The European average home price was €5,666 per sqm during Q3, a 2.1% increase compared to Q1 2024, finds a report by Catella, which tracks 58 cities across 16 European countries. 

In total, 121,000 sqm of office premises in 6 A-class office buildings that form a significant part of the Investika real estate fund´s portfolio in Poland has achieved international environmental BREEAM certification. Four properties have been certified at the “Excellent” level, while two have obtained the “Very Good” level. Successful BREEAM certification, one of the two most widely recognized international sustainability standards for buildings, is part of Investika real estate fund´s ESG strategy.    

Panattoni has launched construction work on Panattoni Park Poznań XIV in Głuchów, a new logistics hub in the Wielkopolska region. Gasa Group and Markat Plus are confirmed as the park's first tenants, with construction set for completion in February 2025.

Corwin is planning to reconstruct the building of the former bakery mill in its development and revitalisation of the Palma factory brownfield in Bratislava. The building coming from the 1930s is among the four industrial constructions that Corwin expects to preserve and restore. 

CPI Property Group is preparing for the launch of a rental housing investment fund, reports Hospodarskenoviny.cz. The stabilised rental properties are a conservative investment opportunity with relatively low returns.

At the recent Expo Real, leaders from the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) shared insights into emerging trends in the commercial real estate market, highlighting shifts in market sentiment, key industry trends, and the organization’s strategic membership growth across Europe. In a discussion with Property Forum, Robert Thornburgh, CEO of SIOR, Iain Finnegan, European Region Chapter President and founder of Finnegan Menton, and Matthew Leguen de Lacroix, Head of Business Development for SIOR in EMEA, discussed the evolving industrial and office investment landscape.

Real estate investment experts are not too worried about the potential negative impacts of the second Trump presidency on Europe’s economy. However, they agree that Europe as a whole must react quickly to improve its competitiveness. That was one of the key messages of the opening panel of CEE Property Forum 2024, held last week in Vienna.

Czech Inn Hotels has headed outside the capital. It is buying the Barceló Brno Palace Hotel in the Moravian metropolis with a price tag climbing to CZK 1 billion (€39.5 million), reports Seznamzpravy.cz.

Jan Čížek, Head of the Retail Warehousing Team with over 15 years of experience in the retail real estate sector, has become a partner at Cushman & Wakefield.

Donald Trump has secured the necessary electoral votes to secure a second term, raising questions about how his presidency will influence real estate markets in Europe and CEE.