Romania’s real estate market and investment opportunities will take centre stage at EXPO REAL 2026 in Munich. Hosted by AHK Romania with the support of Property Forum, Spotlight on Romania @ EXPO REAL 2026 will bring together investors, developers, public authorities and other industry stakeholders on 5 October for an evening of market insights and networking.

Panattoni has completed the sale of Panattoni Park Poznań A2, an industrial complex totalling 150,000 sqm located in Robakowo, near Poznań. The facility is fully let to a company in the clothing sector, which uses it as a logistics centre supporting its European operations. The park sits approximately 8.5 km from the junction of the A2 motorway and the S11 expressway and around 19 km from the centre of Poznań, with an intermodal terminal nearby offering direct connections to the ports of Hamburg and Rotterdam.

Rutkowski Group, a family-owned developer with over 36 years of experience, has purchased a plot at the junction of Daniszewska and Szlachecka streets in the Białołęka district of Warsaw. The site will house the company's first residential project in the capital, a four-storey building comprising 39 apartments with a combined usable area of approximately 2,000 sqm, four ground-floor service units and an underground car park. The developer has already obtained a building permit, with construction scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2027 and handover planned for the turn of the second and third quarters of 2028.

Romania's four main university cities, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Timișoara, account for more than 361,000 students, representing 62% of the national total, yet combined public and private student accommodation across the four cities totals only around 80,000 beds. That equates to one bed for every 4.5 students, according to data compiled by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Of the identified stock, approximately 94% of beds are in public university halls, with the remaining 6% in privately developed student accommodation.

Nhood has become the development partner of Regata Imobiliare for the commercial component of Satul German, a large-scale urban development project in the Republic of Moldova. Under the mandate, Nhood will provide integrated development, leasing, property management and asset management services, with the aim of supporting the project's long-term performance.

Richard Stephens, founder of The Poland Observer and a leading figure in Polish and CEE real estate media, has joined Property Forum as Executive Editor & Business Development Director. Based in Warsaw, he will lead Property Forum's development of its Polish coverage and events, as well as help shape its expansion into new geographies and sectors. He will continue to run The Poland Observer, which will operate alongside Property Forum's regional platform.

Poland's investment land market continues to be dominated by residential projects, with developers outside Warsaw focusing on Kraków, Wrocław and Gdańsk, followed by Poznań and Łódź. Land value is now determined not only by location and development potential, but increasingly by how efficiently the entire development process can be carried out, according to analysis by Walter Herz.

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG has announced changes to its supervisory board, with majority shareholder SOF-11 Klimt CAI S.à r.l. appointing Timothy Abram and Christopher Lowthert with effect from 15 September 2026, using its delegation rights under the registered shares held. The two appointments succeed Jeffrey Dishner and Nicholas Chadwick.

Czech investment and development company Passerinvest Group is raising asking rents across all its office buildings at Brumlovka and Nové Roztyly in Prague, including projects under preparation. The company is introducing a uniform increase of €1 per sqm per month in response to a shift in the interest rate environment.

Krysiak has extended its lease at the MLP Poznań West logistics centre and added 3,813 sqm of warehouse space, doubling its total footprint within the park. The company, a Polish supplier of garden machinery and equipment that has operated at the site since early 2020, was advised on the transaction by Agent Rock Estate.