WING Group posted a 41% increase in consolidated revenue and a 23% rise in EBITDA in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier. Consolidated revenue reached HUF 130.3 billion, driven primarily by a higher volume of residential development handovers, while EBITDA rose to HUF 19.5 billion from HUF 15.9 billion. Total assets stood at HUF 1,358 billion at the end of June, with nearly 63% of the asset base located in Poland and Germany. Total loans and bond liabilities decreased by HUF 24 billion (3%) against year-end 2025, and financing costs fell by HUF 2.1 billion (10%) year on year.

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.

US connectivity and network infrastructure company Belden has signed a lease for the entire 42,000 sqm HelloParks Páty PT5 warehouse facility in Hungary, where it will consolidate its Dutch and Hungarian manufacturing operations. The site will become Belden's largest European cable plant, with production expected to begin in early 2028. The deal was brokered with the involvement of Cushman & Wakefield.

Property prices in the Budapest agglomeration rose by an average of 11.5% in the first eight months of 2026, with the average square metre price reaching 872,000 forints. Buyers paid an average of 87.7 million forints per property, around 11 million forints more than in the same period of 2025. The share of transactions completed below 50 million forints fell from 28% to 19%, while properties priced below 100 million forints dropped from 81% to 69% of all sales. House prices per sqm rose by 13% to 814,000 forints, while flat prices climbed 9% to just above 1 million forints per sqm.

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.

Atenor has obtained a building permit for BakerStreet II, a 280-unit residential development in Budapest's 11th district. The project will comprise 280 apartments across three buildings, representing approximately 26,700 sqm of residential space. Located near the Danube and university faculties, it is designed around a landscaped courtyard with green areas and shared amenities.

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.

Skanska has agreed to sell the second phase of its H2Offices development in Budapest to the ERSTE Nyíltvégű Ingatlan Befektetési Alap, represented by ERSTE Alapkezelő Zrt. The transaction marks the sixth office building the fund has acquired from Skanska in Hungary.

Speculation has intensified over a possible sale of Tesco's operations in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with the Financial Times reporting that the Schwarz Group, which operates the Lidl and Kaufland chains, is expected to make an offer for the Czech and Slovak businesses. Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize and Polish discounter Biedronka are also named among potential bidders. 

Hungarian real estate investment company Appeninn Nyrt. made two significant acquisitions in Poland during 2026, substantially increasing the value of its portfolio. In February, the company purchased a 56,000 sqm logistics centre in Tarnów, leased long-term by Goodyear. Subsequently, the DEKADA acquisition in July added seven retail parks and four shopping centres comprising approximately 53,000 sqm of leasable area, with a 95% occupancy rate and annual gross rental income exceeding €10 million.