Market Reports CEE

Significant portions of the citizens of the CEE-6 countries, including 14.1% of Romanians, 9.8% of Bulgarians and 6.6% of Poles, reside in Western Europe. Over 1 million Romanians live in Italy, for example. Vast number of emigrants, mostly young, skilled and educated people, taking advantage of the EU's free movement of labo...

Investment into Central and Eastern European (CEE) commercial real estate is set to reach an all-time record high in 2017. In the past 12 months, €12.2 bln was invested by investors into core-CEE markets, reaching a new peak for the four rolling quarters. Momentum is expected to continue in 2017 as investors perceive the CEE ...

The first quarter of 2017 saw a strong macro performance across the CEE region. Industrial production, retail sales and exports contributed to preliminary Q1 GDP growth readings in CEE registering in an impressive 2.9%-5.7% yoy range. Investment flows into the CEE region rose 70% yoy in Q1 2017. The level of €2.8bn is some €0...

The growth prospects for European investment market are good, in spite of the political turbulence and the uncertainty caused by Brexit and upcoming elections in Western European countries. The results of Poland and CEE region are the best for the last 10 years – the value of transactions exceeded €11 bn in 2016 – according t...

2016’s record-breaking €12.2bn investment in the real estate sector in the CEE region is likely to be surpassed in 2017 – this is according to CEE Real Estate Investment Compass 2017 published by Colliers International and CMS. The sources of investment flows into the CEE region are also expected to remain diverse in 2017, wi...

The investment volume achieved in 2016 totalled almost €1.2 billion with 46 transactions recorded in core CEE hotel investment markets. In comparison, 2015 reached just over €700 million with 45 transactions. Austria was the star performer with almost €800 million transacted, which made up 67% of the total investment volume. ...

Total commercial real estate investment across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) reached €4.4bn in Q4 2016, a 27% increase on a year ago. This took full year volumes for 2016 to just over €11bn, an 11% increase on 2015 (€9.9bn), bucking the wider trend across Europe and on the continent where volumes shrank year-on-year. Cushm...

According to a study by CBRE Prague has the most attractive high street in Central and Eastern Europe. Due to a lack of retail space, the high street in Prague has expanded to the adjacent streets of Pařížská, Na Příkopě and others. High activity in 2017 is expected and the arrival of new brands that are looking around Prague...

According to JLL, the CEE commercial real estate investment volume was ca. €12.56 billion in 2016. The full year breakdown saw Poland register an overall transactional volume share of 36%, followed by the Czech Republic (29%), Hungary (13%), SEE markets (8%), Romania (7%) and Slovakia (7%). Kevin Turpin, Head of CEE Research ...

According to the research report launched by Colliers International, 2016 reached the volume of €11.8bn in investment markets across the CEE region . Aside from Poland, investment flows in 2017 will be close to or higher than 2016’s. The Retail sector might see continued rental growth and high investment levels across the r...

According to Cushman & Wakefield, commercial real estate investment activity in the core Central European markets of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania reached in the three quarters of 2016 €6.05 billion, a 37% increase y-o-y, albeit with reduced activity during the third quarter. Investment in the CE r...

Western Europe is not enough. International investors such as Savills IM, Corpus Sireo, KGAL or Benson Elliot have broadened their search for returns. This year has witnessed new players entering Central and Eastern European markets which, when combined with investments from the region's traditional players, has further incre...

According to a Office Market Review by Colliers International for the Baltic Region, gradual improvement of the Latvian retail market continued, driven by positive economic developments, albeit the pace slowed at the beginning of 2016. Demand was still ahead of supply in prime shopping centres as well as high street locations...

According to a Office Market Review by Colliers International for the Baltic Region, by the end of the first half of 2016, a total of 12,300 sqm of professional office premises were commissioned in several B Class projects, with additional completion of GLA 18,700 sqm expected by the end of 2016. During the first half of 2016...

According to a Industrial Market Review by Colliers International for the Baltic Region, after a significant stock increase in 2015, the development pipeline for the first half of 2016 was relatively limited, with just a single property completed. During the first half of the year total vacancy increased by almost three perce...

Investment into Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries (excluding Russia) for H1 2016 registered a substantial increase (59%) compared to same period of last year, surpassing €5 billion. Expectations are that for the entire year, investment volumes will reach and exceed the record volumes of 2015, with all CEE countries...

According to Cushman & Wakefield, robust commercial real estate investment activity in the core Central European markets of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania continued in the second quarter of 2016 and reached € 2.6 billion, a 56% increase on Q1. This has pushed volumes over the last twelve months to €...

According to JLL, the volume of real estate investment transactions concluded across Central and Eastern Europe* in H1 2016 amounted to approximately €5.1 billion. Poland accounted for €2.07 billion, followed by the Czech Republic (€950 million), Hungary (€910 million), Romania (€340 million) and Slovakia (€310 million). SEE ...