Slovakia records 170% growth in real estate investments

05
Aug
2025
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In Slovakia, €418 million was invested in real estate in the first half of 2025, comprising a total of 11 separate transactions. This represents a significant 170% increase compared to last year, according to CBRE's report.


In terms of the origin of capital, Slovak investors dominated with a 25% share. Investors from the Czech Republic and Hungary each took 20% of the shares. From Western European countries, the most active investors were from Switzerland (17%), the United Kingdom (9%) and Germany (5%). The remaining 4% came from Asia, specifically Singapore.

Looking at the individual sectors, retail accounted for up to 44% of the total investment volume. This was followed by the industrial and logistics real estate sector with a share of almost 42% and the office sector with 14%.

As Ľubor Procházka, Commercial Director at CBRE, explained, data reflected a shift in investor interest towards consumer-focused assets across Slovakia, such as regional shopping centres and retail parks.

A significant transaction was the acquisition of a portfolio of TESCO retail parks by Hungarian investor Shopper Park Plus, which included parks in Žilina, Nitra, Trnava and Dunajská Streda. The Wood & Company investment group acquired the shopping centre VIVO! along with the Myhive I and II office buildings in Bratislava, as well as an adjacent plot of land with potential for future development.

CBRE brokered the sale of the Galéria Petržalka shopping centre to Bluehouse Capital from the United Kingdom. This retail project has a leasable area of approximately 20,000 sqm.

The Swiss investment fund Stoneweg has acquired the entire European portfolio of industrial and logistics properties of Cromwell, in Slovakia, with an area of almost 90,000 sqm. The Czech investment fund REICO has added an investment property in Senec to its portfolio, with a transaction volume of €65 million.

In the office sector, the prime yield is at 6%, which remains stable. As is the prime yield in the industry and logistics sector (6.25%) and shopping centres (6.5%). The highest prime yield is achieved by retail parks (6.75%).




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