Rental prices in Europe continued to rise during Q1 2025, while developments in purchase prices varied, according to new research by Catella.

The Romanian retail market experienced a substantial surge in April and May 2025, with approximately 150,000 sqm of new retail schemes delivered, including the super-regional Mall Moldova in Iași. 

Bulgaria is in a critical race against the clock to access the remaining €4.32 billion of its €5.69 billion Resilience and Recovery Plan (RRP) grants, with less than 25% of the total funding received so far, according to research by EECFA.

The EBRD has invested €76 million in VGP's green bond program, supporting the company’s development and fund acquisitions of sustainable parks across Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, and the Slovak Republic.

The Emonika complex in Ljubljana has officially entered its next phase of development as OTP Group held a groundbreaking ceremony at the project site. 

In a significant political shift for CEE, Romania elected Nicușor Dan as president on May 18, 2025, while Poland's pro-European candidate Rafał Trzaskowski narrowly led the first round of its presidential election. These outcomes suggest a regional move toward centrist, pro-EU leadership.

The office space market across CEE experienced a slowdown in demand during Q1 2025, with less than 30,000 sqm of office space delivered across the region, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. 

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb), the European specialist bank for commercial real estate finance, announced a pre-tax profit of €28 million for Q1 2025, down compared to the €34 million in Q1 2024, but an higher from Q4 2024.

Facility management group B+N Referencia Zrt has recently completed a deal in Italy in a move designed to expand its presence in the local market.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has cut its 2025 growth forecast for its regions by 0.2 percentage points to 3.0%, with a moderate rebound to 3.4% expected in 2026. This follows a similar downgrade in February and reflects mounting global headwinds, including rising trade policy uncertainty, softening external demand, and newly imposed tariffs.