The fourth quarter of 2024 has not brought a significant change to the Czech industrial and logistics real estate market. While demand has returned to almost pre-Q1 volumes, the amount of new project completions has remained low, according to the regular quarterly survey conducted by Colliers. 

According to the latest report from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, Poland’s retail market experienced record growth in 2024, expanding at its fastest pace since 2015. This was driven by the strength of evolving retail parks. Another key report finding is the growth of the luxury goods market and the increasing practical use of AI in retail.

In 2024, nearly 80,000 sqm of new, modernised, or expanded retail parks were completed in the Czech Republic, now totalling 1.3 million sqm of retail space, almost a third of the total retail space capacity on the market, reports Cushman & Wakefield.

In recent years, the construction industry has become increasingly digitised and project management has become more efficient. But this progress has come hand in hand with cyber security challenges, where sensitive information such as contracts, financial data or project proposals are at risk of attack, warn specialists from PlanRadar.

According to the Savills European Industrial and Logistics Occupier Markets report, the industrial real estate market is expected to experience a breakthrough year, potentially leading to a significant market recovery. Stabilisation of demand and gradual absorption of speculative warehouse developments completed in the past year is expected in the Czech Republic.

Cushman & Wakefield has summarised the situation in Poland’s largest office markets at the end of 2024. Leasing activity in both Warsaw and regional cities remained at 2023’s levels, while development activity continued to stagnate. By contrast, the capital market experienced a rebound, with the office investment volume rising to €1.64 billion and Warsaw recording a more than threefold increase. 

After many attempts, approval and subsequent rejection, the new Construction Code has finally been approved in Slovakia, reports YIMBA.sk. It is supposed to be one of the important tools contributing to the economic competitiveness of Slovakia by simplifying and speeding up construction procedures. 

Brno has acquired a document essential for the city's development. The new city master plan, which has been in preparation for more than 20 years, has come into force, reports newstream.cz.

Agricultural land in the Czech Republic is increasingly attractive to investors thanks to stable price growth, decreasing availability or easier management, says Lukáš Cibulka, Director of the real estate portal Mojepole.cz in the current assessment of the land market in the Czech Republic with outlooks for 2025.

At the end of 2024, the Slovak residential real estate market has seen prices increase by 3% between quarters. Year-on-year growth rose to 6.7% over the same period. All types of apartments, as well as family houses, have become more expensive, comments Roman Vrbovský, the analyst at the National Bank of Slovakia in its latest market analysis.