CBRE has appointed Martina Tomašević as Country Head Croatia within its South Eastern Europe operations, effective as of the start of 2026. In her new role, Tomašević will be responsible for leading and developing CBRE's business in Croatia across all services and sectors.

With the arrival of Black Week and its climax on Black Friday on 28 November, Czech retail enters its most intense period of the year. The week of discounts seamlessly transitions into Advent shopping, which traditionally brings the highest weekend footfall and sales of the year. CBRE, the global leader in commercial real estate services that manages dozens of shopping and retail centres across the Czech Republic and authors the regular Shopping Centre Index, confirms that the combination of November promotions and the pre-Christmas season fundamentally shapes the performance of brick-and-mortar retail and its connection with online channels.

CBRE reports that office demand in Bucharest remained stable in Q3 2025, with total leasing activity reaching 61,500 sqm, consistent with the previous quarter but down from last year's quarterly average and the first half of this year. Despite the constant activity levels, market dynamics shifted this quarter as net demand increased by 44% compared to Q2 2025, totalling 41,700 sqm.

CBRE has acted as the exclusive sell-side advisor in the disposal of the Siemens administrative building in Sofia. The transaction marks a milestone in the evolving investment landscape of Bulgaria's capital.

A new CBRE survey reveals a persistent gap between employer expectations and employee office attendance across Europe. While 54% of companies require office presence at least 3 days per week, only 42% actually achieve this target. The survey included 117 European companies, including firms operating in the Czech Republic.

CBRE Hungary is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Chinese Client Advisory Desk, a service established to support Chinese companies investing and expanding in Hungary. 

Clarion Partners Europe has acquired a 47,000 sqm warehouse in Žatec, Czech Republic, on behalf of one of its commingled funds.  

Croatia’s hotel sector continued to expand in the first half of 2025, supported by rising tourist arrivals and ongoing investment in hospitality infrastructure, according to CBRE’s latest market report.

CBRE has reported almost €1 billion in hotel transactions across Central and South-Eastern Europe over the past year, alongside around 20 operator search and selection processes, according to its Hotels CEE team. Notable transactions included the sale of Hilton Prague, one of the largest single-asset hotel deals recorded in the region.

96% of European logistics tenants are planning to expand their capacity in the next 12 months, to a greater or equal extent than in the past year, according to the latest CBRE survey.