Poland’s growing investment market and shifting capital flows are creating new opportunities across real estate, infrastructure and other key sectors. Bartłomiej Kordeczka, Partner and Co-Head of Office at Pinsent Masons, discusses the firm’s decision to enter Poland with a 40-plus-lawyer team, what is attracting international investors and where he expects the strongest transactional opportunities to emerge.

Dr. István Hüse, Real Estate Development Director at Indotek Group, talks to Property Forum about the company's turnaround strategy, the business case for revitalising existing buildings, and why economic, environmental and social value creation increasingly go hand in hand.

Poland’s increasingly mature residential market is pushing developers to respond to more demanding buyers and explore new types of projects. Carlos de León, General Manager of Acciona Nieruchomości, discusses expansion beyond Warsaw, the potential of urban regeneration and the challenges created by limited development land and planning constraints.

AI and accelerating digitalisation are driving a new wave of data centre development across Europe, while power, connectivity and increasingly water availability are reshaping where projects can be built. Peter Junker, Associate Partner at Drees & Sommer, explains why development is moving beyond traditional hotspots and how rising temperatures are changing the requirements for new data centres.

Poland’s retail market continues to offer opportunities beyond the country’s largest metropolitan areas, particularly in regional cities where modern retail supply remains limited and consumer purchasing power is rising. Paul Kuśmierz, CEO of Master Management Group, discusses the potential of hybrid retail formats, changing consumer expectations, investor appetite for Polish retail and the balance between new development and repositioning existing assets. He also outlines MMG’s plans to expand its development and asset management activities across CEE, with a growing focus on regional retail hubs, institutional partnerships and selected mixed-use projects.

As housing affordability remains a major challenge in Poland, professionally managed rental housing is becoming a more established part of the residential market. Elżbieta Chmiel, Member of the Management Board of PFR Nieruchomości, discusses changing attitudes towards renting, demand beyond Poland’s largest cities, the company’s investment pipeline and what is needed to make long-term renting a genuine alternative to homeownership.

European real estate investors are navigating tighter yield spreads, geopolitical uncertainty and structural changes across several asset classes. Andreas Trumpp, Head of Research at KGAL Group, discusses where he sees the strongest opportunities, why offices should not be written off, how climate change is becoming an investment consideration and why defence real estate may not be a natural fit for institutional investors.

Cavatina Group is increasingly balancing its established office business with rapid growth in residential and institutional rental housing. Daniel Draga, CEO of Cavatina Group, discusses the company’s expanding residential pipeline, the role of institutional capital, changing dynamics in the office market and how financing conditions are shaping its approach to future development.

North-East Romania needs better connectivity, stronger cooperation between the public and private sectors and a more investor-oriented approach to turn its economic potential into concrete projects. In a video interview recorded at Property Forum EastGate 2026 in Iaşi, Vasile Asandei, General Director of ADR Nord-Est, discusses the region’s investment opportunities, the sectors with the greatest potential and why the A7 and A8 motorways could fundamentally change its position on the European investment map.

As Poland's professionally managed rental sector continues to evolve, operators are increasingly competing on customer experience as much as on location or product quality. Shay Baruch, CEO of LivUp, discusses how technology, AI, data and adaptive reuse are reshaping the PRS market, why flexibility and community are becoming key differentiators, and how LivUp is preparing for the next generation of rental housing.