Rutkowski Group has obtained an occupancy permit for the second phase of its Ignatki Forest development in Ignatki-Osiedle, Białystok county, completing the entire project. The scheme comprises a single four-storey building with 121 apartments. Key handovers for second-phase buyers are due to begin in November, with remaining ready-to-move-in units priced from 9,100 złoty per sqm.

Cluj-Napoca has the highest asking price per square metre among 72 Romanian localities tracked by VDI.ro, reaching €3,419 per sqm for two-room apartments, based on 50,553 listings published in the 45 days to 28 October 2026. At the other end of the scale, Petroșani recorded the lowest figure at €736 per sqm. A budget of €100,000 buys approximately 29.2 sqm in Cluj-Napoca compared with approximately 135.9 sqm in Petroșani.

Develia has completed construction of Żabiniec Vita, a residential development in the Krowodrza district of Kraków, located 3 km from the city centre. The four-storey building contains 120 flats ranging from 32 to 122 sqm, with layouts of one to four rooms, as well as three retail and service units. Each flat has a balcony, terrace or garden, and residents have access to an underground car park, outdoor parking spaces and bicycle racks. Key handovers to buyers are scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026, with most flats already sold.

Czech developer IKONIX has taken an equity stake in NEMOMAX, a qualified investors' fund managed by the AVANT group, and will assume responsibility for the management of its development projects. AVANT remains the fund's manager and administrator and will continue to raise capital for its growth. Together, the partners plan to invest more than CZK 1 billion annually in new real estate projects, with an ambition to rank NEMOMAX among the three largest real estate qualified investors' funds in the Czech Republic by fund capital within three years.

Czech developer UDI Group has completed the structural phase of four residential projects across three countries: the first phase of Urban Park Brno in the Czech Republic, Parkside in Budapest, and Lastavice West and Zvezdano Brdo in Belgrade. All four projects are progressing on schedule towards handover to future residents.

As housing affordability remains a major challenge in Poland, professionally managed rental housing is becoming a more established part of the residential market. Elżbieta Chmiel, Member of the Management Board of PFR Nieruchomości, discusses changing attitudes towards renting, demand beyond Poland’s largest cities, the company’s investment pipeline and what is needed to make long-term renting a genuine alternative to homeownership.

Develia has begun construction of Bracka Vita, a mixed-use residential development on the site of the former Baildon steelworks in Katowice. Designed by architect Maciej Franta and his studio Franta Group, the project will deliver seven buildings with more than 900 apartments in total, along with over 20 ground-floor commercial units offering shops, restaurants with outdoor seating, and other everyday services. The first phase comprises a 17-storey building with 132 apartments ranging from 39 to 118 sqm, with prices starting at PLN 9,900 per sqm. Key handover is planned for the fourth quarter of 2028. The general contractor is Develia Construction.

Hungary's Wekerle Plusz home purchase and construction loan programme launched on 28 October 2026, earlier than the 2027 start many had anticipated. The upper age limit was also revised upward to 45 years from the previously announced 41. Separately, the Otthon Start scheme will remain available only until 15 November for buyers who have already signed purchase agreements. An analysis by property portal zenga.hu examined the likely market impact of the earlier-than-expected launch.

Duda Development has sold more than 30% of apartments at its Dobry Szeląg residential scheme in Poznań. The development, located at ul. Wilczak 12a in the Winogrady district, comprises 120 apartments ranging from 28 sqm to over 140 sqm, with layouts spanning one to six rooms. Completion is scheduled for the first quarter of 2029, with prices ranging from 12,150 złoty to 16,200 złoty per sqm.

The average asking price of second-hand flats in Bratislava reached €4,535 per sqm in the third quarter of 2026, according to data from BENCONT INVESTMENTS. That represents a year-on-year increase of 9.76% and a quarter-on-quarter rise of 2.82%, defying expectations of a slowdown. The average absolute price crossed €300,000 for the first time, reaching €306,277, driven by both higher per-sqm prices and larger flats in the supply mix.