After an expected slowdown associated with the VAT increase in Q1 2025, the Bratislava residential market has picked up again, reports BuiltMind in cooperation with the consulting company Cushman & Wakefield.

The Slovak commercial real estate market experienced a record-breaking first half of 2025, with investment volumes exceeding €500 million. This figure surpasses the total transaction volume recorded in the entire year of 2024, confirms Cushman & Wakefield.

A significant increase in lending activity can be expected this year for companies that use debt financing to develop their real estate portfolios, according to a pan-European CBRE survey. The year-on-year improvement in market sentiment across commercial real estate sectors was confirmed by 40% of respondents.

German residential investors are increasingly turning to foreign markets, with Poland emerging as a particularly attractive destination. High construction costs, long approval processes, and regulatory uncertainty in Germany are pushing investors to look abroad. In countries like Poland and the USA, planning and permitting procedures can take just a few months, compared to years in Germany. Trei Real Estate, for example, has shifted its focus to Polish cities such as Poznań and to fast-growing areas in the southeastern United States to take advantage of clearer and faster approval systems. Rueckerconsult GmbH summarised the trend in a recent press release.

In the first half of 2025, Warsaw saw the delivery of 85,200 sqm of new office space — a 34% increase compared to the same period last year. However, the volume of space under construction has dropped to a historic low of 140,000 sqm. Despite a slight 5% decline in total demand year-on-year, tenant activity remains stable, with strong interest in top-quality, centrally located projects. Savills reports.

Czechs are increasingly combining travel with investment. They have been buying apartments or houses not only for their recreation, but also as a long-term investment of capital. Interest in foreign real estate has been growing for a long time, reports the real estate agency Philip & Frank.

The extensive power outage that has paralysed parts of the Czech Republic on Friday is reopening the issue of energy security. Thousands of households and hundreds of companies have been left without power, some for tens of minutes, others for longer. 

The hotel market in Prague and the entire Central and Eastern European region is experiencing a recovery exceeding initial expert expectations, according to the CBRE analysis. International overnight stays in Prague are at 95% of their 2019 level.

Warehouses have been facing pressure for speed, accuracy, safety and flexibility. To keep up with the growing demands of customers and the labour market, companies are increasingly investing in technologies, taking their operations to a new level. Based on experience with clients, Aspen agency has selected seven technologies that fundamentally affect warehouse operations.

Poland’s warehouse market continues to evolve rapidly, with each major region facing unique challenges and opportunities — from power constraints and rising vacancies to the growing role of green solutions and new manufacturing tenants. In their latest analysis, experts from Avison Young break down the dynamics shaping Poland’s “big five” warehouse markets.