CPI Property Group is preparing for the launch of a rental housing investment fund, reports Hospodarskenoviny.cz. The stabilised rental properties are a conservative investment opportunity with relatively low returns.

YIT has received building use approval for the Rivi Bachova apartment building in Chodov, Prague. The project has been implemented in cooperation with the Rivi Housing Cooperative. New residents, who by joining the cooperative have acquired a cooperative share and the right to rent an apartment are moving in as early as December of this year. 

At the recent Expo Real, leaders from the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) shared insights into emerging trends in the commercial real estate market, highlighting shifts in market sentiment, key industry trends, and the organization’s strategic membership growth across Europe. In a discussion with Property Forum, Robert Thornburgh, CEO of SIOR, Iain Finnegan, European Region Chapter President and founder of Finnegan Menton, and Matthew Leguen de Lacroix, Head of Business Development for SIOR in EMEA, discussed the evolving industrial and office investment landscape.

GARBE has been on the markets in Central and Eastern Europe for 4 years. Now the company has announced the full occupancy of all its industrial parks in the region. 

VGP has completed the final phase of VGP Park Olomouc by handing over Hall E to Mapei. VGP Park Olomouc with a connection to the D46 highway has been offering offers spaces for production, logistics and business activities. 

Real estate investment experts are not too worried about the potential negative impacts of the second Trump presidency on Europe’s economy. However, they agree that Europe as a whole must react quickly to improve its competitiveness. That was one of the key messages of the opening panel of CEE Property Forum 2024, held last week in Vienna.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has released a new edition of its Global Red Book, which features several crucial updates on AI use in valuation and the mandatory implementation of ESG principles.

Following the approval of the local zoning plan in September 2024, Nowy Wełnowiec is entering the implementation phase. The 30-hectare revitalised site formerly occupied by the Silesia Metallurgical Plant in Katowice will become home to a mixed-use district with predominantly residential functions. Nearly a third of the area will be dedicated to open green spaces. The Capital Park Group is responsible for the implementation and management of the project. The architectural concept comes from the JEMS Architekci studio. The investor has received permission to modernise the former compressor house building since the beginning of the 20th century.

The land market in Bucharest and other regional cities is seeing increasing demand from developers of data centers that want to accommodate growing investments in the country’s IT&C industry, according to a report by iO Partners.

In a recent conversation with Property Forum at Expo Real, Karel Stránský, CTP’s newly appointed Group Business Development Director, shared his vision for advancing CTP’s growth in high-potential regions and expanding its solutions across markets. Joining CTP after a long career serving industrial tenants, Stránský discussed his immediate goals and what trends are set to reshape the logistics and warehousing industry by 2025.