The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) has published office market figures for eight major regional markets in Poland (Kraków, Wrocław, the Tri-City, Katowice, Poznań, Łódź, Lublin, Szczecin) for Q2 2026. The data, sourced from advisory companies including Avison Young, CBRE, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL and others, covers existing stock, new completions, take-up and vacancy rates.

The Budapest Research Forum (BRF), comprising 108 Hungary Real Estate, CBRE, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, ESTON International, iO Partners and Robertson Hungary, has published its Q2 2026 industrial market snapshot for Hungary.

The Czech industrial market reached a total stock of 13.78 million sqm in Q2 2026, with 189,600 sqm of new warehousing space delivered across 10 industrial parks — a 37% decrease quarter-on-quarter and 21% year-on-year. The largest completed project was CTPark Brno Líšeň (45,000 sqm), followed by EQT Exeter Park Prague D8 Lužec (44,200 sqm), both delivered speculatively, and Aventin Business Park Dyje (24,500 sqm), which was fully leased upon completion.

Romania's commercial real estate sector accounts for 54% of loans granted to non-financial companies and recorded a 15% annual increase in financing, according to an analysis by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox based on data from the National Bank of Romania (NBR). At the end of March 2026, credit institutions' exposure to the sector reached RON 116 billion, up 15% year-on-year.

Commercial real estate can serve a far more significant purpose than simply providing operational premises. For many manufacturing, logistics and industrial businesses, it has become an integral component of capital structure and a source of growth financing. The sale and leaseback (SLB) model — whereby a company sells a property whilst simultaneously entering into a long-term lease for the same asset — enables occupiers to unlock capital embedded in their real estate whilst maintaining uninterrupted operations, and offers investors access to income-generating assets underpinned by long-term cash flows.

The Prague Research Forum — comprising CBRE, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, iO Partners, Knight Frank and Savills — has published its office market figures for Q2 2026. Total modern office stock reached 3.95 million sqm at the end of the quarter, following the completion of the refurbished Danube House in Prague 8 (19,900 sqm). Total office deliveries for 2026 are expected to amount to 36,700 sqm, with only one further project — 8,200 sqm of refurbished space — scheduled for completion before year-end.

Forvis Mazars, an international audit, tax and advisory firm, has leased nearly 2,500 sqm at the LIXA E office building near Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw, which will become its new Polish headquarters from May 2027. The transaction leaves LIXA E 96% leased, with only one module remaining. CBRE advised Forvis Mazars during negotiations.

Romania's modern retail stock reached 4,859,000 sqm by the end of Q2 2026, with retail parks accounting for approximately 23% of this area. Deliveries in H1 2026 totalled 84,000 sqm, including the expansion of Arena Mall Bacău, Phase 1 of Urbano Shopping & Living in Cluj-Napoca, and new retail parks in Oradea, Breaza, Bran, and Brașov. A further 68,000 sqm are under construction with delivery scheduled for H2 2026, including ARIA Shopping Centre, One Gallery, and Cometex retail parks, bringing the estimated full-year total to 152,000 sqm. Looking further ahead, nearly 300,000 sqm of new space is in the planning and construction phase for 2027–2028, with major projects including the 120,000 sqm mixed-use Rivus project in Cluj-Napoca, expansions of Promenada Mall Bucharest and Palas Iași, and M Park Galați.

FedEx has opened a new logistics centre in Košice, strengthening connections between eastern Slovakia and international markets. The facility, the company's second-largest location in Slovakia, spans nearly 1,000 sqm and features 18 loading ramps for pick-up and delivery, plus four flexible loading positions for both vans and long-haul vehicles.

EastGate 2026, taking place in Iași on 15-16 September, is a new international forum designed to connect investors, developers, financial institutions, public authorities and business leaders across Romania, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. Property Forum is delighted to announce the North-East Regional Development Agency (ADR Nord-Est) as an Institutional Partner of EastGate 2026.