Real Estate

Office Market

Award winning projects pave way for new development

Horizon Development has just returned from EXPO REAL where the ongoing projects of its diverse portfolio were presented to the...

Office Market

Market Talk: Developing a Growing Market

Some of the leading players in Hungary’s real estate market talk to real estate editor Gary J. Morrell about which...

Office Market

Futureal Starts Construction of Final Planned Office Phase at Corvin Promenade

Futureal Group has started the development of the final office complex on Corvin Promenade. Corvin7, developed in two phases, will...

Sustainability

CEE Attracting Growing Number of Asian Investors

Total office stock in major CEE cities now totals almost 21.8 million sqm and forecasted completions by 2021 will increase...

Industrial

Despite low Availability, Industrial Development Still Restrained

Although there are several ongoing speculative developments by both international logistics park operators and builders and Hungarian developers, the local...

Office Market

Skanska: Shaping a Futureproof Real Estate Industry

Human-centered office spaces, sustainable developments and technology innovations are at the heart of Skanska’s developments. Marcin Łapiński, managing director of...

Industrial

Budapest Office Market Seen as Sector of Choice

Against a background of strong demand fundamentals, office developers are able to take office projects forward with the confidence that...

Sustainability

Market Changes Require Flexibility From Funds

These are interesting times for the country’s property market. The Hungarian Government Bond Plus (MÁP Plusz) has drawn money out...

Office Market

Perfect Location, Complex Development Strategy: The BudaPart Offices

BudaPart is a unique investment in Budapest, which is made even more exquisite by its exceptional waterfront location and urban,...

Sustainability

Development Booming Across the Various Sectors

Demand fundamentals in the various commercial property development sectors are regarded as positive, while at the same time supply has...

Construction

Driving Force for Economy Showing Signs of Weakness: Will it Last?

Both industry and the construction sector produced relatively weak data in the last month of the summer. Is this a...

Sustainability

Budapest real estate prices at HUF 1 mln/sqm in 19 areas

There are 19 areas in Budapest where real estate prices amounted to an average of HUF 1 million per sqm...

Office Market

ExxonMobil Signs for 27,000 sqm at GTC Pillar

In what is described by developer GTC as the largest deal in an office building that is under construction in...

Sustainability

1,000 low-cost flats to be built in Warsaw

About 1,100 low-cost apartments for rent will be built in northern Warsaw as part of the Polish government’s "Home-plus affordable...

Logistics

Prologis builds BIM-designed facility

Logistics real estate firm Prologis has begun construction of a new 14,000 square-meter speculative facility at Prologis Park Budapest-Harbor, the...

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...