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Colliers has appointed Raul Garcia Rodriguez as Real Estate Transformation, Value & Growth Lead for Central and Eastern Europe. Based in Prague, he will focus on ESG-driven transformation and the repositioning of assets, including retrofitting and redevelopment.

Romanian investors have significantly increased their presence in the commercial real estate market, allocating nearly €1.8 billion to local acquisitions between 2015 and 2025. 

Dentons has appointed Amsterdam-based partner Dirk-Jan Gondrie as Europe Head of Real Estate for the term ending December 2027.  In his new role, he is going to be responsible for the strategy and leadership of the Real Estate practice across Europe.

In a thought-provoking panel discussion exploring the future of real estate and urban development, industry leaders gathered to dissect the potential transformations awaiting the built environment by 2050. The conversation at Future of Real Estate 2025, organised by Property Forum in Warsaw, revealed a complex landscape of technological disruption, demographic shifts, and evolving urban challenges.

With over two decades of experience in commercial real estate, Petr Machula has witnessed—and helped shape—the industry's transformation from analogue chaos to digital sophistication. Now spearheading business development at SINGU, a leading CAFM platform, Machula reveals how cutting-edge AI, ESG integration, and deep user insight are redefining facility management. In this interview, he shares how SINGU is not just keeping up with the times but setting the pace for the future of operational real estate across Central and Eastern Europe.

Romanian real estate holding Meta Estate Trust has recorded a 15% year-on-year increase in net profit, reaching RON 10.8 million (€2.2 million) in 2024, while its total revenues rose 22% to RON 34.5 million (around €7 million).

Construction labour cost and availability have become the primary concerns for real estate developers in Central Europe, according to a new survey by Deloitte. This shift sees it surpassing project financing, which has been the dominant issue in recent years.   

The real estate and construction sector was the most active in terms of the number of M&A transactions in Romania during 2024, accounting for 28% of the total market, which reached an estimated value of between €5.7 and €6.1 billion.

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.

Investments in the retail sector will continue in 2025 on the local market, while housing prices could increase in the coming period, according to Colliers Romania forecasting.