Romania's construction market recorded 35,658 projects with a combined estimated investment value exceeding RON 848 billion (approximately €166 billion) between January and September 2026, according to an analysis by IBC Focus based on data from its VICTA construction intelligence platform. The figures reveal a pronounced divide between the volume of private development and the financial weight of publicly funded construction.

BIG Poland has opened BIG Olkusz, a fully let retail park of 13,500 sqm GLA in Olkusz, developed jointly with BOIG The Blue Ocean Investment Group. The scheme brings nine brands to the city for the first time, covering grocery, fashion, beauty and everyday essentials.

EPP has increased its equity interest in the joint venture that owns the M1 shopping centre portfolio in Poland to 59.4%. The shareholder structure has been simplified and a new investor, RMB Investments and Advisory Proprietary Limited (RMBIA), has joined the venture. The three shareholders are now EPP (59.4%), RMBIA (23.1%) and Redefine Europe (17.5%).

North Bucharest Investments (NBI), a real estate advisory and brokerage company, has repaid more than €1 million in principal to investors on the Stock.estate crowdfunding platform, closing three financing rounds approximately one month ahead of their contractual maturity dates. The repayments were made together with interest accrued over the actual investment periods.

A real estate investment fund linked to Futureal is set to acquire Premier Outlet Budapest in Biatorbágy, according to a filing published by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH).

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.