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The Central Statistical Office (KSH) noted that the increase in completed homes came from a low base in the first half of 2025.
The number of new dwellings rose 32% in towns with county rights, 22% in Budapest and other towns, and 18% in villages.
Housing construction remained strongly concentrated in the capital. Of the 2,224 new homes completed in Budapest, 83% were located in four districts. District X accounted for 832 dwellings, followed by District XIII with 476, District I with 277 and District XI with 272.
Among towns with county rights, more than 100 new dwellings were completed in Székesfehérvár, Kecskemét and Szeged. Székesfehérvár recorded 217 completions, Kecskemét 154 and Szeged 122.
The number of homes put into use increased in all regions except Northern Hungary and Western Transdanubia, where declines of 34% and 14%, respectively, were recorded.
The share of dwellings built by private individuals fell to 30% from 33%, while the proportion constructed by businesses rose to 69% from 67%.
Of homes completed in new residential buildings, 47% were in detached houses and 46% in multistory, multidwelling buildings. Residential complexes accounted for 4.1%.
The average floor area of completed dwellings increased by 1 square meter to 94.5 square meters. The average size of newly completed homes in Budapest was 65.8 square meters.
Homes built for sale represented 68% of total completions, while dwellings constructed for owners’ own use accounted for 29%.
Nationwide, permits and simple declarations covered the construction of 16,588 dwellings in the first half, 29% more than a year earlier.
In Budapest, permits were issued for 6,560 dwellings, up 9.5%. Some 75% of the authorized developments in the capital were concentrated in two districts, with 2,561 homes planned in District XIII and 2,364 in District IX.
The number of authorized dwellings increased 36% in towns with county rights, 55% in other towns and 50% in villages.
Among towns with county rights, Kecskemét recorded permits for 578 dwellings, followed by Nyíregyháza with 498 and Debrecen with 349.
Permit numbers increased in every region compared with the first half of 2025. The largest gains were recorded in Northern Hungary, where the number more than doubled with a 133% increase, followed by Western Transdanubia at 86% and the Northern Great Plain at 72%.
In the Pest region, which includes the Budapest metropolitan area, the number of housing construction permits rose 35%.
Developers used the simple declaration procedure in 26% of cases.
Based on new permits, 5,708 residential buildings were planned nationwide, 28% more than a year earlier. The number of planned nonresidential buildings fell 1.1% to 1,380.
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