Real Estate

Sustainability

Home construction up 30%, new permits down 27%

Some 4,775 new dwellings were built in Hungary in the first quarter of 2020, up 30% compared to the same...

Industrial

Occupancy rate of Prologis Hungary portfolio at 99.4%

At the end of Q1 2020, the occupancy rate of the Hungarian portfolio of logistics real estate investor Prologis stood...

Sustainability

Panel housing price plateaus

With regard to prefabricated flats, the socialist-era accommodation blocks known as "panel housing", the real estate market entered a mature...

Sustainability

Weekly Plusz bond sales climb

The latest weekly sales of the Hungarian Government Securities Plusz bonds for retail investors have climbed to HUF 53.2 billion,...

Logistics

GKI economic sentiment index plummets by unprecedented extent

The Economic Sentiment Index of economic research institute GKI fell by almost 30 points, with both business and consumer confidence...

Office Market

Well-being becomes cornerstone of office transformation

As we tiptoed into a new decade change has become part of our everyday life. Digital transformation alters office spaces,...

Office Market

Atenor Completes Construction of 1st Phase of Aréna Business Campus

Atenor has finished the construction of the 21,000 sqm first phase of the Aréna Business Campus; the company has met...

Office Market

Budapest modern industrial stock up 40,010 sqm in Q1

The total modern industrial stock in Budapest and its surroundings stood at 2,286,970 sqm at the end of Q1 2020,...

Construction

Construction output volume up 2.5% in February

The output of Hungaryʼs construction sector was 2.5% higher in February 2020 than a year earlier, according to data by...

Office Market

Construction of Aréna Business Campus Building ʼAʼ complete

Belgian real estate developer Atenor has completed Building "A" of its Aréna Business Campus, meeting the deadline of the original...

Office Market

Budapest office vacancy rate reaches 6.2% in Q1, BRF reports

Budapestʼs total modern office stock added up to 3,740,990 sqm in Q1 2020, with the office vacancy rate reaching 6.2%...

Industrial

Optima acquires majority stake in Polish property developer

A fund of Hungarian investment fund manager Optima has acquired a 61.49% stake in Globe Trade Center (GTC), a property...

Office Market

Skanska Hungary HQ wins German interior design award

Skanska Hungary, which describes itself as being part of one of the leading development and construction companies in Europe, says...

Office Market

Interior design of Skanska Hungary HQ wins recognition

The Skanska HQ office project in Nordic Light office complex in Budapest has been awarded in Excellent Architecture - Interior...

Sustainability

Weekly sales of Plusz bonds steady

Weekly sales of the Hungarian Government Securities Plusz bonds for retail investors came to HUF 24.5 billion, state news wire...

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...