Romania's modern retail market exceeded 5 million sqm in 2025, following deliveries of approximately 190,000 sqm of new retail space, around 20% above the five-year average, according to Colliers' annual report.

Iglotex, one of Poland's producers and distributors of frozen food, has leased 9,260 sqm of space at P3 Błonie under a five-year contract.

The Hungarian commercial real estate market showed signs of recovery in 2025 after a challenging period, with investment volumes rising 117.5% year-on-year to €881 million, according to Colliers' latest market analysis.

2025 was a record year for the Bratislava office market and un Q4 2025 alone, leasing transactions reached 271,000 sqm, representing a year-on-year increase of 35%, according to the Bratislava Research Forum.

Romania's land market closed 2025 with transaction volumes similar to 2024 levels, totaling nearly €450 million. Political uncertainty and fiscal adjustments affected the first half of the year, but market sentiment improved after elections, with the final months delivering some of the strongest results in recent years, according to Colliers.

In a video interview recorded at CEE Property Investment Update 2026 in Warsaw, Piotr Mirowski, Senior Partner and Head of Investment Services at Colliers, shares his market outlook for 2026. He outlines the return of liquidity, renewed interest in offices and logistics, shifting capital sources and pricing dynamics.

At the CEE Property Investment Update 2026 in Warsaw, the focus quickly shifted from headline risks to underlying resilience. Bringing together investors, bankers, lawyers and asset managers, the opening panel examined how Central and Eastern Europe’s real estate markets are being shaped by geopolitical volatility, energy transformation and shifting capital priorities – and why, despite the noise, many fundamentals continue to support long-term investment. Moderated by Dorota Wysokińska-Kuzdra of Colliers, the discussion set out to separate short-term disruption from structural opportunity in a region increasingly tested by global change.

Speaking at the CEE Property Investment Update 2026 conference in Warsaw, Piotr Mirowski, Senior Partner and Head of Investment Services at Colliers, delivered an optimistic assessment of the region’s investment outlook. After two challenging years marked by higher financing costs and subdued activity, CEE has begun to stabilise, with investors adapting to a reshaped market environment rather than waiting for a full return to pre-2022 conditions.

European office costs continue to rise, but companies are not compromising on their demands for high-quality work environments, according to Colliers' Occupier Fit-Out Guide 2026 study.

Central Europe's commercial real estate sector is experiencing a transformation, with Hungary leading the recovery through an 86% year-on-year increase in investment driven by Asian capital from China and South Korea. The CATL factory in Debrecen and BYD in Szeged, along with the planned Volvo plant in Košice, Slovakia, are reshaping the region's industrial landscape and creating demand for logistics space.