CPI Property Group announced the signing of a binding agreement for the sale of a portfolio totalling 11 properties located in the Czech Republic to S Immo. The transaction property value is €481 million. 

Ján Krnáč, Executive Director of Cresco Real Estate, talked to Property Forum about the opportunities in the Czech and Slovak residential market. He also explained the “rent to own” scheme developed for those not able to afford a mortgage right now due to the higher interest rates.

In Q3 2023, the Prague office market grew by more than 60,000 sqm of modern offices. This was the best result since mid-2020. No further similar peak is expected in the next three years at least, as no new construction has started for more than a year. Although investors are placing increasing emphasis on the sustainability of buildings, benchmark rental prices are not changing fundamentally, while landlords are trying to attract more generous allowances or longer lease holidays, Colliers reports.

The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition has allowed the investment group Penta to buy (through Penta Real Estate) the company ČSAD Praha Holding, which owns the Florenc bus terminal and adjacent land in the capital. The office announced this on its website. The companies did not disclose the price of the transaction, ČTK reports.

The construction and development group Metrostav is buying the South Bohemian company Reno Šumava, which operates three quarries in South Bohemia and has its own construction company. The merger is currently being assessed by the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS), writes local daily e15.cz. 

Geosan Development has completed the construction of the Residence Neklanka 2 project in Prague 5 near Anděl. The residence comprises three vila-domes located in a garden on the border between the original residential development and the forest in Radlické údolí, Geosan Development announced.

In this year's 33rd edition of the Cushman & Wakefield Main Streets Across the World ranking, the Czech Republic ranked 19th. The survey compares nearly 50 countries around the world by the level of retail rents on the most expensive shopping street in each country, and for the second time the Czech Republic is represented by Paris Street. It ranks 19th among the world's most expensive shopping streets, 11th in Europe and first in the CEE region. The highest rent achieved in Pařížská, as of the third quarter of this year, is €2,700 per sqm per annum, i.e. approximately €225 per sqm per month. 

CPI Property Group has signed an agreement about selling two companies which own and operate resort hotels on the island of Hvar in Croatia. The agreement concerns the disposal of Sunčani Hvar Hotels, the company announced. The full purchase price has been deposited with an escrow agent, but the amount of the price was not specified.  

CPI Property Group has announced changes to the company’s Board of Directors and senior management team. David Greenbaum, CFO of the Group since 2018, has been appointed CEO and managing director and was co-opted to CPIPG’s Board of Directors. David replaces Martin Němeček, who resigned from his roles of CEO, managing director, and member of the board of directors. After a short break, Martin will remain with CPIPG in a newly created senior role focused on high-value projects.

The Czech industrial real estate market has experienced a major boom in construction activity in 2023. Although there is currently more than 1.5 million sqm of space under construction, there are few newly completed projects and the vacancy rate remains below 2%. The total supply of modern industrial space in the Czech Republic increased by only 182,200 sqm during Q3 2023, bringing the total to 11.44 million sqm at the end of September. Rents have stabilised after rocketing over the last three years and at the end of September were between €7.50-7.70 per sqm per month for warehouse space and €9.50-12.50 per sqm per month for office space, reported, according to a Colliers survey.