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.

Bratislava's office market closed Q4 2024 with a significant revival in leasing activity, achieving the strongest quarterly result in the past five years. Development activity remains subdued with only one new project completed in Q4, limiting the availability of quality spaces. The combination of high demand for modern offices and limited supply has resulted in prime rent growth, which increased by 8% year-on-year, finds a report by CBRE.

CEE property investment reached a turning point in 2025, with transaction volumes across the region's six main markets totalling €11.6 billion, representing 31% annual growth according to Colliers' latest analysis.

The industrial stock in the Czech Republic reached 13.28 million sqm by the end of 2025, according to the Industrial Research Forum. Gross take-up jumped to 642,000 sqm in Q4, with annual volumes reaching nearly 2.1 million sqm.

The commercial real estate investment market totalled approximately €525 million in 2025, and transaction volumes this year are projected to hit the €800 million mark, according to Colliers Romania data.

Investment group Natland has bought the Bajkalská office project in Bratislava from Prvá stavebná sporiteľňa (PSS) for an undisclosed price.

In a video interview recorded at CEE Property Investment Update 2026 in Warsaw, Piotr Mirowski, Senior Partner and Head of Investment Services at Colliers, shares his market outlook for 2026. He outlines the return of liquidity, renewed interest in offices and logistics, shifting capital sources and pricing dynamics.

Romanian investors led the commercial real estate investment market in 2025, accounting for 34% of total transaction value worth €579.4 million, according to a study by Fortim Trusted Advisors, an alliance member of BNP Paribas Real Estate.

At the CEE Property Investment Update 2026 in Warsaw, the focus quickly shifted from headline risks to underlying resilience. Bringing together investors, bankers, lawyers and asset managers, the opening panel examined how Central and Eastern Europe’s real estate markets are being shaped by geopolitical volatility, energy transformation and shifting capital priorities – and why, despite the noise, many fundamentals continue to support long-term investment. Moderated by Dorota Wysokińska-Kuzdra of Colliers, the discussion set out to separate short-term disruption from structural opportunity in a region increasingly tested by global change.

The total office stock in Warsaw reached 6.2 million sqm at the end of last year, while no new office space was delivered to the market in Q4 2025, according to data by the Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (Pink).