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Bucharest is emerging as a primary destination for multinational corporations looking to establish Global Capability Centres (GCCs) due to lower office leasing rates and salary costs, finds a study conducted by Savills and CoreNet Global.

Savills has made a key investment appointment by hiring David Sajner, a seasoned professional in commercial investment specialising in transactions and acquisitions, who has successfully executed dozens of deals, with many exceeding €100 million. 

Investment in Europe's residential sector has grown by 15% year-on-year to €13.3 billion in H1 2025, according to Savills. However, Romania remains at the bottom of the list for institutional residential investments. 

Only 14% of office buildings across the Prague market have achieved an Energy Performance Certificate in class A or B, with older properties having a higher probability of being classified in lower energy performance classes. An internal Savills survey, covering dozens of properties, has revealed that a significant proportion of Prague’s office stock is facing the need for modernisation. 

Savills has published its latest report on the Polish industrial and logistics market, confirming growing interest from both investors and tenants in the first half of 2025. Warsaw and the surrounding areas have now exceeded 7 million sqm of modern space, strengthening their role as a key logistics hub in Central Europe.

Savills has announced that David Štrouf, an investment professional with a background in Private Equity and Real Estate consulting, has joined the Savills Investment team as Associate Director. 

In Prague, more people are seeking professionally managed apartments offering flexibility and a certain standard of service. According to the Savills Rental Housing in Prague report, the popularity of rental housing is growing, with the institutional sector attracting both investors and tenants.

Although the total supply of office space in Brno is approximately 5.6 times smaller than in Prague, space currently under construction has already reached half the level of the Capital, according to the Regional Research Forum's H1 2025 analysis of market dynamics in Moravia.

The total value of the world’s residential real estate has reached €260 trillion by the end of 2024, according to Savills' analysis. Whilst this figure has shown an annual fall of 2.7%, the total value has risen since 2019 by 19%, reflecting the post-pandemic surge in housing markets worldwide.

The total size of modern office stock in Prague has reached 3.94 million sqm at the end of Q2 2025. Renegotiations are expected to dominate, and larger tenants are remaining in a holding pattern, according to the data released by Prague Research Forum for the second quarter of 2025.