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.

NEPI Rockcastle, the largest owner of shopping centres in CEE, said its net operating income rose 11.2% year-on-year to a record €618 million in 2025, while the distributable earnings increased 6.7% to €441 million.

Bence Nádasdy will take over as CEO of Indotek Investments Alapkezelő Zrt. from 19 February 2026. Alongside his new appointment, he will continue as capital markets director and management board member, remaining responsible for directing Indotek Group's capital and bank financing.

Hungarian real estate company Appeninn has acquired the Goodyear logistics centre in Tarnów, Poland, through its wholly owned subsidiary Appeninn Project-TRNW.

Wing has successfully closed its €100 million bond programme launched last year with substantial oversubscription. The final tranche, with a nominal value of €34.8 million, attracted purchase orders totalling €57.64 million at a fixed annual interest rate of 6%.

Forestay Group continues its growth strategy with the appointment of András Kovács as Asset Management and Transactions Director.