Gary J. Morrell

Real Estate

Dynamic Growth Continues in CEE Regional Hotel Market

The CEE hotel market is undergoing dynamic growth driven by a rebound in domestic demand and the return of int'l...

Real Estate

Innovinia Delivers Logistics Facility at IGPark Debrecen

Innovinia has completed construction of an approximately 20,000 sqm logistics hall at IGPark Debrecen. The major tenant at the facility...

Hotels

Budapest Attracting Ever More International Hotel Brands

The hotel and leisure sector has become an increasingly popular development option, as Budapest, and indeed Hungary, attract rising numbers...

Real Estate

Wing Opens 2nd Accor Brand Hotel at Budapest Airport

The Tribe hotel chain has expanded its presence in Hungary with the launch of the Tribe Budapest Airport, the brand’s...

Office Market

Cushman & Wakefield Releases Dignified Access Report

Cushman & Wakefield has released “Dignified Access Hungary: The Road to an Inclusive Workplace.” Rather than presenting a technical report,...

Real Estate

CEE Real Estate Investment Picking Up

CEE investment volumes rose 143% y.o.y., building on a 70% increase in 2024. The Czech Republic led the growth in...

Office Market

Office Concept Goes Thru Fundamental Changes

The office concept has undergone fundamental changes with the impact of hybrid working practices. That builds on complex demands and...

Office Market

Low Levels of Speculative Development in Budapest

Speculative office building in Budapest continues to fall as developers exercise caution in their development strategies. New projects are not...

Office Market

Design Must Meet Tenant Needs and ESG Demands

With changing office requirements for design and management to keep pace with the expectations of tenants and ESG regulations, developers...

Office Market

Limited Supply and Upward Pressure on Office Rents Across CEE Region

A low development pipeline in combination with limited supply, leading to a scarcity of offices that meet tenant and ESG...

Industrial

HelloParks Starts Development of 88,000 sqm of Industrial Facilities

HelloParks has commenced construction of two industrial and logistics facilities in Fót and Páty, which will add over 88,000 sqm...

Industrial

Industrial and Logistics Developments Increasingly Target Sustainability

Responding to environmental, social, and governance market demands and EU Taxonomy requirements, developers and park operators are building more highly...

Real Estate

Hotel Sector Growing With Rising Tourism Numbers

The hotel sector is becoming an ever more popular development and investment option, with the Hungarian capital attracting a rising...

Residential

Residential Becoming a Key Development Sector in Hungary and the CEE

The residential or living sector is playing an increasingly significant role in real estate development and investment markets in Hungary...

Office Market

Budapest has a Limited Speculative Office Pipeline

A limited speculative office pipeline in Budapest is predicted to result in a low supply of quality, well-located contiguous office...

Real Estate

Shopping Development Dominated by Refurbishment and Retail Parks

Shopping center development remains constrained across Hungary and the CEE region given concerns about the economic environment, spending power, and...

Industrial

Growing Predominance of BTS in Industrial Development

Analysts see fewer speculative industrial development project starts, while built-to-suit projects, particularly in regional hubs in the production sector, have...

Real Estate

Optimism on Stage, Reality in the Market: Is European Real Estate Really Recovering?

The recent Portfolio Property Investment Forum in Budapest and Expo Real in Munich offered two contrasting perspectives on the commercial...

Real Estate

Erste Real Estate Investment Fund Buys H2Offices

Skanska has agreed to sell the second phase of its H2Offices complex to Erste Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund, represented...

Sustainability

Westend Shopping Center Wins Green Investment of the Year Award

One of the leading Budapest malls, Westend Shopping Center, operated by Gránit Pólus Group, has won the “Green Investment of...

Real Estate

Investors Becoming More Selective as Markets Rebound

Commercial real estate investment across the CEE-6 markets reached EUR 5.8 billion for H1 2026 compared with EUR 5.4 bln...

Sustainability

ESG Elements Central to Investment and Financing

Analysts say a sustainable recovery in the investment markets is underway, although investors are more selective in how they allocate...

Sustainability

Accreditation Systems Face More Complex Demands

Developers and asset owners in the region see a growing need for higher-level third-party sustainability accreditations such as BREEAM, LEED,...

Real Estate

Wing Completes Acquisition of Olympia Complex

Wing has acquired the Olympia office project via the purchase from Atenor of a complex spanning approximately 74,000 sqm and...

Logistics

New Delivery at IGPark Nyíregyháza

Innovinia, a leading Hungarian regional industrial developer, has completed construction of the industrial-logistics facility at IGPark Nyíregyháza. The building is...

Real Estate

Rising Tourist Numbers See Hotel Sector Attracting Developers and Investors

The hotel sector is becoming an increasingly popular development and investment option, with Budapest attracting a growing number of visitors....

Hotel Sector Growing With Rising Tourism Numbers

The hotel sector is becoming an ever more popular development and investment option, with the Hungarian capital attracting a rising...

Residential Becoming a Key Development Sector in Hungary and the CEE

The residential or living sector is playing an increasingly significant role in real estate development and investment markets in Hungary...

Budapest has a Limited Speculative Office Pipeline

A limited speculative office pipeline in Budapest is predicted to result in a low supply of quality, well-located contiguous office...

Shopping Development Dominated by Refurbishment and Retail Parks

Shopping center development remains constrained across Hungary and the CEE region given concerns about the economic environment, spending power, and...

Growing Predominance of BTS in Industrial Development

Analysts see fewer speculative industrial development project starts, while built-to-suit projects, particularly in regional hubs in the production sector, have...

Optimism on Stage, Reality in the Market: Is European Real Estate Really Recovering?

The recent Portfolio Property Investment Forum in Budapest and Expo Real in Munich offered two contrasting perspectives on the commercial...

Erste Real Estate Investment Fund Buys H2Offices

Skanska has agreed to sell the second phase of its H2Offices complex to Erste Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund, represented...

Westend Shopping Center Wins Green Investment of the Year Award

One of the leading Budapest malls, Westend Shopping Center, operated by Gránit Pólus Group, has won the “Green Investment of...

Investors Becoming More Selective as Markets Rebound

Commercial real estate investment across the CEE-6 markets reached EUR 5.8 billion for H1 2026 compared with EUR 5.4 bln...

ESG Elements Central to Investment and Financing

Analysts say a sustainable recovery in the investment markets is underway, although investors are more selective in how they allocate...

Accreditation Systems Face More Complex Demands

Developers and asset owners in the region see a growing need for higher-level third-party sustainability accreditations such as BREEAM, LEED,...

Interior ESG Elements now Central to the Real Estate Industry

ESG interior elements related to building use trends, design, layout, amenities, and property and facility management are now seen as...

Wing Completes Acquisition of Olympia Complex

Wing has acquired the Olympia office project via the purchase from Atenor of a complex spanning approximately 74,000 sqm and...

New Delivery at IGPark Nyíregyháza

Innovinia, a leading Hungarian regional industrial developer, has completed construction of the industrial-logistics facility at IGPark Nyíregyháza. The building is...

Rising Tourist Numbers See Hotel Sector Attracting Developers and Investors

The hotel sector is becoming an increasingly popular development and investment option, with Budapest attracting a growing number of visitors....