Real Estate

Logistics

GKI: Consumer, business confidence hit lows for the year

Business and consumer confidence declined to a new low for the year, according to a study by economic research institute,...

Construction

Analysts say construction turnaround comes next year

Today’s news that construction activity was down 25.3% in the first half of the year was expected, and a turnaround...

Construction

Construction output drops 16.2% y-o-y in June

Hungary’s construction output volume dropped by 16.2% in June compared to the corresponding month of 2015, the Central Statistical Office...

Sustainability

Almost 15% of households paying off home loans

About 14.5% of Hungarian households – some 560,000 in absolute terms – are currently paying off home loans, a survey...

Sustainability

CBRE: H1 property investment exceeds 2015 total

As in most countries in the CEE region, real estate investment volume in Hungary in the first half of this...

Sustainability

KSH: Average home in Hungary worth HUF 12 mln

The average home in Hungary was worth an estimated HUF 11.9 million in the fourth quarter of last year, according...

Office Market

Graphisoft Park after-tax profit edges up

Graphisoft Park, a listed company that owns and operates a business park in the north of the capital, had after-tax...

Industrial

Toolex invests HUF 1 bln at local plant

Hungarian-owned tool maker Toolex has spent almost HUF 1 bln to increase production capacity at its plant in Nagyszénás, plant...

Industrial

Prologis closes strong second quarter

Prologis, the global leader in industrial logistics real estate and a major player on the Hungarian market, leased more than...

Sustainability

Number of home loans rises dramatically in H1

Banks gave out HUF 213 billion in home loans in Hungary in the first half of this year, a significant...

Industrial

C&W: Logistics park rental activity picks up in Q2

Demand for quality space remained robust on the industrial real estate market over the second quarter of the year in...

Sustainability

Analyst: Government incentives boost home construction

The increase in the number of newly built homes and permits for dwelling construction announced today was fueled in part...

Industrial

KSH: Newly built dwellings, new permits up in H1

The number of new dwellings built in the first half of the year was 3,420, up 11% on the same...

Industrial

C&W expects the office market to further expand in Budapest

The robust occupier market has continued into this year, following last year’s record in terms of take-up with several large...

Sustainability

Report sees CEE continuing to outperform

GDP growth of 3.1% in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2015 was nearly double the 1.6% growth seen in...

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...