According to Experts.news, in the first half of 2026, residential property and institutional lettings emerged as some of the most dynamic segments of the investment market in Central and Eastern Europe.
According to Colliers, the residential property segment accounted for 19 per cent of commercial property investment in the CEE-6 countries, whereas a year earlier this figure stood at just 7 per cent.
Consequently, its share almost tripled in less than a year and came close to the figures for the traditionally largest property classes – office and retail properties.
One of the most telling examples was Poland, where the largest transaction in the history of the local PRS (institutional rental housing) market took place in the first half of the year.
Vantage Development acquired 18 completed Resi4Rent projects for €575 million. The portfolio comprises 5,322 flats in Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Łódź and Poznań.
This agreement demonstrates the growing interest among major investors in residential property intended not for the resale of individual flats, but for the long-term professional letting of entire portfolios.
This model is widespread in Western Europe, but in Central and Eastern Europe the institutional rental market is much younger and has greater potential for growth.
Interest in this segment is driven by urbanisation, high house prices, labour mobility and growing demand for professional rental accommodation in the region’s largest cities.
According to Colliers, the total volume of investment in the CEE-6 region stands at €5.8 billion; the market is gradually diversifying, and the residential property sector has already become one of the top four investment sectors.