At the start of September, there was 94% more interest towards home advertisements in cities and 69% more in villages compared to the end of June.

Ingatlan.com chief analyst Laszlo Balogh said that across the country homes in the HUF 50 million-100 mln price category saw the biggest uptick in interest, with demand increasing by 118%.

Residential properties priced up to HUF 50 mln had an increase in interest of almost 84%.

Overall, demand increased by almost 50% at the beginning of September compared to a year earlier, Balogh added.