There is still a mismatch between buyers and sellers on property deals in CEE, but the market will attract more investment due to high yields and growth potential in industrial, residential and office, concluded speakers of the 2024 Property Investment Outlook online event organised by Property Forum.

Revetas Capital has concluded the disposal of Bonarka Meadows in Kraków, a permitted residential development project, to Henniger Investment S.A., a Polish company that has been operating in the investment industry for over 30 years. The price has not been disclosed. 

MLP Group has successfully placed €41 million worth of bonds, comprising an entire issue, with 35 investors in a public offering intended for qualified buyers. The transaction was arranged and conducted by mBank. The Warsaw office of global law firm Taylor Wessing provided legal advice to MLP Group, and mBank was advised by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang.

Focus Estate Fund announced its successful restructuring in Luxembourg, Europe's largest fund and asset management destination. From now on Focus Estate Fund shall operate as a Luxembourg-based Alternative Investment Fund.

Zoltán Ligetvári has joined ConvergenCE as Investment Director, bringing nearly twenty years of expertise in commercial investment to the development team.

John Palmer, Partner Associate, Real Estate Advisory at Deloitte Poland, talked to Property Forum about the rapidly changing landscape of the land development market in Poland and its current attractiveness to foreign investors.

CPI Property Group has completed the sale of a few assets across Europe to third parties.

According to experts from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, Poland’s economic outlook remains stable but the global geopolitical situation and high interest rates across Europe continue to hamper a quick rebound in commercial property trading and large-scale transactions. Last year’s results confirmed a fall in liquidity for the CRE sector in Poland.

Focus Estate Fund, a fund specializing in non-prime retail properties in Central Europe, announced the acquisition of Island Green Retail Park in Wrexham, United Kingdom. The price of the asset has not been disclosed

In 2023, Central Europe’s commercial real estate market faced a notable decline in investment volumes. Dropping by 55% year on year, the region’s total investment volume accounted for €5.02 billion. Of the six countries surveyed by Cushman & Wakefield, Poland experienced the most significant downturn of 68%, with its share of the total CEE volume also dropping. The highest proportion of the capital went into the office sector, which also recorded the sharpest outward movement in terms of yields. Local and regional investors accounted for two-thirds of the investment transaction volumes, a significant increase from the previous years. Despite challenges, the market demonstrates resilience, particularly in the logistics and residential sectors, spotlighting areas of growth potential.