Poland Housing market tightens

Residential
The residential market’s third-quarter performance was markedly weaker than the first six months of 2021, both in terms of sales and new supply, according to the Residential Market in Poland - Q3 2021 report by JLL.
Developers operating in Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, the TriCity, Poznań and Łódź put 13,800 units on sale, 13 pct fewer than in the previous quarter. Although sales of 15,000 units were 23 pct lower q-o-q, they were still higher than new units begun, which has now been true for three successive quarters. The new units available on the market in these cities dropped to 36,600, 26 pct lower than a year ago. Poland’s inflation rate continues to rise and is encouraging new buyers to purchase no
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Poland Dachser opens in Szczecin

schedule 29 June 2026
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Dachser has officially launched operations from its new transhipment terminal at ul. Cynkowa 5 in Panattoni Park Szczecin Trzebusz II. The centre has 3,500 sqm, including 700 sqm of offices.

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Poland Key under construction in Giżycko

schedule 29 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

Construction work has begun on the new Keya retail park on ul. Obwodowa in Giżycko in northeast Poland. The project will comprise over 5,000 sqm anchored by a Biedronka supermarket.

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schedule 29 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

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Poland Alides announces project in Żoliborz

schedule 29 June 2026
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Poland Galeria Raj to grow bigger

schedule 29 June 2026
Opr./edited by AH

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schedule 29 June 2026
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Poland Capgemini stays on with Vastint

schedule 29 June 2026
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Poland C&F comes to Konstruktorska

schedule 29 June 2026
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schedule 25 June 2026
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schedule 26 June 2026
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schedule 26 June 2026
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schedule 26 June 2026
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The first quarter of 2026 brought an unexpected rebound to the industrial and logistics space market with increased tenant activity, a many new lease agreements, according to the latest BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland report, titled, 'Review. Industrial and Logistics Space Market in Poland – Q1 2026.'

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schedule 26 June 2026
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schedule 26 June 2026
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schedule 26 June 2026
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schedule 26 June 2026
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schedule 25 June 2026
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schedule 25 June 2026
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schedule 25 June 2026
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schedule 25 June 2026
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schedule 29 June 2026

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schedule 29 June 2026

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schedule 25 June 2026

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schedule 26 June 2026

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schedule 25 June 2026

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schedule 23 June 2026

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schedule 22 June 2026

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schedule 18 June 2026

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schedule 15 June 2026

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schedule 15 June 2026

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schedule 10 June 2026

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schedule 09 June 2026

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schedule 09 June 2026

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schedule 08 June 2026

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schedule 03 June 2026

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schedule 25 May 2026

Work begins on Fountain Alley Residence

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schedule 19 May 2026

All in one fee from Resi4Rent

Resi4Rent is introducing a flat-fee billing model to the Polish PRS market, in which the monthly rental fee also includes utility costs, including electricity, heating, and water. Such billing will be introduced in the Resi4Rent Gdańsk Shipyard development.

schedule 14 May 2026

Matexi delivers Żelazna 54

Matexi Polska has completed the Żelazna 54 development in Warsaw's Wola district, and the project has now been granted an occupancy permit.

schedule 04 May 2026

Zeitraum enters Slovakia

Zeitraum has become the operating partner of the first major serviced apartment project in Bratislava under development by Lucron in the city's Nesto district.

schedule 28 April 2026

Rezydencja Aleja Fontann to be redeveloped

Capital Park Group is preparing to start construction work in Szczecin. Rezydencja Aleja Fontann, a late 19th-century townhouse, is to be renovated with Koma acting as general contractor.

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