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).

Join Property Forum's exclusive investment trends survey to voice your thoughts on crucial topics impacting the investment landscape. From inflation concerns to market expectations, your input will contribute to identifying trends, guiding decisions and shaping the course of the CEE region's investment journey. By sharing your perspectives, you not only contribute to shaping the future of the industry but also stand a chance to secure a free ticket to the highly anticipated CEE Property Forum & Awards Gala 2024 event. 

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. 

CBRE is celebrating 25 years on the Czech market with a review of how the commercial real estate market has changed over the past quarter of a century and where it is heading next. 

Recovery in Ukraine began after the first months of the war. Without waiting for the war to end, the authorities and the population decided to restore both civilian and commercial facilities that had been damaged or destroyed during the hostilities. Today, this is a well-controlled and organized process of reconstruction and renovation, funded by the state, along with the help of international organizations, and by the population's efforts in the case of damaged housing. The Ukrainian Real Estate Club has collected information on specific areas of reconstruction for Property Forum, from the restoration of critical infrastructure to socially oriented projects such as schools and medical facilities.