In 2024, Central and Eastern European countries experienced a resurgence in investment activity, with most markets showing significant increases in volume compared to 2023. Poland and the Czech Republic saw renewed investor engagement and increased capital allocation, while Hungary, despite having its lowest annual volume since 2015, showed signs of recovery in Q4. Romania and Slovakia also demonstrated strong growth, with Romania's investment volume up 47% year-over-year and Slovakia's nearly tripling in the second half of 2024. Across the region, there was a mix of domestic and international investor participation, with sectors like retail and industrial performing particularly well. JLL experts, in cooperation with iO Partners, present an analysis of the trends observed in the investment market in Poland in comparison to the countries of the CEE region.

Trinity Bank's real estate fund has purchased the Pankrác House office building in Prague from CPI Europe group, reports newstream.cz.

The qualified investor fund REALIA FUND SICAV has expanded its portfolio with another acquisition in northern Moravia.

More than €1 billion worth of commercial properties were already transacted in Q1 2025 in the Czech Republic, representing a 180% increase compared to the same period last year, according to Savills. 

According to data from Cushman & Wakefield, Poland’s commercial property investment volume hit approximately €5 billion in 2024, marking a strong rebound of around 140% year-on-year. Additionally, Polish capital significantly increased its share of investment activity, with transactions totalling €444 million last year - an almost threefold rise from 2023. However, for this momentum to continue, systemic solutions such as the adoption of the long-awaited REIT legislation are necessary. If implemented, these measures would help prevent a potential outflow of Polish investors from the real estate market, especially when yields begin to harden. 

The European real estate market is poised for a new cycle of growth, but lingering uncertainties and global geopolitical tensions call for continued caution, according to a report by PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

The Czech real estate market has exceeded expectations in 2024 and confirmed its position as an attractive European market. According to the latest CBRE Q4 2024 report, it has shown clear signs of recovery and is expected to strengthen further in 2025. The NEMO Fund focusing on long-term investments has taken advantage of these opportunities. 

Tomáš Jandík, CFA, MRICS, former CEO of the Czech real estate fund for retail investors, has founded a private equity real estate advisory and investment management company, the Crestpoint Capital Partners.

157 studios from 33 countries in Europe, America and Asia have applied to the competition for the revitalisation of a brownfield and the construction of new city blocks in Prague's Florenc. An international jury led by renowned German architect Stefan Behnisch has selected the advancing teams of four concurrent architectural competitions. 

KÉSZ România has inaugurated a new production factory near the city of Turda, located just 1.5 km from the A3 Transylvania highway.