Real Estate

Sustainability

Rise in home prices still ‘sustainable,’ says MNB

The increase in home prices across Hungary is still "sustainable," although the market in Budapest needs to be "monitored closely,"...

Sustainability

Rise in home prices still ‘sustainable’, says MNB

The increase in home prices across Hungary is still "sustainable", though the market in Budapest needs to be "monitored closely",...

Construction

Hungaryʼs construction output jumps 33% in March

Hungary’s volume of construction output jumped by 33.3% in March, compared to the same month a year earlier, due to...

Office Market

Eskimos Chasing Seals Until new Supply Arrives

Katalin Sermer, country manager at S IMMO APM Hungary Kft., talks about the challenges facing the office market in Budapest,...

Office Market

Appreciating the Role of Service Providers

The office market in Budapest has gone through several generations of real estate development; office quality has been improving and...

Industrial

Leveraging the Up-curve for Long-term Benefit

Mátyás Gereben, country manager of CPI Hungary, talks about a historic deal, looking out for tenant satisfaction and playing a...

Office Market

Futureal opens Nokia Skypark building in Budapest

Property developer the Futureal Group and Finnish communications and IT giant Nokia today opened the Nokia Skypark office building, according...

Office Market

Park Atrium welcomes new healthcare tenant

The Hungarian subsidiary of an international healthcare company is moving into new office space in the Park Atrium office building,...

Industrial

New dwelling, permit numbers hike in Q1

During the first quarter of the year, the number of newly-built dwellings was up by 47% to 2,061, as compared...

Office Market

Diófa leases 3,700 sqm in Óbuda Gate

Diófa Asset Management has announced it has leased more than 3,700 sqm to new tenants in the Óbuda Gate office...

Office Market

CBRE map plots office rents against metro stations

Although the Váci út office corridor, the central business district (CBD) and the inner quarters of Pest are the most...

Industrial

CTP Hungary boosts industrial portfolio to 300,000 sqm

Real estate developer CTP Hungary signed several new contracts in the country in the first quarter of the year, boosting...

Office Market

Bischoff & Compagnons commissions CBRE Hungary with Alphagon leasing

Bischoff & Compagnons has commissioned CBRE Hungary with the exclusive leasing rights of the Alphagon Office Building on the ever...

Office Market

Futureal sells Skypark to OTP investment fund

Futureal Group has sold its Skypark office building to the OTP Prime Property Investment Fund in a recently closed transaction....

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...