Real Estate

Logistics

Prologis acquires site for new logistics park in Budapest

Logistics real estate firm Prologis announced the expansion of its Hungarian portfolio via the acquisition of a 13-hectare site in...

Residential

Budapest sees largest rent increase in Europe

Compared to 2018, the largest rental price increase in the whole of Europe took place in Budapest, where by 2019...

Office Market

Daikin opens showroom in Promenade Gardens

Daikin Hungary opened a new showroom on a 309 sqm ground floor retail area in Tower "B" of Promenade Gardens...

Office Market

Skanska introduces new safety standards, creates new office concept

Skanska has established several rules and adapted its workplaces in the CEE region to allow employees to safely return to...

Construction

Spectis: 960 top projects in Poland worth EUR 120 bln

Despite a short-lasting downturn in economic activity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Polish construction industry will continue to exhibit...

Office Market

Codic launches ʼHomeWorkʼ building rehabilitation project

Codic Hungary has announced a new real estate project named "HomeWork" aiming at rehabilitating and repurposing a historic school building...

Logistics

Consumer, business confidence continues to improve in June

GKIʼs combined gauge of consumer and business confidence rose to -20.5 points in June from -28.1 points in May, the...

Office Market

Atenor Completes Latest Phase of Váci Greens

The 25,000 sqm building “F” at the Váci Greens office development, designed by TIBA Architects Studio, with a pre-opening occupancy...

Sustainability

Cordia announces new residential project in Poland

After acquiring nearly 93% of stocks of Polnord listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, Cordia is one of the first...

Construction

Construction output volume down 2.1% y.o.y. in April

The volume of construction output, based on raw data, was 2.1% lower in April 2020 compared to the same month...

Sustainability

MNB sees home completions declining till 2022

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) projects the number of home completions will fall in 2020 and 2021, then rise...

Sustainability

Certified consumer-friendly home loan outlays reach HUF 1 tln

Outlays of home loans certified "consumer-friendly" by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) have reached HUF 1 trillion, state news...

Office Market

Futureal Starts Construction of Corvin Innovation Campus

Futureal Group has launched construction of the Corvin Innovation Campus, its latest office project at Corvin Promenade. The complex, equipped...

Sustainability

Home market recovers from April nadir

In May 2020, some 8,400 homes were sold in Hungary, while the value of mortgage contracts came to approximately HUF...

Sustainability

Higher business volume in Poland lifts Duna House profit

First-quarter after-tax profit of listed Hungarian real estate broker Duna House increased 60% year-on-year to HUF 265 million, supported by...

Industrial

PSS Expands Hungarian Capacity Serving BMW, Mercedes and Others

Premium Sound Solutions is expanding its Hungarian manufacturing footprint with a new purpose-built plant at LogStar Park Fehérvár in Szabadbattyán...

Sustainability

Enthusiastic Visionary Optimistic About Sustainable Future

Nándor Kovács jokingly describes himself as a “revolutionary” when it comes to real estate sustainability. Spend just a little time...

Residential

Budapest Castle District Voters Back Short-Term Rental Ban

Nearly 59% of participants in an online vote in Budapest’s District I supported a complete ban on short-term rentals, Castle...

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,...

Sustainability

The Business Case for Building Less, and Managing Better

Tibor Karsai, managing director of Rustler Kft., explains how coordinated design, investment and property operations can make circular strategies commercially...

Sustainability

Taking Discipline, Perseverance, and Goal-setting from the Pool to the Workplace

In his sporting life, Valter Kalaus was an Olympic swimmer at 18 and, now 56, competes regularly in Masters events....

Budapest Office Vacancy Rises to 13.1% as Leasing Demand Falls Year-on-Year

Budapest’s office vacancy rate rose to 13.1% in the third quarter of 2026, while total leasing demand fell 9% year-on-year,...

PSS Expands Hungarian Capacity Serving BMW, Mercedes and Others

Premium Sound Solutions is expanding its Hungarian manufacturing footprint with a new purpose-built plant at LogStar Park Fehérvár in Szabadbattyán...

Enthusiastic Visionary Optimistic About Sustainable Future

Nándor Kovács jokingly describes himself as a “revolutionary” when it comes to real estate sustainability. Spend just a little time...

Civil Engineering Surge Masks Decline in Building Construction

Civil engineering output more than doubled in Hungary in August, while building construction declined and the volume of new contracts...

Hungary’s Housing Costs Drive Buyers Toward Garden Plots and Former Wine Cellars

Rising house prices and living costs are pushing more buyers toward properties on Hungary’s outlying garden plots and vineyard land,...

Budapest Castle District Voters Back Short-Term Rental Ban

Nearly 59% of participants in an online vote in Budapest’s District I supported a complete ban on short-term rentals, Castle...

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...

Government Gives Green Light to M49 Extension to Romanian Border

The government will proceed with the second phase of the M49 expressway, extending the road to the Romanian border, Transportation...

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,...

The Business Case for Building Less, and Managing Better

Tibor Karsai, managing director of Rustler Kft., explains how coordinated design, investment and property operations can make circular strategies commercially...

Taking Discipline, Perseverance, and Goal-setting from the Pool to the Workplace

In his sporting life, Valter Kalaus was an Olympic swimmer at 18 and, now 56, competes regularly in Masters events....

Budapest Residents Move Less as Outer Districts Gain Ground

Fewer Budapest residents moved between districts in 2025, with around 29,000 people registering a new permanent address elsewhere in the...