Shopping centres outside Bucharest were the most attractive real estate asset class for investors in 2025, accounting for almost 40% of the total transaction volume, according a new report by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Bucharest office buildings came second, with a 30% share in the total investment volume.

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The Czech investment market recorded its strongest year ever in 2025, with total investment volume reaching €4.3 billion, significantly exceeding previous highs from 2016 and 2017, according to Colliers.

Wood Real Estate has sold the BBC1 administrative building in Bratislava's Mlynské Nivy district to new owner Amigal Group SK. The building had been part of Wood Real Estate's portfolio since 2021, during which time it underwent significant improvements to become a quality investment asset.

The 15-storey Hila building, which is developed by Czech investment company and developer Passerinvest Group, will be completed this year, at Prague's Brumlovka district. 

Poland's commercial real estate investment market reached €3.98 billion in 2025, demonstrating resilience amid challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, according to BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland’s report.

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

In a video interview recorded at CEE Property Forum 2025 in Vienna, Pál Forgács, Managing Director of the Emonika project in Ljubljana, discusses leasing expectations for 2026 and explains why Slovenia’s largest-ever development had to be designed as a mixed-use scheme.

Qualified investor fund Realia Fund Sicav has completed the acquisition of a new retail park in Kralupy nad Vltavou – Kozomín, which is the largest property the fund has added to its portfolio.

Due diligence platform Drooms has released its Real Estate Trends Report 2026, showing that European transaction times remained stable at 363 days in 2025, compared to previous years of continuous increases.