Real Estate

Sustainability

Fundamenta to grant HUF 100 bln in home loans this year

Home savings bank Fundamenta Lakáskasszaʼs outlays could reach HUF 200 billion in 2016, half of which could be new home...

Industrial

Conti-Tech Fluid completes €12 mln investment in Hungary

ContiTech Fluid Automotive Hungária, a Hungarian subsidiary of German automotive supplier Continental, finished an expansion valued at nearly €12 million...

Office Market

GLL Real Estate presents new plans for Roosevelt building in Budapest

In light of upcoming tenancy changes in the fourth quarter of this year, Munich-based real estate fund manager GLL Real...

Construction

KSH: Hungary’s construction output plummets 33.9%

The volume of construction output in Hungary plummeted 33.9% in March as compared to the same month a year earlier,...

Sustainability

OTP Q1 profit climbs 28% as risk costs plunge

OTP Bankʼs consolidated first-quarter after-tax profit rose 28% year-on-year to HUF 34.3 billion as risk costs fell, an earnings report...

Sustainability

CBRE: Hungary’s investment volume doubles in Q1, forecast upbeat

Hungary’s investment volume reached €208 million in the first quarter, nearly double that of the same quarter last year, according...

Office Market

CBRE: South Buda micro-market reaches lowest vacancy rate in the capital

The Lágymányos micro-market located in the north western part of South Buda reached a 1.7% vacancy rate in Q1 2016,...

Office Market

Meeting tenants’ needs in a low vacancy market

Head of Tenant Representation at JLL, Zoltán Szalóky, shares his insight on finding the best fit for his clients in...

Office Market

Interview: ‘hands-on’ style pays off

S IMMO Country Manager Katalin Sermer discusses her firm’s activities in Budapest....

Industrial

Every third home in Budapest sold for investment purposes

Much like last April (32%), roughly 33% of all home purchases made in the city last month were for investment...

Industrial

Donauchem opens new HUF 1.5 bln base in Hungary

The Hungarian subsidiary of chemicals firm Donau Chemie AG yesterday inaugurated a distribution base and an office in Budapest, Angela...

Sustainability

New home loan volume up to 50% in 2015

Volume of new home loans grew to around 50% last year, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said in its...

Office Market

Magyar Telekom begins construction of new headquarters

Magyar Telekom, the Hungarian subsidiary of German telco giant Deutsche Telekom, launched construction of its new Hungarian headquarters, which is...

Sustainability

Duna House shareholders approve HUF 248 mln dividend

Shareholders of Duna House, which runs a real estate brokerage franchise, approved payment of a HUF 248 million dividend on...

Industrial

Sale of Köki Terminál mall unsuccessful, again

After receiving bids far lower than the preferred sale price, the sale of Budapest’s Köki Terminál mall proved unsuccessful for...

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...