Real Estate

Office Market

White House Gains LEED ‘Platinum’ Accreditation

The White House by GTC has become the second Budapest office development after Skanska’s Green House to be awarded LEED...

Industrial

Neighborhood Price Index reveals expensive Budapest rents

According to the Neighborhood Price Index 2019 by Nestpick, a worldwide aggregator website for furnished apartments, a monthly salary as...

Office Market

Financing, pre-lease deals concluded for Szervita Square Building

The end of 2018 brought two major developments for the Szervita Square Building, a LEED Platinum-certified, sustainable multi-purpose commercial and...

Logistics

Business, consumer confidence down in January

Economic research institute GKIʼs economic sentiment index, its combined gauge of consumer and business confidence, fell 1.5 points to 7.1...

Office Market

New public lighting project in Városliget

As part of the Liget Budapest project, roads in Városliget (City Park) and the public lighting system will be renovated,...

Office Market

JLL celebrates good 2018, contribution to yearʼs biggest deal

Commercial property and investment management firm JLL has celebrated the closure of a successful 2018, including its contribution to a...

Industrial

Prologis records 3.06 mln sqm European leasing activity in 2018

Logistics real estate concern Prologis has released a report on its activity in the fourth quarter and the whole year...

Industrial

Budapest office market annual demand hits 2015 record in Q4

According to a report by the Budapest Research Forum (BRF), the modern Budapest office stock was extended by a total...

Sustainability

CEE to maintain healthy growth in 2019: UniCredit

Central and Eastern Europe is a region with healthy growth and massive potential, UniCredit stated at a workshop hosted at...

Construction

Construction sector output jumps 27.3% in November

Output of Hungaryʼs construction sector climbed 27.3% year-on-year in November, according to raw data released by the Central Statistical Office...

Sustainability

Futureal sells Kaiserslautern apartment portfolio

Hungarian-owned CEE real estate developer the Futureal Group is selling its residential portfolio in Kaiserslautern, SW Germany, to a Switzerland-listed...

Sustainability

Cordia takes HUF 16.3 bln loans for residential projects

Futureal Groupʼs residential developer Cordia has announced the conclusion of loans worth HUF 16.3 billion with OTP Bank and Takarékbank,...

Sustainability

Retail lending up in November; home loans slightly down

The retail lending stock of Hungarian banks stood at HUF 6.144 trillion in November 2018, up HUF 32.5 bln from...

Office Market

Vanessa Research moves to larger Budapest office

Medical research firm Vanessa Research Inc. (VRI) has moved its Hungarian office to the penthouse of the Pávaház Office Building...

Office Market

Futureal delivers first phase of Advance Tower

Real estate developer Futureal says it has delivered the first phase of its office building Advance Tower on the capitalʼs...

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...