Nearly half of international retail brands are set to expand their physical store networks across CEE, signaling a robust confidence in brick-and-mortar locations despite broader economic shifts, according to the CEE Retail Occupier Survey recently released by CBRE.

French real estate group Catinvest has completed a 10,500 sqm extension of ElectroPutere Mall Craiova following a €22 million investment.

Romania's land market closed 2025 with transaction volumes similar to 2024 levels, totaling nearly €450 million. Political uncertainty and fiscal adjustments affected the first half of the year, but market sentiment improved after elections, with the final months delivering some of the strongest results in recent years, according to Colliers.

Poland's property investment market recorded €4.5 billion in transaction volume during 2025, representing a 13% year-on-year decline. Despite the lower total, the market demonstrated stability with 151 transactions completed, broadly in line with the previous year's 154 deals, according to a report by Avison Young.

The commercial real estate investment market totalled approximately €525 million in 2025, and transaction volumes this year are projected to hit the €800 million mark, according to Colliers Romania data.

GTC has finalised a three-year electricity purchase agreement under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) structure with green energy trader Ekovoltis. As a result, all GTC office buildings and shopping centres in Poland will be powered predominantly by electricity sourced directly from renewable energy providers.

Family Market Tomești, developed by Iulius, has obtained the building permit, marking a step in the development of the convenience retail concept for the local community.

The total value of completed transactions in Poland's commercial real estate market reached €4.3 billion, down 12.9% year-on-year, although the office and industrial sectors returned to growth, finds a report by Savills.

Romanian investors led the commercial real estate investment market in 2025, accounting for 34% of total transaction value worth €579.4 million, according to a study by Fortim Trusted Advisors, an alliance member of BNP Paribas Real Estate.

Retail developer Scallier has begun construction of a new retail park on Wolności Street in Zabrze. The project is being developed for a private investor, with Scallier serving as investment advisor, developer, and leasing agent.