ZEITRAUM, a private operator of student accommodation and serviced apartments active in Central Europe, has appointed Renata Kusznierska as Head of Poland. Kusznierska brings more than 20 years of experience in real estate, including eight years in the living sector, having previously held management roles at Solida Capital, Yugo, CRM Students, as well as at DTZ, Cushman & Wakefield, Savills and Carrefour Property.

Fond Českého Bydlení SICAV, a fund specialising in residential rental housing, is launching a retail sub-fund that opens its investment strategy to a broader group of individual investors. The minimum investment is CZK 500, with an expected average annual return of around 6–8%. Since 2024, the fund has increased the value of its real estate portfolio fivefold to CZK 2.7 billion, and following the completion of a current acquisition, the portfolio is expected to approach CZK 3 billion. The number of residential units under management has grown to 1,100, while the number of investors has risen by almost 80% to 1,660. Investors who have been with the fund since its establishment in 2018 have seen a cumulative return of 84.18%.

Slovak developer Lucron is launching sales of 209 flats in the northern section of its Nesto project in Bratislava's Petržalka district. The new phase, called Nesto Alej, comprises four low-rise residential buildings set in direct contact with green open land. It is the first residential project in the northern part of the site, where a retail park, sports facilities and a zone offering employment opportunities are planned in the coming years. Work on connecting the Nesto neighbourhood to motorway D2 is also set to begin before the end of this year.

In Bratislava, 715 new apartments were sold in the second quarter of 2026, with a total value of €245 million, representing a year-on-year decline in demand of 10.6%. The average achieved sale price of new apartments reached €5,432/sqm, marginally exceeding the average asking price of €5,427/sqm for the first time on record. In the regions, prices of existing apartments rose by 11.4% year on year to €2,730/sqm, while the rental market in the capital remained largely stagnant, with annual rent growth of just 1.9% to €15.3/sqm.

Stanislav Prokop has been appointed Head of Finance CZ at P3 Logistic Parks, succeeding Vendula Červenková. Prokop is familiar with the organisation, having worked in its finance department since 2019.

Czech real estate fund REICO LONG LEASE has entered the Austrian market, acquiring a portfolio of five retail properties let to home improvement retailer Hornbach. The transaction marks the fund's entry into its fourth Central European market.

Total investment volume across the seven CEE markets tracked by Cushman & Wakefield reached approximately €5.4 billion in the first half of 2026, broadly unchanged year on year, according to the firm's CEE Investment Market Update for H1 2026. The stable headline figure masked a marked shift in activity towards Poland, which accounted for 56.7% of regional volume, up from roughly one-third a year earlier, recording its strongest first half since 2018.

UNIQA Real Estate Management GmbH is launching the UQA Real Estate Fund, a closed-ended real estate fund for institutional investors. The fund will invest in Core and Core Plus office properties across Europe, with a geographic focus on Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic. The move represents a further step in UNIQA Real Estate's opening of its investment and management platform, previously dedicated to the UNIQA Group, to third-party investors.

Sandberg Capital is expanding its real estate platform into the Czech Republic with an investment in Rezidence Hausmannova, a residential development in Prague's Modřany district, delivered in partnership with FETTERS management s.r.o, the company announced on LinkedIn.

Speculation has intensified over a possible sale of Tesco's operations in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with the Financial Times reporting that the Schwarz Group, which operates the Lidl and Kaufland chains, is expected to make an offer for the Czech and Slovak businesses. Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize and Polish discounter Biedronka are also named among potential bidders.