In the first half of 2025 the office market in Zagreb maintained a severe shortage of quality space and stable growth of rental rates. This is evidenced by the data processed by the project relocation.com.ua. Thus, according to CBRE, the modern stock is estimated at ≈1.18 million sq. m., total vacancy – 2.96%, and prime rent – €17/sq. m/month; for the half-year 26 thousand sq. m. of transactions were recorded (in Q2 – 7 thousand sq. m.). Prime yield decreased to 7.25% (-75 bps YoY).
According to Cushman & Wakefield/CBS International estimates, total vacancy in Zagreb in Q2 was 2.63%, prime asking rate – €18.50/sqm/month, volume of concluded leases – 15.1 thousand sqm for the quarter; the most active tenants were manufacturing and consumer companies, as well as IT sector. The agency points to the total modern stock of ≈1.58 mln sq. m. GLA (including A and B) and stable demand outside CBD on the background of portfolio renewal.
Supply and projects. No new speculative buildings were completed in Q2; the market was replenished with space following refurbishments. On the 2025-2027 horizon, ≈77k sqm is expected to be commissioned (about 5k in 2025, 42k in 2026, 30k in 2027): among the projects are Matrix D (GTC, 10.5k sqm, 2026), VMD Business Tower (≈21k. sq. m, beginning of 2027), Park Avenue V, Paromlinska (12 thousand sq. m, end of 2026), Business Center Arena (9,5 thousand sq. m, 2026), the final phase of Buzin City Island (15 thousand sq. m, 2027) and Supernova Office Towers (≈15,4 thousand sq. m). CBRE expects that with the commissioning of new space vacancy may slightly increase, but rates will remain stable, and in prime locations additional growth is possible due to stable demand.
Investments. Office transactions in Zagreb amounted to ~€69m in the last 12 months; with lower yields reflecting competition for quality assets.
The Zagreb office market in H1 2025 remains a “landlord’s market”: vacancy <3%, rental rates in the €17-18.5/sqm/month corridor, with limited new supply and gradual yield compression. For tenants, this means early booking in projects under construction, for investors – focus on prime properties and renovation projects.
Food Technologies of Transcarpathia LLC will invest more than UAH 43 million in the construction of a modern sports complex in the village of Bolshiye Komyaty (Vinogradivka community) in Transcarpathian region, head of the regional military administration Volodymyr Mikita said in Telegram. He noted that the project provides for the construction of a soccer field, stands, special premises and running tracks for athletics. The concept is based on the need to create conditions for sports activities for children who study and live in the local community, as well as neighboring communities. The initiative will reach more than a thousand children of different age groups.
“This is the first such project in these territories, which is being implemented since the independence of Ukraine. The investment of the enterprise LLC “Food Technologies of Transcarpathia” in the construction is more than 43 million UAH. The Hromada has allocated the territory for the creation of infrastructure and will ensure the functioning of the Children’s and Youth Sports School with the appropriate staff of coaches”, – wrote the head of ZOVA.
LLC “Food Technologies of Transcarpathia” was founded in 2010 in Beregovo, Transcarpathian region. It specializes in the production of ready-made pet food, which it sells under the TM “Pan Dog-Pan Cat”, “Miss Kis – Mister Gaff”, “Carpatian Pet Food”. The beneficiary of the enterprise is businessman Andriy Hrypta, who is also the owner of Ecogreenpark LLC, RES Zakarpattya LLC, Residents Avenue Mall LLC, Trans Logistic Zakarpattya LLC.
The number of written appeals to the National Bank of Ukraine on the activities of insurance companies in the second quarter of 2025 decreased by 9.3% – to 321, oral appeals through the contact center – by 18%, to 41, according to the report on the work with appeals of consumers of financial services in the mentioned period.
“We observe a tendency to decrease the number of written appeals on the work of financial, collection companies and insurers. At the same time, we note an increase in the number of questions regarding the work of banks of all forms of ownership,” the report says.
It is noted that the share of identified violations in written appeals regarding the activities of insurers is 22%, state banks – 2.8%, private banks – 1.8%, foreign banks -1.3%, financial companies – 21%, collection companies – 34%.
Appeals regarding the activities of insurers relate to disputes when the consumer received compensation not in full or did not receive it at all.
According to the NBU, the reasons for such problems vary from violations of legislation on the part of insurers to the provision of false data on the occurrence of an insured event by the consumer. In addition, the amount of compensation for material damage may differ from the actual amount due to the expert opinion of the involved insurer’s specialist and the application of depreciation in the calculation of material damage, which is determined by the current legislation or the terms of the contract.
PJSC Ukrhazvydobuvannya (Kyiv) on August 20 announced a tender for services on insurance of drivers against accidents on transport.
As reported in the system of electronic public procurement Prozorro, the expected cost of the purchase of services is 518.014 thousand UAH. The deadline for submission of documents is August 28.
Madrid in the first half of 2025 confirmed its status as one of the key business centers of Southern Europe, remaining an attractive market for investors and tenants. Despite high inflation in the eurozone and ongoing geopolitical risks, the city’s office real estate market shows moderate growth and maintains a high level of activity in the premium segment.
Prices and rental dynamics
The average rental rate for Class A offices in Madrid’s central business district (CBD) in June 2025 was €36-39 per sqm per month, 3-4% higher than in the same period last year. In areas outside the CBD, including the Atocha and Chamartin districts, rates are holding between €22-28 per sqm.
The rental growth is mainly due to the shortage of quality modern space and increased demand from international companies in the IT, consulting and finance sectors.
Sales market
The average purchase price of office properties in Madrid in the first half of 2025 was €4,200-4,800 per sqm in central areas. In suburban areas (Alcobendas, Las Rosas, San Sebastian de los Reyes), prices range from €2,200 to €2,800 per square meter.
Deals with investment funds and REITs remain a key driver: in the first half of the year, several large office building renovation projects entered the market, and the volume of investment in the sector is estimated at €1.6-1.8 billion, 12% more than in the same period in 2024.
Expert opinions
According to CBRE Spain analysts, companies are increasingly abandoning old premises in favor of offices with energy efficiency certification (BREEAM, LEED). The share of such areas in the structure of transactions reached 45%, indicating a growing interest in sustainable development.
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) notes that demand for co-working and flexible office solutions in Madrid has increased by 15% year-on-year. Startups and branches of international corporations that are expanding their presence in Spain are particularly active using this format.
Forecast
Office rental rates in Madrid are expected to continue their moderate growth of 2-3% in the second half of 2025, especially in the premium segment. Purchase prices, according to Knight Frank experts, will fluctuate within the current values, but investor interest will continue due to stable demand and limited supply of new space.
In the medium term, the Madrid market will remain a benchmark for investors in Southern Europe: the combination of high quality of life, developed infrastructure and a growing number of international companies makes it one of the most stable office markets in the region.
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The growing number of development partners and system integrators around cloud providers allows for faster launch of complex and large-scale projects in the Ukrainian market. This conclusion is given in his column for Interfax-Ukraine by Volodymyr Bjelov, Country Director of GigaCloud.
According to him, it is the “partner model” that helps to close the lack of expertise and speeds up the path from pilot project to commercial operation.
GigaCloud is a Ukrainian cloud provider (part of GigaGroup), founded in 2016. The company provides IaaS/PaaS services, virtual data centers, redundancy and continuity solutions (DR/BCP) and GPU clouds. The infrastructure is located in data centers in Ukraine and the EU (Kiev, Lviv, Warsaw) with TIER III/IV compliance; the provider has VMware Cloud Service Provider (Premier) status and is registered in CSA STAR Registry, portfolio – over 1.5 thousand customers.
