Romania's four main university cities, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Timișoara, account for more than 361,000 students, representing 62% of the national total, yet combined public and private student accommodation across the four cities totals only around 80,000 beds. That equates to one bed for every 4.5 students, according to data compiled by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Of the identified stock, approximately 94% of beds are in public university halls, with the remaining 6% in privately developed student accommodation.

Poland's investment land market continues to be dominated by residential projects, with developers outside Warsaw focusing on Kraków, Wrocław and Gdańsk, followed by Poznań and Łódź. Land value is now determined not only by location and development potential, but increasingly by how efficiently the entire development process can be carried out, according to analysis by Walter Herz.

Develia has launched presales for the fourth phase of Centralna Vita, a multi-phase residential development in the Czyżyny district of Kraków. The new building will comprise 212 apartments ranging from 33 to 87 sqm, with layouts of one to four rooms. Construction is scheduled to begin in September 2026, with completion planned for the first quarter of 2028. The general contractor is Express Konkurent.

STRABAG Real Estate has launched sales at Brenner Residence, a residential development planned for the Mlynské nivy district of Bratislava, adjacent to the STRABAG group's local headquarters. The project, currently in the site preparation phase, will comprise two towers of 18 and 13 storeys respectively, delivering a total of 193 apartments ranging from one-room to four-room units of up to 90 sqm. Construction will be carried out by general contractor STRABAG Pozemné staviteľstvo, with sales handled in cooperation with estate agency GRAVITAS.

Czech developer PSN is opening the second sales phase of its Žít Braník residential project in Prague's Braník district, releasing a further 20 units with one- and two-room layouts. The building, constructed in 1932, will ultimately offer 72 units in total, with completion of the reconstruction planned for December 2027 and handovers scheduled for the first quarter of 2028.

Polish residential developer ATAL has launched sales for the second phase of its ATAL Jasieny scheme in Gdańsk, offering 72 homes across 22 buildings in the Jaśień district. The units, ranging from 26 to 101 sqm, are spread across terraced and semi-detached houses designed to maximise natural light. The mix includes one-, three-, four- and five-room apartments, with 14 studio units also available. Completion is planned for the second half of 2028, while phase one has already received its occupancy permit.

UBM Development Czechia's Timber Praha, the first multi-storey timber residential development in the Czech capital, has completed nearly two years of operation. The project, comprising four residential buildings with 62 units in the Prague district of Řeporyje, was completed in 2024 and is now fully sold and occupied.

Poland's planning reform is reshaping the land market as the Housing Special Act, commonly known as lex developer, expired on 31 August 2026. The legislation had for eight years enabled residential projects to be built on sites not always designated for residential use under local zoning plans. According to the Polish Association of Developers, the procedure was applied to projects comprising over 100,000 homes during that period. Plots covered by a local zoning plan, a legally binding planning decision, or an adopted Residential Investment Location Determination are now gaining in value, while sites without a secured development pathway face price pressure as regulatory risk becomes a direct component of land valuations.

Speedwell has appointed Răzvan Enache as Executive Director of Development in Romania. In his new role, he will coordinate development strategy, planning and stakeholder engagement, and contribute to identifying new opportunities in the Romanian market. The appointment coincides with the company advancing several complex projects in key Romanian cities, including TINO in Brașov, the regeneration of the former 1 IUNIE textile factory site in Timișoara, and the large-scale mixed-use project CityZen in Bucharest.

Polish residential developer Develia reported revenue of 1,888.7 million złoty for the first half of 2026, up 152% from 748.3 million złoty in the same period of 2025. Net profit rose 84% year on year to 319 million złoty, compared with 173.4 million złoty a year earlier.