Investment transaction volume across the CEE-5 region (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania) reached €5.5 billion in the first half of 2026, up 6% year-on-year, according to a Knight Frank report. Poland remained the largest market, accounting for 55% of total volume, with transaction volume rising 77% year-on-year. Knight Frank forecasts that annual investment volume in Poland could reach €6 billion in 2026, the highest level since the pandemic. The Czech Republic accounted for 26% of CEE-5 volume, Hungary for 11%, and Romania and Slovakia for 4% each.

Savills has appointed Naďa Kováčiková as Head of Leasing and Business Development at Savills Slovakia, as the firm continues to expand its presence in Central and Eastern Europe. The Bratislava office was established at the start of 2026, and the appointment is intended to support both existing clients and new business development in the Slovak market.

The commercial real estate investment market across six Central and Eastern European countries recorded transaction volumes of €5.8 billion in the first half of 2026, according to analysis published by Colliers. The figure represents a notable improvement on recent years and signals a recovery in investor confidence across the region, though capital continues to flow selectively into assets with stable income generation, strong ESG performance and a competitive market position.

NEPI Rockcastle has acquired MegaPark Barakaldo, a shopping and leisure complex in Bilbao, Spain, from Le Retail Hiper Ondara S.L.U., part of HLRE Socimi, for a cash consideration of €252 million net (gross purchase consideration of €254 million). The deal marks the company's first investment outside Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), where it operates shopping centres across eight countries.

CTP N.V. signed leases totalling 1,576,000 sqm in the first half of 2026, a 55% increase compared with the same period last year, including a new quarterly record of 813,000 sqm in Q2. Gross rental income rose 12.6% year-on-year to €413.3 million, while annualised rental income reached €858 million as at 30 June 2026. Like-for-like rental growth came in at 4.7%, supported by indexation and rent reversion. Occupancy remained stable at 93%, with a weighted average unexpired lease term of 6.1 years.

CTP has delivered a 56,000 sqm distribution centre for LPP Logistics at CTPark Bucharest West, completing the project in under a year from the signing of the lease agreement. The facility is now operational and will support LPP Group's supply chain across South-Eastern Europe, serving stores in Romania, Bulgaria and Greece, as well as the continued growth of the fashion brand Sinsay. Situated adjacent to LPP Logistics' e-commerce fulfilment centre opened in late 2025, the two buildings together form a logistics hub handling both bricks-and-mortar retail and online orders.

Tesco is reportedly considering the sale of its operations in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, a move that would mark the British retailer's complete exit from international markets outside the UK and Ireland, according to reports by the Financial Times and Reuters.

Industrial developer CTP is expanding its footprint in Hungary with its first development in the southern part of the country, located in Pécs.

At Future of Real Estate 2026 in Warsaw, one observation kept resurfacing across the panel discussion on senior living: Polish senior living today sits where Polish PRS sat in 2017. The demographic case is undeniable. The capital case is compelling. And the structural answer — operators, regulation, tax — is where the real value will be created. For institutional investors looking at CEE, the question is no longer whether to enter the Polish senior living market. It is when, and through which structure, writes Piotr Zając, Managing Partner at Accace Poland, in an opinion piece for Property Forum.

CA Immo placed a €300 million fixed rate senior unsecured green bond with a 3-year maturity and an annual coupon of 3.5%. The issuance was more than 5 times oversubscribed at final terms, with demand from around 70 investors.