International Workplace Group, the world's largest flexible workspace platform operating in over 120 countries through brands like Regus and Spaces, has announced strong half-year results for the six months ended 30 June 2025.

Polish developer Develia achieved a net profit of €41.3 million in the first half of 2025, up 17% from €35.4 million in the same period last year. Revenue increased 15% to €178.4 million compared to €154.6 million in H1 2024.

Europe is experiencing a surge of interest from both real estate investors and international students, making it the ideal destination for operators and developers in the student housing sector. The latest data from Bonard has highlighted the drivers behind Europe's rise as the destination of choice for students and investors.

How to prepare for a possible large-scale power outage, similar to those which have recently affected parts of the Czech Republic and other European countries? Stopped production lines, server outages, threats to security systems or logistics processes - all this happened in a matter of minutes. Czech IT and logistics experts have advised on crisis scenario preparation.

Commercial real estate investment in Poland reached €1.71 billion in the first half of 2025, matching 2024 levels. Polish investors increased their market share, accounting for around 40% of office transactions in the first six months, highlighting growing activity among domestic players.

Albania's real estate market is making a growing contribution to the country's GDP, with performance across multiple sectors. The hospitality, office, and residential markets are driving this growth, while the retail and industrial sectors are experiencing steady expansion.

Europe's logistics real estate market is moving through a stabilisation phase. An average rental growth of 70 cents per sqm is projected for the period from Q2 2025 to Q2 2030, implying an annual growth rate of 1.9 percent. For comparison, the growth rate between Q2 2020 and Q2 2025 was 5.6 percent. These findings come from Garbe Research's latest Garbe Pyramid Map, covering prime rents and yields for 121 logistics submarkets in 25 European countries.

Interest in mortgages in Slovakia is growing rapidly; the record is about to fall, reports index.sme.sk. The continued decline in interest rates and the sharp rise in real estate prices have motivated more and more people interested in housing not to delay their purchase. This is reflected in the growing interest in mortgage loans.

Following a rebound in H1 2025, with transaction volume exceeding €500 million, investment activity in Slovakia is projected to maintain positive momentum for the remainder of 2025, potentially reaching €1 billion, according to the latest Cushman & Wakefield report.

Croatia’s hotel sector continued to expand in the first half of 2025, supported by rising tourist arrivals and ongoing investment in hospitality infrastructure, according to CBRE’s latest market report.