The first half of 2025 has confirmed a strong return of investor activity in Central and Eastern Europe. The Czech Republic, with the most remarkable performance, is emerging as the regional leader, ahead of even Poland, according to the latest iO Partners report.

Budapest-based real estate investor and asset manager Indotek Group announced it has acquired a Spanish portfolio of 524 residential and commercial properties worth €43.5 million. The deal was structured as a transaction involving both non-performing loans (NPL) and real estate assets.

Our annual Zagreb Property Forum 2025 brought together leading real estate professionals to dissect the evolving investment landscape in Croatia, revealing a market brimming with potential and complexity. Moderated by Property Forum's Csanád Csürös, the first panel explored the nuanced dynamics of investment, financing, and market transformation.

M Core has started development of M Park Galați, the city's first retail park, on a 100,000 sqm plot acquired in December 2024.

Immocap, in cooperation with Slovenská sporiteľňa, is launching an opportunity for the public to invest in the Istropolis project at Trnavské mýto in Bratislava. The total value of the issue is €25 million.

7R, a warehouse developer, has completed the third phase of its green bond issuance, raising PLN 83.9 million (approximately €19.75 million). Since the beginning of this year, the company has obtained capital totalling approximately €77 million, marking progress within its €100 million bond program.

Development companies Penta Real Estate, Engine Prague Development (EPD), and the investment fund RSJ Investments Sicav are jointly acquiring K1 Investment and Argo Alpha. The transaction is under review by the Czech Competition Authority (ÚOHS), which announced the case on its website, E15.cz reports.

Commercial real estate investment in Poland reached €1.71 billion in the first half of 2025, matching 2024 levels. Polish investors increased their market share, accounting for around 40% of office transactions in the first six months, highlighting growing activity among domestic players.

Penta Real Estate and Bureš & partners have established a joint venture called Flet, with an aspiration to change the standard for rental housing in the Czech Republic.

The sale of the Bory Mall shopping and entertainment centre from Penta Real Estate's portfolio has been completed. The transaction has been approved by the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, thus completing a process that took more than a year.