If we look around, most of what surrounds us is “real estate” or space indirectly related to it. No wonder then that this space has such an enormous impact on our private, social, political and economic life. It is estimated that Warsaw takes up 10-12% of the value of all investments nationwide, although the total…
A record has been broken on the Polish art market after a Rubens’ painting was sold for 14.4 million zlotys. On March 17, the Desa Auction House in Warsaw auctioned the 17th-century “Portrait of a Lady” by Peter Paul Rubens. It is the first sale of this class of work on the Polish market. The…
After a two-year break caused by the pandemic, the MIPIM fai – the world’s leading real estate event – has started in the French resort of Cannes. The prestigious event and forum for the exchange of ideas annually attracts key players, in particular investors, city and regional authorities, architects, developers, funds and banks, companies from…
Adam Białas talks to Michał Sapota, president of Heritage Real Estate Investments, about the key challenges that are ahead of the market. Heritage Real Estate Investments is one of the largest players on the residential real estate market in Poland. The company is not a classic developer, but a type of modern investment fund that…
The HUMANOSH Sława and Izek Wołosiański Foundation has already received a gigantic number of requests for help from families with children from all over Ukraine who have been forced to flee by Russia’s military operations. The foundation was sent photos and a video from the mothers of Irina and Wasilina. One of them with her…
Just over a century ago Gdynia was transformed almost overnight from a fishing village inhabited by just over 100 people into a town of a quarter of a million and a modern Baltic port. This modernist city, open to the world, has been gaining in importance for years, and more and more tourists spend their…
Everyone will find something for themselves in Katowice. You can spend an attractive city break here, or a much longer stay. Once associated with mining and numerous coal mines, now thanks to great efforts and huge investments, this is a great example of a successful transformation into a fashionable modern city with an inclination to…
The construction industry tends to be a good measure of the condition of any economy and across Europe it is showing remarkable resilience in the face of the pandemic’s effects. According to EUROCONSTRUCT, an independent construction market forecasting network, the level of construction output in 2021 is set at 1,740 billion euros. After a difficult…
Poles to a large extent like and appreciate America, these ties go back many generations. I will remember Tadeusz Kościuszko, one of the founders of the elite West Point Academy, and Kazimierz Pulaski, who fought in the US war of independence. The history of Poland, full of hard trials, has meant successive waves of emigration…
They are a great proposition not only for seniors, couples without kids or single people, but also for parents who, like everyone else, deserve a moment of respite. In recent years, the popularity of places aimed at people over the age of 16 has been growing worldwide. There are also more of them in Poland….
Poland is expected to record the highest sales of art in its history, for another year in a row, bucking the global market trend. In 2020 the international art market fell due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to around EUR 43.2 billion, 22% down year-on-year. Experts estimate that in 2020 the turnover on…
Poland has one of the lowest housing availability rates in Europe, estimated to be lacking 2.5 million units.
