Shopping centres outside Bucharest were the most attractive real estate asset class for investors in 2025, accounting for almost 40% of the total transaction volume, according a new report by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Bucharest office buildings came second, with a 30% share in the total investment volume.

The Czech investment market recorded its strongest year ever in 2025, with total investment volume reaching €4.3 billion, significantly exceeding previous highs from 2016 and 2017, according to Colliers.

Central and Eastern Europe’s real estate market continued to show broad activity and evolving dynamics in the third week of February, with multiple reports highlighting leasing momentum, construction growth, investment transactions and sector diversification.

Kyiv’s office market posted moderate growth in 2025 despite continued uncertainty. Annual gross absorption rose by 26% y/y to around 160,000 sqm, with total leasing activity reaching 165,000 sqm. However, market experts note that demand remained uneven and was only partly driven by organic business expansion, the URE Club writes in an article for Property Forum.

Wing has successfully closed its €100 million bond programme launched last year with substantial oversubscription. The final tranche, with a nominal value of €34.8 million, attracted purchase orders totalling €57.64 million at a fixed annual interest rate of 6%.

Investors in CEE are entering 2026 with higher activity than their Western European counterparts, according to a new survey conducted by CBRE.

Data has become mission-critical to real estate fund management, shaping investment decisions, operations, regulatory compliance and investor confidence. Yet many European real estate managers still rely on fragmented systems, inconsistent standards and legacy processes that prevent data from being used effectively. The result is growing operational friction and a narrowing path to alpha, writes Sylwia Toczyska, Enterprise Account Management at Vistra Fund Solutions, in an article for Property Forum.

Crescon has started construction of the residential project Rezidence Starochodovská in Prague 11, featuring over 80 units, which is slated for completion at the end of 2027. 

Slovenia's housing market faces rising prices without reliable data on the supply-demand gap, finds an analysis by the Eastern European Construction Forecasting Association (EECFA). Prices for new and existing homes continue climbing, with Ljubljana leading the surge, while construction struggles with slow permitting, high costs and industry fragmentation.

Slovakia's industrial property market experienced a strong rebound in Q4 2025, with net take-up reaching 82,496 sqm, marking a notable increase from the previous quarter, according to a report by 108 Real Estate. The improved absorption was supported by the completion of several large-scale projects, enabling tenants to secure space within newly delivered premises.