Czech real estate fund Investika has decided to take another step in diversifying its real estate portfolio. Its latest acquisitions are luxury properties in Croatia for short-term rentals.

Pedro Construct, one of the largest construction companies in Romania, led by businessman Petre Niculae, is developing - together with his associate Florin Ababe - a new residential assembly in the north of the capital, Jolie Village. The investment in the project is estimated at €21 million and for €12 million, the company has obtained financing through Libra Bank.

Mihály Schrancz, the CEO of Hungarian real estate development company Property Market has stepped down. The move was unexpected and no new leader has been announced yet.

Resi4Rent has secured a €50 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for new investments in the institutional rental market in cities hosting refugees from Ukraine, the company said. This is the first EBRD financing for the institutional rental sector (PRS) in Poland.

The Plzeň-based development group BC Real has started construction of 1,500 flats on a brownfield site in the former paper mill near the Radbuza River in Plzeň. It is the largest private residential project since 1989, the ČTK reported.

The industrial area of the former Aritma industrial building in Prague's Vokovice will be replaced by a residential district with park areas. After several years of negotiations, the Prague 6 municipal district, representatives of the local residents and the investor, Crestyl, have agreed on this. In addition to the construction of new villas and family houses, the agreement includes extensive compensation for local residents, announced Jakub Stárek, the mayor of the district.

The latest plans of YIT include residential construction outside of Prague. The company plans to gradually build 800 apartments on the outskirts of Kladno within 12 years, e15.cz reports.

Mega Mall, the shopping centre in Bucharest owned by NEPI Rockcastle, will be expanded with new stores and a residential component that will include around 180 apartments. 

Most of the crown that constitutes the architectural and compositional peak of the Eurovea Tower residential development by JTRE has reached its final height of 168 metres. Only the crown, the façade on the upper five floors and the residential interiors remain to be completed in Slovakia’s tallest building. The entire project is planned to be finished next summer.

Duna House Group published its monthly Transaction Number Estimate, according to which 8,000 residential properties changed hands nationwide in November 2022. This value represents the weakest month this year, a 4 percent drop compared to the previous month and a 27 percent drop compared to November last year.