Real Estate

Industrial

1st time buyers account for nearly quarter of home purchases

Government measures supporting families with children have raised the proportion of first-time homebuyers to 22% in the capital and 24%...

Sustainability

EUR 1.72 bln invested in real estate last year

Last year, EUR 1.72 billion was invested in the domestic real estate market, according to the latest analysis from real...

Office Market

Office leasing demand record high in 2019, BRF says

The Budapest Research Forum (BRF) says that the office vacancy rate across the Budapest office market has reached a record...

Office Market

EPAM Systems becomes 1st tenant of Forest Offices, Debrecen

EPAM Systems, a global product development, digital platform engineering, and digital and product design agency signed a 2,100 sqm new...

Office Market

Erste Real Estate Fund buys 2nd phase of Advance Tower

Property developer Futureal Group has reached an agreement with Erste Real Estate Fund regarding the sale of the second phase...

Office Market

First building of Aréna Business Campus topped out

Atenor and its contractor team Péter Építő Kft. announced that the structural works for Aréna Business Campus Building "A" have...

Sustainability

Investment Volumes Expected to Follow Pattern of Previous Year

A wider pool of international investors have made acquisitions in Hungary, although domestic funds represent around 50% of activity. While...

Sustainability

Wing Completes Acquisition of Echo Investment

Wing is now a majority owner of Echo investment, one of the largest developers in Poland, as the Hungarian company...

Construction

Construction output volume rose 6.8% in November

The volume of construction output, based on raw data, was 6.8% higher in November 2019 than a year earlier, according...

Industrial

Commercial Property Investment Continues to Thrive in 2019

Deals have been concluded in the office, retail, industrial and hotel market sectors, with analysts forecasting that the total volume...

Sustainability

Duna House commissions revenue down 8.9% in Q4

Commissions revenue of listed real estate broker Duna House fell 8.9% year-on-year to HUF 1.9 billion in Q4, Hungarian news...

Sustainability

Duna House acquires Polish loan broker

Duna House Groupʼs fully-owned subsidiary Metrohouse Franchise S.A. has signed an acquisition agreement in Warsaw, becoming the sole owner of...

Industrial

First Jumbo Jet arrives at BUD Cargo City

Budapest Airport announced that its logistics center BUD Cargo City has officially begun its operation after successfully receiving a shipment...

Sustainability

Home loan outlays fell in November

Hungarian banks signed contracts for HUF 73.44 billion of new home loans in November 2019, 9% less than in October...

Sustainability

Nearly 150,000 real estate transactions took place in 2019

According to estimates by real estate services firm Duna House, some 10,127 real estate transactions took place in December 2019...

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...