NEPI Rockcastle has acquired MegaPark Barakaldo, a shopping and leisure complex in Bilbao, Spain, from Le Retail Hiper Ondara S.L.U., part of HLRE Socimi, for a cash consideration of €252 million net (gross purchase consideration of €254 million). The deal marks the company's first investment outside Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), where it operates shopping centres across eight countries.

Czech buyers are increasingly purchasing villas and apartments along the Croatian Adriatic coast, with interest in the high-end segment growing notably in recent years, according to Prague-based agency Luxent - Exclusive Properties. The country's accession to the Schengen area and adoption of the euro have simplified both travel and property ownership, broadening its appeal beyond a seasonal holiday destination.

Hungary's commercial real estate investment volume reached €610 million in the first half of 2026, a 26.7% year-on-year increase and the strongest first-half result since 2021, according to Colliers Hungary. Domestic buyers accounted for 74% of activity. The office sector led with a 37.9% share, followed by retail at 32.9% and industrial and logistics at 18.5%. Prime yields held steady at 6.50% for offices, 7.00% for shopping centres and 6.75% for industrial assets. Based on the transaction pipeline, full-year volume could exceed €1.2 billion.

Every region with international ambitions eventually reaches the same point. Competitive labour costs, strategic location and investment incentives may succeed in attracting attention, but sustaining long-term growth requires something more. Investors need access to decision-makers, businesses need reliable public-sector partners and local authorities need a platform where regional opportunities can be presented to an international audience.

Recorde Forestay High Street Hotel & Residence Real Estate Development Investment Fund and Erste Bank Hungary have signed a credit facility agreement worth approximately €35 million to finance the hotel development of Váci Utca Center in Budapest's 5th District.

NEPI Rockcastle has signed a €250 million green term loan facility with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The facility is senior unsecured, matures in 2034, and is fully committed and available for drawdown until the end of March 2027. It is dedicated entirely to green investment across the company's Central and Eastern European (CEE) portfolio.

Alimentation Couche-Tard has announced a voluntary tender offer to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Żabka Group, Poland's largest convenience retailer listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The offer, to be made through its wholly owned subsidiary Circle K Polska sp. z.o.o., is priced at PLN 32.00 (equivalent of US$8.48) per share, representing a total equity value of approximately PLN 32.62 billion (equivalent of US$8.6 billion). The transaction, which Couche-Tard describes as the largest in its history, is expected to complete no later than December 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.

An investor club composed mainly of Estonian investors has acquired 100% of shares in EfTEN Domina SIA, the company that owns Domina Shopping Center in Riga, from EfTEN Kinnisvarafond II AS. Following the transaction, a Latvian subsidiary of EfTEN Capital AS will continue to manage the centre. The financial terms were not disclosed.

Commercial real estate investment across six Central and Eastern European markets reached €5.8 billion in the first half of 2026, according to Colliers, with the Czech Republic accounting for roughly a quarter of that total at over €1.4 billion. Although this represents a nominal decline from the record €2.2 billion recorded in the same period last year, analysts at Colliers view the result as a stabilisation following an period of exceptional activity.

RS Group has completed Rezidence U Sadů, a 54-unit residential building in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. The project, which won the Real Estate Project of the Year 2025 award for the Královéhradecký region, has seen 51 of its 54 apartments sold ahead of completion, with only three units remaining. Layouts range from studio to four-bedroom configurations.