra Group in Prague.

Living has completed the third phase of its Park West residential project in Budapest's District 13, with the final use permit now issued for the 230-unit development. The project, located in the Ferdinand Quarter on Szabolcs utca, benefits from brownfield status allowing buyers to reclaim 5% VAT.

Property transactions in Romania fell by nearly 1% in the first two months after the VAT increase compared to August-September 2024, but rose over 10% compared to May-June transactions, according to official data from the National Agency for Cadastre and Real Estate Advertising (ANCPI).

Local property developer Sema Real Estate has launched pre-sales for the first phase of its Sema Home residential project in central-western Bucharest.

Wing has acquired a 10,900 sqm development site in Debrecen through its residential brand Living. The company plans to build around 400 modern, energy-efficient apartments in several phases in Hungary's second-largest city. This marks Living's first residential development outside of Budapest, addressing strong demand in the local real estate market.

Over 119,500 residential units were sold in Romania in the first nine months of 2025, a similar level with that recorded in the same period of 2024 (down only 0.3%), according to a market analysis by SVN Romania and based on official statistics of the National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration.

Cresco Real Estate has received the green light for its project at the Bratislava waterfront. The redevelopment of the site previously housing the city's cultural centre has been on the table since at least the beginning of the 21st century, reports yimba.sk.