BIG Poland will open its BIG Olkusz retail park on 22 October 2026, developed in cooperation with BOIG The Blue Ocean Investment Group. The scheme covers 13,500 sqm GLA and brings the company's operating portfolio to 14 retail parks with approximately 271,500 sqm GLA across Poland.

W. P. Carey's Head of European Investments, Christopher Mertlitz, has shared his assessment of market conditions following Expo Real 2026, pointing to cautious but active sentiment among participants and rising interest in alternative financing structures.

Fond Českého Bydlení SICAV, a fund specialising in residential rental housing, is launching a retail sub-fund that opens its investment strategy to a broader group of individual investors. The minimum investment is CZK 500, with an expected average annual return of around 6–8%. Since 2024, the fund has increased the value of its real estate portfolio fivefold to CZK 2.7 billion, and following the completion of a current acquisition, the portfolio is expected to approach CZK 3 billion. The number of residential units under management has grown to 1,100, while the number of investors has risen by almost 80% to 1,660. Investors who have been with the fund since its establishment in 2018 have seen a cumulative return of 84.18%.

Danish retailer NORMAL has entered Romania, opening its first two stores at NEPI Rockcastle shopping centres in Bucharest and Timișoara. The openings mark Romania as NORMAL's 14th European market. The store at Mega Mall in Bucharest covers 311 sqm GLA, while the location at Shopping City Timișoara spans 445 sqm GLA, with both sites launching in early October 2026.

BIG Poland is developing a new retail park in Bolesławiec, Lower Silesia, in cooperation with Trei Real Estate Poland. The project, BIG Bolesławiec, covers approximately 18,000 sqm GLA and is fully leased ahead of its planned opening at the end of Q4 2026.

Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen and the ECE European Prime Shopping Centre Fund II, managed by ECE Real Estate Partners, are extending existing financing arrangements totalling €205 million for two shopping centres in Poland. The loans, which cover the Forum Koszalin centre in Koszalin and the Felicity Lublin centre in Lublin, are each being extended by five years.

Romania Sotheby's International Realty has reduced the asking price of Cantacuzino-Ghica Castle in Deleni, Iași county, by €50,000, bringing it to €750,000. The Class A listed manor and its park of more than four hectares are being offered for conversion into hospitality, wellness or private residential use.

Around 20 million sqm of modern retail space across the CEE-6 and Baltic markets is more than 15 years old, driving a new wave of refurbishment, repositioning and selective redevelopment, according to Colliers' ExCEEding Borders Retail 2026 report. Total modern retail stock across the analysed markets stands at approximately 33.3 million sqm, of which more than 10.6 million sqm is already over 20 years old. The ageing profile reflects the development boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Budapest has the highest share of stock over 15 years old at 84%, followed by Riga at 76% and Warsaw at 70%, with Tallinn, Bratislava, Prague and Vilnius all exceeding 60%.

Cerion Partners has launched as a pan-European investment firm focused on mission-critical real estate, with offices in Frankfurt and London. The firm was founded by Jorgen Verink, Sven Vollenbruch, Luca Krämling and Niklas Sahavi.

Estrea Park Hadzhi Dimitar, a retail park in Sofia's Hadzhi Dimitar district, has opened with all 22 stores fully let. Located at 7A Rezbarska Street, the scheme offers over 300 parking spaces, EV charging stations, bicycle racks and green zones with trees. A food court with a terrace on the first floor provides dining and café options. The park is targeting BREEAM In-Use certification with an "Excellent" rating.