Real Estate

Logistics

Business confidence slips, consumer confidence improves slightly in April

GKIʼs combined gauge of consumer and business confidence stood at -3.9 points in April, down from -2.8 points in the...

Sustainability

Duna House acquires Polish peer

Hungarian real estate broker Duna House Holding acquired Polish peer Metro House equity in exchange for Duna House shares and...

Industrial

CTP signs 30,000 sqm of lease deals in Hungary in Q1

Real estate developer CTP signed approximately 260,000 sqm in new lease deals in the first quarter of the year, including...

Office Market

BRF: Hungarian real estate market demand up 30% in Q1

Demand in the Hungarian real estate market grew by 30% in the first quarter of the year as compared to...

Industrial

Linardics opens HUF 280 mln production hall in Hungary

Hungarian family-owned metal parts manufacturer Linardics on Saturday inaugurated a production hall at its base in Székesfehérvár, through an investment...

Construction

KSH: Hungary’s construction output down 19.2% in February

The volume of Hungary’s construction output fell 19.2% in February, as compared to the same period a year ago, with...

Office Market

Nordic Light in Budapest welcomes new tenants

Harman International and BASF Hungária Kft. signed a lease agreement for offices at the Budapest’s Nordic Light Office Building, located...

Office Market

HB Reavis sells Váci Corner to Zeus Capital Management

An investor group represented by Zeus Capital Management purchased the Váci Corner Offices, a premium category office building, from HB...

Sustainability

CIB Group expects further recovery on Hungarian property market

Due to a favorable investment environment combined with certain governmental stimulants, further recovery is expected on the Hungarian property market,...

Logistics

GKI: Consumer confidence slips, business confidence stable in March

GKIʼs combined gauge of consumer and business confidence in Hungary stood at -2.8 points in March, down from -1.8 points...

Sustainability

OTP expects clients to request HUF 50 bln in home development loans this year

OTP Bank in the last two and a half months reviewed 4,500 financing applications for home construction for investment purposes...

Office Market

Skanska: Five factors that matter most to investors

Office buildings located in prime locations in CEE including Budapest and have frequently found buyers well before construction was completed...

Construction

Hungarians buy more bricks; construction boost anticipated

In the first few months of the year Hungarians have purchased a record number of bricks, Aladár Kató, the president...

Sustainability

Survey: Budapest among top cities for property investment

Budapest is among the most attractive cities for property investors interested in the Central Eastern European region, according to CBRE’s...

Construction

KSH: Hungary’s construction output dives 20.1% in January

The volume of Hungaryʼs construction output was down 20.1% in January as compared to the same month a year earlier,...

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...