Rental activity in the Czech and European retail markets has significantly increased year-over-year, with a rise in the number of transactions and the volume of leased space across sectors and countries. A survey done by Cushman & Wakefield has analysed over 2,000 retail rental transactions in 13 European countries, including the Czech Republic.

With 2.32 million sqm of industrial and logistics space under construction, Poland is the top European market for development activity, says the latest quarterly report from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland.

Hungary's construction sector showed a spectacular rebound in April, with output volumes up 11% on the previous month, completely making up for the feeble performance of the previous two months. The production figures in recent months for a sector in fundamentally poor shape are far from tragic, nor are the order books figures, but we are seeing such huge month-to-month fluctuations that it is very difficult to assess what is happening in the construction sector.

In 2023, the share of imported construction materials in the Ukrainian market rose to 23% (compared to 14% in 2021). Experts note that the domestic construction materials market requires systematic support from the government. Iryna Nastych summarised the current situation in the Ukrainian construction materials market in an article prepared by the Ukrainian Real Estate Club for Property Forum.

More action, less talking - this is how one can summarise “The future of decarbonisation - How to build and rebuild for a better future” discussion panel, which was a joint part of the conferences Future of Real Estate 2024 and Poland ESG Forum 2024, held last week in Warsaw. Both events were organised by Property Forum.

The Warsaw region is currently the largest data centre market in Poland. The capital is home to more than 50 server facilities and a key exchange point for internet traffic in the country. In 2023, Kowalski and his family generated an average of 236 GB of data via fixed Internet connections, while the share per SIM card oscillated at 132 GB of data per year. Most often, searching content is video, social networking, web browsing and gaming. How is the data centre market in Poland shaped, and what are its biggest challenges for the coming years? How crucial remains the further development and modernisation of the Polish energy sector? What direction is its transformation expected to take place, and how much GW of power could it bring? Axi Immo unveiled the second edition of its "Data Centres in Poland" report. 

CPIPG has published unaudited financial results for the three months ending 31 March 2024. Total assets have reached €21.5 billion, and CPIPG’s property portfolio is equal to €19.2 billion (versus €19.5 billion at year-end 2023).

S&P Global Ratings has downgraded CPIPG’s rating from BBB- to BB+ with a negative outlook. CPIPG has communicated an update for its stakeholders concerning recent events and news.

Q1 2024 retail data has revealed that the difficult period of the coronavirus pandemic and the unfavourable economic situation of last year is over in the Czech retail market. In its analysis of the Shopping Center Index, CBRE has looked back at the 2023 performance of regional shopping centres.

Interest in the industrial and logistics space in the Czech Republic has reached a record height, rising 50% in the years 2019 and 2023 comparison. The growth in interest continued in the first four months of this year. Cushman & Wakefield is presenting data based on its record of enquiries.