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The Q2 2024 residential market report in Prague has shown growing appetite by buyers. Real estate is the largest asset class in the world, yet real estate decisions are often made intuitively rather than based on the data, declares Martin Decký, Harvard Alum and Co-Founder & CEO at BuiltMind. Property Forum has taken a closer look with him on the outlooks of the Prague resi market for the upcoming months.

Agnieszka Gutowska, Head of Brand Marketing & Communication at Nhood Services Poland has talked to Property Forum about the implementation of the ESG principles in the new retail projects, the costs of modernization of the older ones and the approach of the tenants to the ‘new green deal’.

Aleksandra Mazzini, COO of Sierra Balmain Asset Management, talked to Property Forum about the current popularity of retail parks, the ongoing transformation of the retail sector and the point, where ESG and AI meet together.

Krystian Modrzejewski, Chief Investment Officer at Newgate Investment, talked to Property Forum about the recent investment attractiveness of retail parks in Poland, their role as community integration points and the saturation of the retail markets in large Polish cities.

Łukasz Jachna, CIO of LemonTree, has talked to Property Forum about the current trends in the Polish warehouse market, the speed of implementation of ESG principles and designing logistic parks as mixed-use projects.

Rustom Vickers, Vice President & Head of Development at Blueground, has talked to Property Forum about the “flexible living” rental model, the changes in the rental market in the post-pandemic era and the expansion plans in the CEE region.  

Tina Paillet, President of RICS, talked to Property Forum at Mipim about the real estate industry's crucial role in addressing climate change. She highlighted the sector's significant environmental impact and emphasized the need for the industry to become a force for good.

As development activity has slowed down, the focus is shifting to managing the existing stock across the whole commercial real estate market. Owners and other stakeholders have to adapt rapidly to serve changing demand from occupiers, said Benjamin Perez Ellischewitz MRICS, Principal at Avison Young in Hungary, while answering Property Forum’s questions at Mipim in Cannes.

Anna Wojciechowska, Head of ESG at Robyg, talked to Property Forum about the implementation of the principles of sustainability in the Polish residential market and the factors, that will affect the ESG-related activities in the following years.

Charles Boudet, CEO of iO Partners, spoke to Property Forum about the ongoing expansion plans of the real estate consultancy in the region and the trend of foreign investors returning to their core markets.