Expanding Horizons: BALFIN Group at the Heart of Europe’s Real Estate Dialogue
BALFIN recently took part in EXPO REAL 2025, Europe’s leading trade fair for real estate and investment, held in Munich. Gathering more than 1,700 companies from 34 countries and over 42,000 participants, the event brought together industry leaders, investors, and developers to exchange insights and explore future trends in real estate sector. For BALFIN, this edition represented an important step forward, positioned as an established exhibitor alongside some of Europe’s leading real estate and investment players.
The Group showcased a selection of its most ambitious developments, including Green Coast, New Apollonia and Vlora Marina, while also highlighting projects tied to its ongoing international expansion in Austria, United States of America and Canada.

Reflecting on the experience, Ardiana Sokoli, BALFIN Group’s Vice President for Real Estate, shared: “EXPO REAL is the most important trade fair for the real estate industry and therefore offers a fully comprehensive overview of developments, topics, innovations, and solutions in the real estate industry.
Sokoli added that BALFIN’s presence this year served as a valuable opportunity to strengthen relationships, create new partnerships, and highlight Albania’s growing visibility on the European real estate map: “Our presence showcased some of BALFIN Group’s most ambitious developments in Albania, Europe and North America. Throughout the fair, we engaged with numerous international companies and investors who expressed a remarkable level of interest in Albania’s growing potential in both the real estate and hospitality industries. The feedback we received was extremely encouraging, reaffirming that our projects and Albania’s market opportunities are being recognized on the European stage.”
BALFIN’s participation at EXPO REAL confirmed its growing role within the European real estate landscape, a credible, forward-looking player contributing to regional development and cross-border collaboration. Since pioneering large-scale real estate projects in Albania in 2002, BALFIN has evolved into an international developer and investor, active across the Western Balkans, several EU countries, as well as Canada and the United States.
Founded in 1993 in Vienna by Samir Mane, BALFIN Group today operates across Austria, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Switzerland, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States of America. BALFIN Group continues to deliver steady growth across its portfolio that spans multiple sectors, including banking, real estate development, wholesale and retail, asset management, tourism, logistics, education, energy, and entertainment.





