Real Estate

Sustainability

Hungaryʼs Q1 investments up more than 17%

The dynamic expansion in investments that characterized 2017 has persisted into the first quarter of 2018. The volume of investments...

Sustainability

Homes below HUF 15 mln increasingly rare in Budapest

This year so far, 1,300 properties have been sold at below HUF 15 million through the network of residential real...

Industrial

BILK shares could be listed on Budapest bourse from June

Shares of BILK Logisztikai, one of the biggest logistics parks in the capital, could be listed on the Budapest Stock...

Sustainability

Resale home market slowing in Budapest

The real estate market outside Budapest continues to grow. This year homes put up for sale increased by 5% in...

Sustainability

K&H Bank Q1 profit climbs 30%

First-quarter after-tax profit of K&H Bank, the Hungarian unit of Belgiumʼs KBC, rose 30% year-on-year to HUF 12.9 billion. Profits...

Logistics

Construction expectations up, consumer confidence down

The economic sentiment index in Hungary deteriorated "marginally" in May, according to economic research institute GKI. This was the result...

Sustainability

Budapest homes slightly overvalued, says MNB

While Hungaryʼs housing market has not yet overheated in the country as a whole, prices in Budapest "slightly exceed" the...

Construction

Construction output stalls in March

The volume of construction output was just 1.4% higher in March 2018 than the same month a year earlier, slowing...

Sustainability

ECE to build EUR 200 mln shopping mall in capital

German property developer ECE on Wednesday announced plans to build a EUR 200 million shopping center in the north of...

Office Market

BudaPart Gate – Gateway to the Future

As the years go by and new generations enter the world of work, employee well-being is becoming more and more...

Office Market

The Cost of Going Green

While there is no denying that Budapest’s building stock is becoming greener (all new builds have green accreditation nowadays), it...

Office Market

Futureal Group developing ambitious Budapest office project

Futureal Group says it is developing its biggest office project in Budapest, next to Hungary’s largest multimodal transportation hub. The...

Sustainability

Growth in home construction permits slows in Q1

In the first quarter of 2018, a total of 3,394 new homes were built, 65% more than a year earlier....

Sustainability

Budapestʼs central districts still most desirable to live in, says survey

As in 2016, Districts 1 and 5 of Budapest remain the most desirable to live in, according to the latest...

Sustainability

New and resale home prices continue to grow

Average prices for new homes rose 7.2% in 2017; at the same time, prices of resale homes increased at 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...