Construction costs and plot acquisition have become the primary concerns for real estate developers in Central Europe in 2026, affecting 27% and 25% of companies respectively, according to a Deloitte report.

ECE Real Estate Partners and Bonitas Investment Fund Management have completed the sale of Árkád Szeged shopping centre in Hungary from ECE European Prime Shopping Centre Fund II to HOME Ingatlanfejlesztő Alap, a Hungarian real estate fund. The transaction closed on March 19, 2026, with both parties keeping the purchase price confidential.

CityOne Group has announced the acquisition of a manufacturing facility from German automotive supplier Woco Group in Kőbánya.

Innovinia and its international manufacturing partner have renewed their lease agreement for another 10 years for the company's more than 10,000 sqm facility in IGPark Kecskemét West industrial park.

Gránit Asset Management has completed the first phase of renovations at Alkotás Point Office Building in Budapest, part of its Torony Real Estate Fund portfolio. The development focuses on technical upgrades and tenant experience improvements while meeting ESG standards.

Commercial property investment in CEE rebounded strongly in 2025, with a combined volume of €11.3 billion across Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. This represents a 34% year-on-year increase and stands 24% above the five-year average, according to data by Knight Frank.

Gránit Asset Management is pursuing a focused investment strategy across a corridor of Central and Eastern European capitals. In this interview, Álmos Mikesy, CEO of Gránit Asset Management, explains the thinking behind the firm’s “5B Strategy”, why high-quality offices remain a core part of the portfolio and where the company sees the best entry opportunities as the regional real estate cycle begins to shift.

B+N Group, a facility management service provider in CEE, has rebranded as Liwo Group to support its international expansion across Europe. The company operates in nine European countries with nearly 30,000 employees.

The latest EBI Construction Activity Report found that although the expansion of M1 motorway caused a surge in the value of started construction projects in Q3 2025, the last three months of the year brought very low activity-start. Even at current price, such a low number of construction projects did not start in a quarter in the past nine years.

Gránit Asset Management has completed the acquisition of the Park Center retail portfolio from Revetas Capital, creating one of Hungary's largest centrally managed retail park networks under the Zone Retail Park brand.