West Group has completed the acquisition of the iResidence residential project in northern Bucharest. The deal was carried out under agreed commercial conditions, with construction activity on site continuing without interruption.

Abandoned industrial areas and railway stations in Prague are being transformed into modern districts for tens of thousands of residents. These are the five largest projects under construction in the metropolis, reports seznamzpravy.cz.

Over 5,000 units from the portfolio of Resi4Rent – a major institutional residential rental provider in Poland – are set to be acquired by a new owner. Upon completion of the deal, 18 completed Resi4Rent developments will be acquired by Vantage Development, part of TAG Immobilien Group, a Hamburg-based real estate company. The transaction is valued at PLN 2,405 million (€565 million) with a forward-looking NOI yield of 6.3%. Both Echo Investment and Griffin Capital Partners remain committed to developing the remaining Resi4Rent portfolio and expanding it further over time.

Since the announcement of planned skyscrapers in the vicinity of Slovakia's first skyscraper, Eurovea Tower, in Bratislava, at the end of 2024, JTRE has been working on their design with the Dutch office KCAP. JTRE has confirmed that the construction is almost certain, although the project has undergone significant changes, reports yimba.sk.

July surprised with strong volumes, as well as the number of new mortgages, according to data from the CBA (Czech Banking Association) Hypomonitor, which captures data from all Czech banks and building societies providing mortgage loans. In July 2025, they provided new mortgages for CZK 30 billion (€1.225 billion).

The total volume of housing loans granted to households reached almost RON 30 billion (around €6 billion), a 32% increase from the first half of 2024, according to the National Bank of Romania (BNR). 

Geosan Development is moving its largest residential project to date, Re.Start Petynka, to another milestone. The residence is developed on a long-unused plot of land near the Petynka swimming pool in Prague 6. Now it has received a valid building permit.

The residential market in Bucharest and Ilfov saw a 10% drop in the number of transactions during H1 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, while sales prices have continued to climb, driven by high inflation, anticipated tax changes, and limited supply, finds a new analysis by iO Partners.

Victor Terheș, Sales Director at Bellemonde, talked to Property Forum about the strong demand for the company's first residential development in Pipera and the plans to start new investments in the same area due to high interest from premium homebuyers. 

In the first half of this year, 777 new residential units have been sold in Brno, 26 per cent more than in the same period in 2024, with the average price of new apartments setting a new record, according to the current analysis of Trikaya, which has been monitoring the development of the Brno residential market for a long time.