He noted that more than 15,000 applications for the 3% fixed-rate credit had been submitted since the program launched on Sep. 1, an average of about 1,000 per workday.

Gulyás said the scheme was also stimulating the housing market, citing a 20% year-on-year increase in real estate listings in September and a 31% rise from the previous month.

He emphasized Home Start’s positive impact on the economy and its role in enabling more Hungarians to transition from renting to home ownership.