In Bratislava, 715 new apartments were sold in the second quarter of 2026, with a total value of €245 million, representing a year-on-year decline in demand of 10.6%. The average achieved sale price of new apartments reached €5,432/sqm, marginally exceeding the average asking price of €5,427/sqm for the first time on record. In the regions, prices of existing apartments rose by 11.4% year on year to €2,730/sqm, while the rental market in the capital remained largely stagnant, with annual rent growth of just 1.9% to €15.3/sqm.

Stanislav Prokop has been appointed Head of Finance CZ at P3 Logistic Parks, succeeding Vendula Červenková. Prokop is familiar with the organisation, having worked in its finance department since 2019.

Czech real estate fund REICO LONG LEASE has entered the Austrian market, acquiring a portfolio of five retail properties let to home improvement retailer Hornbach. The transaction marks the fund's entry into its fourth Central European market.

Czech investment group AKIPIA is joining the Roma Tower project in central Warsaw, developed by BBI Development and Liebrecht & wooD. The 170-metre tower, conceived as a Branded Residence with interiors designed by Italian studio Pininfarina, will comprise 48 above-ground floors, six basement levels and 357 apartments, along with a private cinema, recreational areas and a wellness zone with a 25-metre pool.

More than two-thirds of modern retail space in the Czech Republic is over 15 years old, according to Colliers' ExCEEding Borders Retail 2026 report. Across the six major Central and Eastern European countries and the Baltic states combined, approximately 33.3 million sqm of modern retail space exists, of which roughly 20 million sqm, or around two-thirds, is older than 15 years. The Czech Republic's share stands at 69%, placing it among the more mature markets in the region.

Austrian investment firm Erste Asset Management has completed a cross-border merger with its Czech subsidiary REICO investiční společnost, effective 1 October 2026 following registration in the Austrian commercial register. The merger received regulatory approval from supervisory authorities in both Austria and the Czech Republic. REICO ceases to exist as a separate legal entity, with all assets, liabilities, rights and obligations transferring to Erste Asset Management.

PPF Real Estate has agreed to acquire the Telehouse office building in Prague's Dejvice district from a group of investors comprising BPD Development and Radek Pokorný's Engine Prague Development. The building is situated close to PPF Group's headquarters in Prague 6.

Total investment volume across the seven CEE markets tracked by Cushman & Wakefield reached approximately €5.4 billion in the first half of 2026, broadly unchanged year on year, according to the firm's CEE Investment Market Update for H1 2026. The stable headline figure masked a marked shift in activity towards Poland, which accounted for 56.7% of regional volume, up from roughly one-third a year earlier, recording its strongest first half since 2018.

7R has appointed Katarzyna Różycka as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Management Board. In her new role, she will be responsible for shaping the company's financial policy and overseeing its finance, accounting and controlling functions, as the company continues to expand its operations in Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany.

UNIQA Real Estate Management GmbH is launching the UQA Real Estate Fund, a closed-ended real estate fund for institutional investors. The fund will invest in Core and Core Plus office properties across Europe, with a geographic focus on Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic. The move represents a further step in UNIQA Real Estate's opening of its investment and management platform, previously dedicated to the UNIQA Group, to third-party investors.