The Regional Research Forum, whose members include CBRE, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, iO Partners, Knight Frank and Savills, has published its H1 2026 data for the Brno and Ostrava office markets. In Brno, the only completion during the period was Svatopetrská D (1,750 sqm) in Q1, while construction began on BRIXX Brno (1,400 sqm) in Q2. Total modern office stock in Brno reached 717,450 sqm by the end of June, with Class A properties accounting for 73% of that figure. Nine schemes totalling 87,570 sqm were under construction, the largest being Dornych (27,600 sqm), Ponávka A4 (12,310 sqm) and Nová Zbrojovka D4 (10,460 sqm).

Develia has begun construction of Żywiecka Vita, a 12-storey residential building in the Wrzeszcz Dolny district of Gdańsk. Designed by AKO Architekci, the development will deliver 127 apartments ranging from 27 to 114 sqm, spanning studio to four-room layouts. Completion is scheduled for the second quarter of 2028, with prices starting from 15,700 złoty per sqm.

Romania's modern retail market added approximately 80,000 sqm of new retail space in the first half of 2026, down from around 122,000 sqm in the same period last year, bringing total stock to more than 5.2 million sqm, according to a Colliers report. The decline was largely due to the absence of large-scale projects, with the Mall Moldova extension having accounted for nearly 50% of first-half deliveries in 2025. Colliers has revised its full-year 2026 delivery estimate by approximately 35%, from around 230,000 sqm to 150,000 sqm. The largest completions in the first half of 2026 were the Arena Mall extension in Bacău (approximately 17,000 sqm) and the first phase of Urbano Shopping & Living in Cluj-Napoca (around 15,000 sqm), alongside Aurora Retail Park in Bacău, the Electroputere Parc extension in Craiova and Galeriile Iris in Târgoviște, each contributing approximately 10,000 to 12,000 sqm.

Alimentation Couche-Tard has announced a voluntary tender offer to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Żabka Group, Poland's largest convenience retailer listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The offer, to be made through its wholly owned subsidiary Circle K Polska sp. z.o.o., is priced at PLN 32.00 (equivalent of US$8.48) per share, representing a total equity value of approximately PLN 32.62 billion (equivalent of US$8.6 billion). The transaction, which Couche-Tard describes as the largest in its history, is expected to complete no later than December 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.

Warsaw's office market gained momentum in the first half of 2026, with total take-up reaching 420,000 sqm, a 38% year-on-year increase, according to AXI IMMO's report "Office Market in Warsaw H1 2026". Net take-up amounted to 220,000 sqm, with the second quarter seeing a surge in large transactions that nearly doubled leasing volumes compared with the same period a year earlier. The most active occupiers came from the business services, financial services and IT sectors. Notable deals included Frontex's renewal of 21,500 sqm at Warsaw Spire B, Visa Europe's new lease of 17,300 sqm at The Bridge, and Poczta Polska's renewal of 17,000 sqm at Domaniewska Office Hub.

Mercure Hotels & Resorts has opened the Mercure Oradea, its first property in the city. The 90-room hotel is situated in the western part of Oradea, providing access to the historic city centre, the Oradea Arena and the city's main business districts. The project was developed with a €15 million investment under a franchise agreement with local partner Grand Hotel West, a company with a background in hospitality and restaurant services in the city. The hotel is operated by Spark Hospitality, a hotel management company active in Romania and international markets, specialising in lifestyle hotels and resorts.

An investor club composed mainly of Estonian investors has acquired 100% of shares in EfTEN Domina SIA, the company that owns Domina Shopping Center in Riga, from EfTEN Kinnisvarafond II AS. Following the transaction, a Latvian subsidiary of EfTEN Capital AS will continue to manage the centre. The financial terms were not disclosed.

Resi Capital by Cavatina has recorded sales of more than 250 million złoty across 122 apartments at Liberty Tower, a 140-metre residential tower under construction on Grzybowska Street in central Warsaw, within six months of the project launching in February 2026. The pace of sales, exceeding 20 units per month, places the scheme among the fastest-selling residential projects in the premium segment in Poland. The building comprises 43 above-ground floors and 587 apartments ranging from 26 to 120 sqm, with completion scheduled for 2029.

tbi bank is introducing a grace period of up to two months for eligible property developers affected by the disruption to the land registry system following a recent cyberattack. The outage has prevented property transactions from being completed and related funds from being collected, placing temporary pressure on developers' cash flows.

Romania's industrial and logistics market maintained positive momentum in the first half of 2026, with leasing activity accelerating in Q2 despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, according to the Romania Marketbeat Industrial Q2 2026 report published by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Total modern stock reached 8.14 million sqm at the end of June, with approximately 4 million sqm located in Bucharest and its surrounding area, while the nationwide under-construction pipeline stood at 532,000 sqm.