LCP Properties is strengthening its collaboration with Refield. This partnership was confirmed with the announcement of the project's acquisition in Zwoleń (eastern Poland) on the day of its official opening. The sale agreement was based on a model in which Refield was responsible for both the construction and commercialization of the property. Pasaż Zwoleński, now officially opened as M Park Zwoleń, offers nearly 5,000 sqm of GLA with eight tenants. The project boasts a 100% occupancy rate. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed. 

The Timișoara City Hall recently approved the Zonal Urban Plan (PUZ) for a new urban regeneration project by Țiriac Imobiliare, owned by Romanian billionaire Ion Țiriac.

Mitiska REIM has successfully closed its Merep 3 fund, exceeding its initial target by raising €310 million, which will give it a total investment power of up to €1 billion.

Mateusz Dereszyński, Partner and Head of Banking and Finance at Eversheds Sutherland Polska, talked to Property Forum about the availability of financing in Poland, the importance of ESG for banks and the investment forecasts for 2025.

According to the latest report by BNP Paribas Real Estate, Poland’s commercial property market posted impressive gains in the final quarter of 2024, with last year’s total transaction volume rising more than twofold compared with 2023. Despite geopolitical risks, the market outlook remains positive.

Atrium Group Services, a subsidiary of G City Europe, has sold the Atrium Flora shopping centre to Max Realitní, a real estate fund focused on investment in commercial retail and office properties in the Czech Republic, part of the Redstone Group. The Prague office of Clifford Chance advised the seller.

Investment activity in the commercial real estate market in the Czech Republic has shot up sharply in the last quarter of 2024. After rising yields in 2022 and 2023, "prime yields" have stabilised in 2024 and the market has found a new price equilibrium, according to Colliers' regular quarterly survey. 

The Magyar Posta Takarék Real Estate Investment Fund (MPTIA), managed by Gránit Asset Management, has made its first international investment, expanding its portfolio and marking a significant step in its growth strategy. 

Western European investors have been the most active buyers of real estate assets in Romania over the past five years, making placements of €1.75 billion, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

In 2024, more than 20% of real estate transactions conducted via the ABFSwap fintech platform, which provides tools for cryptocurrency transactions, were related to property sales. This prompted the company to conduct an analysis of the current market, identifying key trends, and barriers, and collaborating with experts to propose solutions for further market development.