Real Estate

Office Market

Accredited Buildings Require Sustainable PM and FM

Market analysts say they see a need for professionals with a knowledge of sustainability issues and integrated PM and FM...

Office Market

WELL Accreditation Reflects Concerns With Interiors

Developers are becoming ever more interested in interiors and tenants with the perceived wellbeing of staff in office centers and...

Office Market

Locational Issues Central to a Sustainable City

Location is a central element of sustainability accreditation, as tenants and staff require office developments with direct public transport access...

Office Market

Market Talk: Sustainability Issues in Office Development

What drives sustainability issues in Budapestʼs office developments? Is “being green” really a pre-requisite, rather than a marketing plus point?...

Sustainability

Positive Indicators Continue in CEE Real Estate Markets

The region remains a popular investment destination as investment flow volume into the CEE-6 (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,...

Sustainability

Cordia starts Spain pilot project, grows CEE presence

Property developer Cordia, the residential arm of Hungaryʼs Futureal Group, says it is increasing its capital exports and foreign investments,...

Construction

Construction output volume up 32.9% y-o-y in July

The volume of construction output, based on raw data, was 32.9% higher in July 2019 than a year earlier, according...

Construction

Construction sector shows bettering, despite lower activity

Even though the previous quarters saw a decline in the value of newly started construction works in Hungary, in Q2...

Industrial

Real estate market closes weakest summer in 4 years

Real estate market turnover was significantly weaker than usual in August, as a result of which the market closed its...

Sustainability

FLE purchases French Embassy building

Vienna-based FLE GmbH, a company of the French LFPI Group, has acquired its eighth property in Budapest, the building hosting...

Office Market

Two-thirds of Hungarians want better working environment

About two-thirds of people in Hungary would applaud improvements in their working environment, according to a survey conducted in Hungary...

Sustainability

Busy Year Expected for Investors

An increasing number of international investors have made acquisitions in Hungary, even as activity by domestic funds takes around a...

Industrial

Record low Vacancy on Logistics Market

The Hungarian industrial market currently has a vacancy rate of around 2.4%, a historical low in a market with a...

Sustainability

Metro Properties sells 11 CEE Cash & Carry properties

Metro Properties, the real estate arm of Metro AG, has sold the real estate of 11 Metro and Makro Cash...

Sustainability

Home sales down in August – Duna House

According to real estate agency Duna House, home sales fell 16% year-on-year in August, with 11,945 homes sold, meaning that...

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...