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Property transactions are taking longer and longer, according to a report released by data provider Drooms. Among the key trends expected to drive the European commercial real estate market in 2025, the report also highlights the increasing significance of ESG criteria and the ongoing internationalization of the industry.

While the total investment volume in Romania’s commercial property sector fell by around 60% to around €500 million in 2023 year-on-year, the average transaction amounted to €21.5 million of the 23 investment deals tracked by Crosspoint Real Estate.

The Office for the Protection of Economic Competition (ÚOHS) has authorized the Czech real estate fund Trigea from the Partners group to buy the owner of the Prague shopping centre Arkády Pankrác, e15.cz reports.

The reconstruction of the Masaryk railway station in Prague will be done for the Railway Administration (SŽ) for approximately CZK 3.39 billion (€138.5 million) by Strabag Rail and Strabag, which were successful in the tender. ČTK was informed about this by SŽ spokeswoman Nela Eberl Friebová. During the reconstruction, a platform will be built above the track, a better connection with Florence will be created and trains will be able to run on nine tracks instead of the current seven. SŽ also plans to reconstruct the Smíchov and Main Railway Stations in Prague, writes ČTK.

Kaprain and Penta Real Estate have entered into a cooperation agreement to build on the former Howden ČKD factory site adjacent to the O2 arena. Penta has bought a 40% stake in the project, which will create a new centre of Prague's Vysočany and Libeň districts on a site of over 50,000 sqm, Kaprain announced.

Penta Real Estate is selling the fully occupied coworking centre "Base", which is part of the Churchill office complex in Prague 2, to Scott.Weber Workspace, a company continuing its expansion in the Prague flexible office market. Neither party would comment on the size of the deal, online daily newstream.cz reports.

CPI Property Group (CPIPG) announced the signing of an agreement concerning the disposal of the ski resort business in Crans Montana in Switzerland. It is a binding agreement for the sale of part of the shares to an American mountain resort company Vail Resorts. The gross transaction value is more than CHF 100 million (€105 million).

CPI Property Group announced the signing of a binding agreement for the sale of a portfolio totalling 11 properties located in the Czech Republic to S Immo. The transaction property value is €481 million. 

CPI Property Group has signed an agreement about selling two companies which own and operate resort hotels on the island of Hvar in Croatia. The agreement concerns the disposal of Sunčani Hvar Hotels, the company announced. The full purchase price has been deposited with an escrow agent, but the amount of the price was not specified.  

A CZK 4 billion (€162 million) real estate deal is set to take place in the Czech Republic in 2024, which will undoubtedly be one of the biggest in the next year. Development group Portin is set to sell a set of around ten retail parks whose main tenants include Billa, Penny Market, DM Drogerie and Datart, writes online daily e15.cz.