Real estate investment experts are not too worried about the potential negative impacts of the second Trump presidency on Europe’s economy. However, they agree that Europe as a whole must react quickly to improve its competitiveness. That was one of the key messages of the opening panel of CEE Property Forum 2024, held last week in Vienna.

Immofinanz Group posted a net profit of €50.9 million in the first nine months of 2024, recovering from a loss of €105.9 million in the same period of last year, over higher rental income and additional sales of assets.

Leasing activity on the Warsaw office market continues unabated despite low new supply levels, pushing the vacancy rate down to 10.7% Meanwhile, pre-lets are on the rise, indicating growing occupier interest in office buildings under construction, reveals the latest quarterly report from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland.

Real estate financing has been facing various challenges including the need for more bank and debt fund participation, better understanding and collaboration between Eastern and Western Europe, and last but not least exploring opportunities in new real estate sectors, such as data centres, and developing financing solutions for these emerging asset classes. Outlooks and solutions have been discussed at the financing panel of CEE Property Forum 2024 in Vienna.

Property Forum is excited to announce the first edition of its annual listing of the 100 most influential people in the CEE real estate market. To access the publication, fill out the pop-up window that shows up when opening any Property Forum news story. 

Property Forum is excited to announce the winners of its first annual CEE Property Forum Awards for 2024. The winners of each category were selected from our shortlist by the jury committee, comprising the leading players in the CEE real estate industry. The awards, celebrating the best projects, most impactful transactions and most inspiring personalities of the CEE market, were presented at our awards gala in Vienna, part of the annual CEE Property Forum conference.

Further action is needed to meet national and global climate goals, while high costs of green practices has been cited as a barrier to sustainable building, finds the 2024 Sustainability Report of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

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In this year’s 34th edition of the Cushman & Wakefield Main Streets Across the World ranking, the Czech Republic, represented by Pařížská Street, secured 20th place. For the first time, a European street, Via Montenapoleone in Milan, claimed the title of the world’s most expensive shopping street, surpassing the American Upper 5th Avenue in New York. The most expensive street in Asia is Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong.

According to Savills' analysis of the industrial real estate market in the Czech Republic, lease renegotiations, or the extension of older lease agreements in existing premises, have become a significant part of the warehouse and manufacturing real estate market.