These are the last few days to register for the LEED for Cities and Communities Pro Training scheduled to be held in Warsaw on Monday, June 10th. The workshops will take place from 8:30 to 17:30 on Monday at the Colliers Poland office where coffee and lunch will be provided. All training material will be provided by the organizers. 

The Warsaw region is currently the largest data centre market in Poland. The capital is home to more than 50 server facilities and a key exchange point for internet traffic in the country. In 2023, Kowalski and his family generated an average of 236 GB of data via fixed Internet connections, while the share per SIM card oscillated at 132 GB of data per year. Most often, searching content is video, social networking, web browsing and gaming. How is the data centre market in Poland shaped, and what are its biggest challenges for the coming years? How crucial remains the further development and modernisation of the Polish energy sector? What direction is its transformation expected to take place, and how much GW of power could it bring? Axi Immo unveiled the second edition of its "Data Centres in Poland" report. 

Bulgaria is recording a slowdown of EU funds’ absorption, which could limit new investments in infrastructure and the energy efficiency of the building stock, according to research by the Eastern European Construction Forecasting Association (EECFA).

CPIPG has published unaudited financial results for the three months ending 31 March 2024. Total assets have reached €21.5 billion, and CPIPG’s property portfolio is equal to €19.2 billion (versus €19.5 billion at year-end 2023).

S&P Global Ratings has downgraded CPIPG’s rating from BBB- to BB+ with a negative outlook. CPIPG has communicated an update for its stakeholders concerning recent events and news.

Q1 2024 retail data has revealed that the difficult period of the coronavirus pandemic and the unfavourable economic situation of last year is over in the Czech retail market. In its analysis of the Shopping Center Index, CBRE has looked back at the 2023 performance of regional shopping centres.

Interest in the industrial and logistics space in the Czech Republic has reached a record height, rising 50% in the years 2019 and 2023 comparison. The growth in interest continued in the first four months of this year. Cushman & Wakefield is presenting data based on its record of enquiries.

On 15-16 May, the Ukrainian Construction Congress was held in Kyiv, with the key topic of rebuilding Ukraine in a barrier-free and inclusive manner. As part of the concept of rebuilding Ukraine, the Steel Dream Bakhmut concept plan was presented. Iryna Nastych summarised the concept in an article prepared by the Ukrainian Real Estate Club for Property Forum.

In Q1 2024, 246 resi units in Brno have found their buyers. This is a 100% increase compared to the previous year's average, according to data by Trikaya.

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).