Leasing Activity: YTD gross take-up reached 7.7 million sq m, up 20% year-on-year. Poland, Czechia, Romania, and Hungary posted robust leasing activity, led by manufacturing, logistics, and e-commerce. Czechia had its strongest quarter since 2022; Poland led in volume, Hungary saw dynamism in regional hubs, and Romania recorded a jump in net-new leasing. Supply & Vacancy: YTD […]

The total modern stock of industrial & logistics spaces in Romania was of almost 7.78 million sq. m at the end of Q3, as developers completed new projects with a leasable area of 209,300 sq. m across the country in the first 9 months of the year, a level 24% lower when compared with the […]

The CEE-6 industrial sector faced headwinds in Q2 2025, with industrial production contracting by 1.6% YoY due to global trade tensions, particularly affecting automotive and machinery sectors. Despite this, GDP growth remained stable at 2.1%, and unemployment held at 4.3%. Regional performance varied, with Bulgaria seeing a sharp decline (–6.4%) and Poland and Hungary posting […]

Companies leased industrial & logistics spaces with a total area exceeding 500,000 sq. m in H1 2025, corresponding to a robust y-o-y increase of 25% compared with the same period of last year, according to the Romania Industrial Marketbeat Q2 2025 report. Moreover, the first half of 2025 ranks as the 3rd best-performing H1 in the […]

Romania’s industrial and logistics sector is nearing 8 million sq. m of modern space, with over 60% concentrated within an hour’s drive of Bucharest. Key regional hubs like Timișoara, Brașov, and Cluj now represent more than 20% of the national stock, while Moldova and Oltenia show strong growth potential due to ongoing infrastructure development. Bucharest–Ilfov […]

Despite the bleak narratives around e-commerce in recent years – frequently sensationalised by mass media through clickbaits – data clearly shows that the rumours of the demise of e-commerce are greatly exaggerated. The patient is alive and well, even gaining weight. It is not putting on weight too much, but is it a drawback? You […]

The total industrial & logistics in Romania stock reached almost 7.58 million sq. m at the end of Q4, as developers completed new projects with a leasable area of 572,000 sq. m across the country in 2024, among which 296,600 sq. m were delivered in Q4. The development activity in 2024 was 26.5% higher when […]

The total industrial & logistics in Romania stock reached 7.71 million sq. m at the end of Q1, as developers completed new projects with a leasable area of 142,000 sq. m across the country in the first quarter, while the current under construction pipeline is of approximately 345,000 sq. m. The nationwide vacancy rate increased […]

The demand for logistics and industrial spaces reached 575,000 sq. m during the first 9 months of this year, a decrease of 20% compared with the same period of 2023, according to the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consulting company. The new demand accounted for 86% of the transacted volume. The figures for Q3 […]

The total modern stock reached almost 7.13 million sq.m at the end of Q2, as developers completed new projects with a total leasable area of ~104,000 sq. m across the country in H1 2024, among which 60,000 sq. m were delivered in Q2. The total development activity in H1 2024 slowed down when compared with […]