The average total office fit-out costs in Bucharest increased slightly in 2025 to around €1,000 per sqm, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. However, Bucharest remains one of the most affordable markets in CEE, with fit-out costs 18% and 15% lower than in Warsaw and Prague, respectively.

Echo Investment marks 30 years since its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, a milestone in the company’s transformation from a local newspaper publisher in Kielce into one of Poland’s largest real estate developers. Today, it is the only Poland-based company with such extensive experience across three demanding property sectors: office, retail and residential. It is also the core development brand of the Echo Group, established in 2025, reflecting the organisation’s ability to respond to changing market conditions. Entering its fourth decade, the company is focusing on diversification, sustainable growth and large-scale urban projects.

Poland's property investment market recorded €1.02 billion in Q1 2026, representing a 43% year-on-year increase despite 30% lower liquidity, according to Avison Young. 

One of Hungary's wealthiest individuals, Dániel Jellinek, CEO of the Indotek Group, considers the Tisza Party's wealth tax proposal fair but sees serious risks in how the tax base would be determined. The property magnate talked to local business daily HVG and shared that he primarily expects the new government to stop unpredictable and often ad-hoc regulations.

Crestyl Group and its subsidiary Spravia have signed a €165 million financing agreement with funds managed by Apollo Global Management. Griffin Capital Partners joined as a minority co-investor alongside Apollo funds.

Eleport has partnered with NEPI Rockcastle to install 114 ultra-fast charging points at shopping centres across 11 Polish cities. The charging hubs will deliver up to 400kW per plug and be deployed throughout 2026 and 2027.

Panattoni has announced that the construction of a new BTS facility within Panattoni Park Sosnowiec V is underway, with completion slated for the end of this year. The 11,000 sqm warehouse is being built for InPost, a leader in logistics services and owner of the Paczkomat parcel locker network. 

Pricing adjustments and a more flexible approach from investors are beginning to unlock activity in the real estate investment market. In a video interview recorded at Bratislava Property Forum 2026, Rudolf Nemec MRICS, Partner & Head of Capital Markets at Cushman & Wakefield Slovakia, shared his expectations for the months ahead.

Developer PSN will begin renovating the former intercity telephone exchange on Fibichova street in Prague 3 this summer. The monumental 1926 building will undergo conversion into premium rental housing, with completion planned for autumn 2028.

Poland's commercial real estate investment market exceeded €1 billion in Q1 2026, marking the best year opening in four years, according to a JLL report.