Bucharest's residential market recovered much of the ground lost after a weak start to 2026, ending the first half with apartment transactions down just 2% year-on-year, according to Colliers. Developers are also accelerating preparations for new projects, with the net floor area authorised for residential buildings in Bucharest increasing 3.6-fold in the first five months — the strongest pace in five years. Nationwide, however, apartment sales fell 9%, reflecting continued caution amid inflation, high financing costs and pressure on real incomes. Trends varied across regional cities: Cluj-Napoca recorded a 16% fall in transactions and Iași dropped 11%, while Timișoara posted a modest 3% increase.

Apsys is opening its latest project this summer — the revitalised Hala Targowa in Gdańsk, a 19th-century market hall being repositioned as a food and entertainment destination. The group has been building expertise in culinary-leisure formats across Poland and France for 30 years, with projects including Food Fyrtel at Posnania in Poznań and Boom Boom Villette in Paris — the first food & leisure concept of its kind in France, spanning 25,000 sqm at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in the Parc de la Villette.

Novarion Hubix EF TLH, the project company set up to develop phases E and F of The Lake Home in Sibiu, has secured €9.5 million in financing from UniCredit Bank. The funds will support the construction of blocks E and F within the mixed-use residential development on the shores of Lake Binder. The project is being developed in partnership by Novarion, acting as capital partner and Development Manager, and Hubix, serving as equity partner and Investment Manager. Construction will be carried out by Novarion DMX Construction, a Sibiu-based general contractor with over 11 years of experience.

The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) has published figures on the Warsaw office market for Q2 2026. The data is sourced from advisory companies including Avison Young, Axi Immo, BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, CBRE, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL, Knight Frank, Newmark Polska and Savills, and covers modern office stock, new completions, take-up volumes and vacancy rates.

Industrial real estate is no longer just manufacturing and warehouse facilities near highway exits. Growing labour shortages, automated production and pressure for faster urban logistics adaptation are changing companies' expectations for modern industrial parks. Beyond technical specifications, the quality of work environments, transport accessibility for employees and the range of services on offer have become key considerations. There is also growing interest in smaller, multifunctional units combining a showroom, warehouse, offices and operational facilities in one location. This is according to data from Colliers.

Nhood in Poland has signed a one-year agreement to provide Specialty Leasing services across the entire Polish portfolio of Focus Estate Fund. The deal covers temporary letting of retail spaces and outdoor areas at ten shopping centres: Sosnowiec Plaza, Rybnik Plaza, Ruda Śląska Plaza, Galeria Mosty, Galeria Sandecja, Turawa Park, Ferio Legnica, Galeria Sandomierz, Shopping Park Eden and Galeria Awangarda. Over the past two years, Nhood's Specialty Leasing services have generated a 34% increase in revenue for its clients across Europe.

Adinel Tudor, CEO of EVO Properties, talked to Property Forum about the successful transformation of the London and Oslo buildings into Bucharest’s first major multifunctional hub. He detailed how EVO Properties addresses the return-to-office challenge by empowering collaboration among employees.

Echo Investment has received an occupancy permit for the office buildings at its WITA destination complex in Kraków. Both buildings, totalling 18,000 sqm, were fully let ahead of completion — to Brown Brothers Harriman and OPmobility.

Harden Construction has begun work on Panattoni Park Poznań East III, a 46,000 sqm build-to-suit logistics centre in Poznań for a food logistics operator specialising in the transport, storage and distribution of fresh, chilled and frozen goods. Construction started in May.

Halfway through 2026, Ukraine's commercial real estate market presents a picture of cautious resilience: no segment is booming, but none is collapsing either. Across retail, office and industrial property, the common thread is the same:  a persistent shortage of quality supply is doing more to shape rents and vacancy than any surge in demand.The URE Club (Ukrainian Real Estate Club) has summarised the key trends driving the market in an article for Property Forum