Immofinanz Group generated sound growth in rental income and earnings in the first quarter of 2024. Rental income rose by 11.5% year-on-year to €143.2 million. After an adjustment for new acquisitions, completions and sales, the like-for-like rental income recorded by Immofinanz (excluding S Immo) rose by 6.4%. The results of asset management increased by 14.3% over the previous year to €120.0 million and the results of operations improved by a strong 26.4% to €104.3 million. FFO 1 after tax was 23.5% higher at €69.7 million (Q1 2023: €56.4 million).

CPIPG has announced the Group’s strategic initiatives including group simplification, financing updates and governance review.

Compared to neighbouring Poland or Slovakia, rental prices for industrial properties in the Czech Republic can run up to one-third higher. Low vacancy rates and a small supply of immediately available space are forcing tenants to prefer more competitive offers from neighbouring countries, as shown in the regular quarterly industrial property market report published by Colliers.

CA Immo has reported a stable operating development for Q1 2024. The results show, among other things, a slight increase in rental income (+4%) due to the completion of project developments in previous years and higher rental income from investment properties. Despite this increase in rental income, both the operating result (EBITDA) and the consolidated net income were down on the previous year's figures, mainly due to the exceptionally high sales result in Q1 2023.

The value of construction works launched in three months rose in Q1 2024, Activity-Start hasn’t been so high in the last six quarters. EBI Construction Activity Report Q1 2024 measured the total value of started construction works at HUF 807 billion. Looking at the period between 2018 and 2023, there were very only five quarters when Activity-Start surpassed this number. At constant prices, Q1 2024 was also considered good when looking at the period since June 2022. Nevertheless, when compared to the period between 2018 and H1 2022, it fell into the lower range.

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Romanian developer One United Properties recorded a profit growth of 3% to €31.6 million in Q1 2024 versus the same period of last year, while its turnover fell by 5% to €84.3 million in the same interval.

CTP has marked the third anniversary of its listing on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange, which at the time was the largest real estate IPO in Europe since 2014. The subsequent three years from CTP's listing in March 2021 have been a time of accelerated growth for the company, highlighted by a 103% increase in GLA from 5.9 million sqm to 12.0 million sqm across CTP's European portfolio and 162% growth in its landbank, from 8.8 million sqm to 23.1 million sqm, thereby locking in future expansion by enabling CTP to develop more space to meet strong demand.

The path to cheaper mortgages, and more affordable housing, is still not easy in the Czech Republic. According to the Swiss Life Hypoindex, the average offer rate of mortgage loans in the Czech Republic has reached 5.52% p.a.

More real estate deals will be closed once central banks start to cut interest rates, while Romania is still seeing investment geared towards sustainability in its commercial and residential sectors, concluded speakers of the dealmakers panel of Property Forum’s Spring Networking Party, held in Bucharest.