Developer YIT, together with family office One Family Office, has completed the acquisition of DH Towers, which owns land in the Zelený pruh area of Prague 4. The companies plan to build a mixed-use project on the site, with construction expected to begin within about three years.

Few European capitals have changed as rapidly as Warsaw over the past three decades, yet many believe its biggest transformation still lies ahead. Industry leaders speaking at the closing panel of Future of Real Estate 2026, moderated by Aleksandra Mazzini, argued that the city is entering a new stage of development, driven by technology, talent, infrastructure investment and the evolution of large-scale mixed-use districts. While challenges around planning, regulation and sustainability remain, the long-term outlook for Warsaw was overwhelmingly positive.

Munich-based Arcona Capital and Warsaw-listed Reino Capital have finalised terms for a strategic partnership to establish a pan-European investment platform. The collaboration leverages Arcona's operational presence in Prague and its roots in the Czech market to provide institutional investors with a vehicle for cross-border real estate investment.

As higher financing costs and slower economic growth force investors to become more selective, resilience has become one of the most important themes in real estate. But what makes an asset truly resilient today? Speakers at the closing panel of Prague Property Forum 2026 argued that the answer lies in adaptability, strong fundamentals and the ability to meet changing occupier needs, regardless of sector.

Poland continues to attract investors from across Europe, but the profile of that capital is changing. As regional players become more active and some Western institutions take a more cautious approach, new opportunities are emerging across a range of sectors. Speakers of the first panel at Future of Real Estate 2026, a conference organised in Warsaw, agreed that the country’s strong economic fundamentals remain intact, but unlocking the next wave of growth will require greater market liquidity, larger investment platforms and a deeper pool of domestic and regional capital.

The post-pandemic office market has fundamentally changed, and across the globe, landlords are facing the same uncomfortable reality: buildings that once hummed with activity are now significantly underoccupied, and the task of getting people back is proving far harder than anyone anticipated. The question is no longer whether the way we work has changed, because it clearly has, but rather what the right response looks like for those who own and manage commercial property, writes Jerzy Brodzikowski, General Manager of CIC Warsaw, in an opinion piece for Property Forum.

GTC reported rental and service revenue of €53 million in Q1 2026, up 7% from €50 million in Q1 2025, driven by 4% like-for-like growth in rental income. The increase was primarily supported by higher rents in Poland, particularly in shopping malls, as well as strong performance from properties in Sofia and Belgrade.

Rising borrowing costs and a more uncertain economic outlook have undoubtedly changed the way real estate projects are financed, but market participants suggested that access to debt remains relatively healthy for the right opportunities. The focus has shifted from chasing growth to assessing resilience, with lenders placing greater emphasis on cash flow, sector fundamentals and sponsor quality. These themes dominated the financing discussion at Prague Property Forum 2026.

At Prague Property Forum 2026, industry leaders from across the property and facility management ecosystem examined how digital tools are changing the way buildings are operated, valued and experienced. The discussion moved beyond the usual AI hype to focus on the real challenges behind transformation: organisational culture, data quality, workforce readiness and the growing expectation for buildings to function as responsive service platforms rather than static assets. While technologies such as AI, automation and occupancy analytics are advancing rapidly, the panel agreed that long-term success will depend less on the tools themselves and more on how effectively companies integrate them into everyday operations, decision-making and user experience.

At Prague Property Forum 2026, the residential panel, chaired by Radek Kučera, brought together leading public and private-sector players to dissect why Prague’s housing remains so expensive and what it will take to change course. The discussion revolved around sluggish permitting, structural undersupply, land policy, the role of institutional capital, and the capacity of the construction industry to scale up.