Bucharest's hotel market recorded revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth of 5% in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, and 25.2% above pre-pandemic levels, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. The performance is underpinning a development pipeline of more than 1,500 new rooms expected to enter the market by 2028, equivalent to approximately 13% of existing hotel stock, spanning segments from midscale to luxury.

UNIQA Real Estate Management GmbH is expanding its activities by opening its investment and management platform to external capital for the first time. Until now dedicated to the UNIQA Group's own real estate portfolio, the platform will offer investment solutions to international institutional investors and large family offices, with an initial focus on clients from Germany and Austria.

Cushman & Wakefield Slovakia has appointed Tomáš Lörincz as Head of Retail Agency, effective September 2026. Lörincz brings more than 20 years of experience in B2B sales and a decade of real estate practice, and will lead the retail leasing team in Slovakia.

Commercial real estate investment in Slovakia reached €244 million across 8 transactions in the first half of 2026, according to analysis by CBRE Slovakia. Foreign investors accounted for 78% of total investment activity, equivalent to €190 million, with Czech investors representing 73% of that foreign share. Domestic investors contributed the remaining 22%, or €54 million.

Savills has appointed Naďa Kováčiková as Head of Leasing and Business Development at Savills Slovakia, as the firm continues to expand its presence in Central and Eastern Europe. The Bratislava office was established at the start of 2026, and the appointment is intended to support both existing clients and new business development in the Slovak market.

Slovakia's industrial and logistics property market continued to grow in the second quarter of 2026, with total leasing activity reaching approximately 131,000 sqm, a 23% year-on-year increase, according to a quarterly analysis by CBRE Slovakia. Net leasing activity, which excludes renewals and short-term leases, also rose 13% year-on-year to approximately 67,000 sqm.

Slovakia's retail market added approximately 12,000 sqm of new leasable space in the second quarter of 2026, according to an analysis by CBRE Slovakia. Footfall at shopping centres managed by the company grew 3% year-on-year, while tenant turnover remained stable. Prime yields held steady at 6.50% for shopping centres and 6.75% for retail parks.

Developer JTRE has announced that Tatra banka Group will relocate its headquarters to Pribinova 1, an eight-storey office building under development in the Eurovea City district of Bratislava. The building will offer more than 20,000 sqm of leasable office space and nearly 2,000 sqm of retail space, and is designed to serve as a connection point between Bratislava's historic centre and the Danube waterfront.

Temperature measurements taken during the summer of 2024 and 2026 have demonstrated how vegetation affects surface temperatures in Bratislava during extreme heat events. At the Guthaus residential complex, the green roof recorded an average surface temperature of 49°C at 14:00 when air temperature was 33°C, but areas with growing vegetation on the substrate reached only 39°C. During an August heatwave with air temperatures of 40°C, the same vegetation reached 47°C. "It is still 10 degrees less than an asphalt or paved pavement in the centre of Bratislava," said Miriam Cánik, green space expert at developer CORWIN.

Bratislava's office market maintained strong leasing activity in the second quarter of 2026, with take-up reaching nearly 53,000 sqm, according to a new report by CBRE Slovakia. More than half of the total volume comprised renegotiations of existing leases, while net leasing activity, covering new leases, pre-leases and expansions, stood at approximately 25,000 sqm, a 51% increase year on year.