
Exclusive Central & Eastern European Real Estate Outlook - CEE GRI 2025 Report
Industry leader insights on economic shifts, geopolitical challenges, investment opportunities, and shifting asset class demand
July 30, 2025Real Estate
Written by Rory Hickman
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) continues to adapt to a rapidly changing macroeconomic landscape. As global geopolitical tensions persist, CEE’s real estate market is experiencing a shift in investment strategies, sector performance, and investor dynamics.
Our latest report, CEE Real Estate Outlook 2025/26, captures the key takeaways from CEE GRI 2025, where top investors, lenders, and developers convened to explore the challenges faced by regional markets, Poland’s robust growth, the strategies being implemented to stay competitive in uncertain times, and much more.
Highlighting how CEE is navigating the dual pressures of rising costs and geopolitical instability, the increasing role of local and regional investors, and where opportunities lie amidst the evolving investment landscape, the report offers invaluable insights from the leading decision-makers active in the market.
Investment Trends - The rise of local capital, value-add strategies, and the shifting landscape for cross-border deal flow.
Cross-Border Capital - The growing importance of local investors in sustaining the market, particularly in Poland, Czechia, and Romania.
Debt & Lending - The evolving real estate debt market, with a focus on public versus private debt and the impact of rising costs.
Sectoral Insights - A look at how Poland, Romania, and other CEE countries are navigating challenges in the logistics, retail, and residential sectors.
With expert analysis of the ongoing war in Ukraine, shifts in EU fiscal policies, and changing market dynamics, the CEE Real Estate Outlook 2025/26 report provides a deep dive into the forces shaping the future of CEE’s real estate landscape.
Access the full analysis and explore strategic insights below:

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) continues to adapt to a rapidly changing macroeconomic landscape. As global geopolitical tensions persist, CEE’s real estate market is experiencing a shift in investment strategies, sector performance, and investor dynamics.
Our latest report, CEE Real Estate Outlook 2025/26, captures the key takeaways from CEE GRI 2025, where top investors, lenders, and developers convened to explore the challenges faced by regional markets, Poland’s robust growth, the strategies being implemented to stay competitive in uncertain times, and much more.
Highlighting how CEE is navigating the dual pressures of rising costs and geopolitical instability, the increasing role of local and regional investors, and where opportunities lie amidst the evolving investment landscape, the report offers invaluable insights from the leading decision-makers active in the market.
What’s inside the report?
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical Outlook - Understanding the impact of the war in Ukraine, inflation, and fiscal policies on regional growth.Investment Trends - The rise of local capital, value-add strategies, and the shifting landscape for cross-border deal flow.
Cross-Border Capital - The growing importance of local investors in sustaining the market, particularly in Poland, Czechia, and Romania.

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Debt & Lending - The evolving real estate debt market, with a focus on public versus private debt and the impact of rising costs.
Sectoral Insights - A look at how Poland, Romania, and other CEE countries are navigating challenges in the logistics, retail, and residential sectors.
With expert analysis of the ongoing war in Ukraine, shifts in EU fiscal policies, and changing market dynamics, the CEE Real Estate Outlook 2025/26 report provides a deep dive into the forces shaping the future of CEE’s real estate landscape.
Access the full analysis and explore strategic insights below:
