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Warsaw Office Market Prepares for Rising Rents
As of the end of 2023, Warsaw remains the leader on Poland's office market, but 61,000 sqm (-74% y/y) completed in the last 12 months was one of the lowest results in its history....
Achieving Climate Neutrality Requires a Shift in Attitude from Banks and Governments
Reducing the Earth's temperature by an average of 1.5°C would decrease the likelihood of extreme droughts or water shortages. To achieve this, a rapid reduction in greenhouse gas emissions needs to happen and achieve...
High demand and low supply of corporate bonds in the second half of 2023
Even though it's only the beginning of December, in the second half of this year, corporate bond issuers have conducted public offerings worth over PLN 800 million, with investors subscribing for a total of...
Polish office market faces challenges, but outlook remains optimistic
The decline in investment volume, which has been recorded this year in all sectors of the real estate market in Poland, is particularly visible in the office segment. Despite the relative recovery that could...
Pre-holiday shopping in shopping centers. What makes consumers feel comfortable?
As the peak shopping season begins, the company Cushman & Wakefield has investigated the emotions experienced by consumers during shopping.
In recent years, discussions about attracting customers in retail have revolved around the term "UX"...
Duda Development sold Silesian retail park portfolio to a private investor
Two modern retail parks, one located in Zabrze and another one in Gliwice, were acquired by private investor.
Zabrze retail park is located in the southern part of town, just near cross-town route 902 (Drogowa...
Poland’s energy price protection measures among most effective in Europe, report finds
European countries have collectively allocated 758 billion euros to protect energy consumers from the sudden increase in energy prices, spurred in part by Russia's assault on Ukraine. However, the effectiveness of these unprecedented expenditures...
Is Investing During Election Period a Good Idea?
Financial markets do not like surprises and uncertainty, which accompany virtually every election period, irrespective of the differences between parties in polls. The more individual factions and politicians engage in various sectors of economic...
Renting for a student – is it still a good prospect?
Students remain an important group of tenants for investors. We explore the prospects of renting apartments to young people.
Over the last several years, the significance of working immigrants as tenants of privately rented apartments...
Polish central bank cuts rates again
At the meeting in October, the Monetary Policy Council lowered interest rates by 25 basis points, hence starting from Thursday the reference rate will stand at 5.75%. The zloty strengthened after the decision, as...
PVaaS gaining popularity in Poland
More and more businesses in Poland, particularly from the real estate and retail sectors, are interested in acquiring photovoltaic installations under a service model (PV as a Service - PVaaS). Apart from the potential...
Pre-election decision of the Monetary Policy Council, will it surprise us again?
Another meeting of the Monetary Policy Council (MPC) is ahead of us. This coming Wednesday, we will get to know the decision regarding interest rates. The market is eagerly awaiting this decision, especially after...
Prices of dormitories and apartments for students at historic levels
Rising property prices are also hitting students. In Wrocław, dormitory rates have reached 1350 PLN, and the rent for a studio apartment in Warsaw is over 3200 PLN. This is even 600 PLN more...
Nuclear projects are gaining momentum. Poland seems doomed to rely on nuclear power
In the next 17 years, nuclear power is expected to account for approximately one quarter of electric power production in Poland. Both the first nuclear power plant in Pomerania and the second one in...
Over half of industrial sector companies struggle with staff recruitment. There is still a...
In Poland, the unemployment rate remains at a record low, and the demand for new employees is growing faster than their supply, especially in manufacturing companies and technical professions. According to a survey by...
The mood of Polish entrepreneurs continues to deteriorate
According to the Central Statistical Office (GUS), the unemployment rate in Poland remained stable at 5% in September, as expected. At the same time, the number of new unemployed increased by 1.2% in monthly...
The M&A market in Poland reached a record value of 74.9 billion PLN in...
The Polish transaction market continues to grow despite a difficult economic environment and keeps attracting investors' interest. From 2020 to 2022, Poland held the top spot in the Central and Eastern Europe region in...
Office market in the optimization phase
There are more and more vacant office spaces on the regional markets. In Warsaw, despite the decline in demand, the availability of offices is getting smaller.
– Companies continue to adapt offices to the commonly...
PINK releases data on the office market in regions for 4Q 2022
Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) has published figures summarizing office market in eight major regional markets in Poland (Kraków, Wrocław, the Tri-City, Katowice, Poznań, Łódź, Lublin, Szczecin) for Q4 2022. The data...
Retail is going local
Retail parks are growing in smaller towns, mixed-use facilities and new residential estates provide commercial space in large cities.
Although shopping malls are busy again with crowds of customers, especially on weekends, stationary retail is...