Aupark Shopping Centre has finalised a €270 million refinancing and top-up financing facility. The transaction stands as one of the largest real estate financing operations ever recorded in Slovakia, reflecting sustained institutional confidence in high-quality retail assets.

The total office stock in Bratislava was flat at 1.75 million sqm in Q1 2026, while two new projects are expected to be delivered later this year in Q3, namely Dunaj (8,000 sqm) and Ganz House (10,300 sqm), according to the Bratislava Research Forum. 

Intrade Group has announced that the construction Milrose of the residential project in Bratislava's Ružinov district is planned to start in the H2 2026, with completion in 2029. 

Czech investment platform Upvest has entered the Slovak market with its first cross-border loan financing. The company secured a mezzanine construction loan of 187.5 million Czech crowns (€7.5 million) for the Zwirn 2 residential project in Bratislava.

Bratislava's new-build market entered 2026 at a moderate pace, but without signs of weakening demand. According to current data from BuiltMind, 631 apartments were sold in public sales in Q1, slightly less than in the strong end of 2025. Despite the quarterly decline, this remains a solid result confirming that interest in new housing in the capital remains stable.

Housing prices in Central Europe have risen dramatically over the past six years, according a report by Cushman & Wakefield, based on data from Builtmind, comparing Bratislava, Prague, Warsaw and Budapest

Open-ended fund Reico Long Lease has purchased The Mill office building in Bratislava from developer Immocap, in one of the biggest property deals closed on the Slovak market in the year to date.

Colliers has appointed Martin Varačka as the new leader of Colliers Slovakia, effective immediately.

At Bratislava Property Forum 2026, investors and market experts compared notes on where capital is actually moving in CEE real estate and what is still holding it back. The opening discussion, moderated by Rudolf Nemec MRICS, Partner & Head of Capital Markets at Cushman & Wakefield Slovakia, made it clear that while activity is picking up, higher financing costs, geopolitical uncertainty and stricter return expectations continue to shape how and where deals get done.

From capital allocation to residential demand and the future of core assets, the key questions facing Slovakia’s real estate market will be tackled by those making the decisions. Next week's Bratislava Property Forum 2026 brings together investors, developers, lenders and occupiers for a day of insight into where the market is heading next.