Stefan de Goeij MRICS, Partner and Head of Sustainability & ESG for CEE and the Nordics at Cushman & Wakefield, has been appointed Chair of the European World Regional Board of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). He will also serve as a Member of the Global Members Committee.

Stage Capital has sold Pasaż Łódzki, a convenience shopping center in central Poland, to Crestpoint Capital Partners on behalf of a Czech private equity account, marking their entry into the Polish retail market.

Retail parks in the Czech Republic are expanding at their fastest pace in 15 years, with 82,400 sqm of new and expanded space delivered in 2025. The segment now accounts for nearly one-third of all modern retail space in the country, according to a Cushman & Wakefield report.

Bucharest's hotel market recorded the strongest performance in CEE in 2025, with revenue per available room (RevPAR) increasing by 12% year-on-year, according to analysis by Cushman & Wakefield.

Czech investment group SCF and its partners have completed the acquisition of Jantar shopping centre in Słupsk, Poland, the largest retail centre in central Pomerania with 44,000 sqm of leasable area. The seller was global real estate investment manager CBRE Investment Management (IM).

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

In 2025, indicative demand for industrial and logistics space in the Czech Republic almost matched the volume of lease agreements actually signed for the first time in several years, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

Pricing adjustments and a more flexible approach from investors are beginning to unlock activity in the real estate investment market. In a video interview recorded at Bratislava Property Forum 2026, Rudolf Nemec MRICS, Partner & Head of Capital Markets at Cushman & Wakefield Slovakia, shared his expectations for the months ahead.

The CEE-based markets recorded total transactions of approximately €11.8 billion in 2025, a 34% year-on-year increase and the strongest annual performance since 2019, according to a Cushman & Wakefield report.

Investment activity in Slovakia is showing clear signs of recovery, supported by improving sentiment and renewed capital flows across Europe. We report from Bratislava Property Forum 2026.