Real Estate

Construction

KSH: Hungary’s construction output dips 0.2% in November

The volume of construction output in Hungary was down 0.2% in November as compared to the same month a year...

Sustainability

Hungary’s real estate investment volume up 61% in 2015

Hungary’s real estate investments were up by 61% in year-on-year terms in 2015, and are foreseen to rise further this...

Sustainability

Pre-fab home building market faces labor shortage

A reduction in the home construction VAT rate has boosted orders for pre-fabricated homes, but a shortage of Hungarians with...

Sustainability

Duna House: Home prices rise slowly in Q4

The price of homes in Hungary continued to rise in the fourth quarter of last year, however, at a slower...

Industrial

CTP enters Hungarian real estate market

Commercial property developer and manager CTP, has recently entered the Hungary market through the purchase of a portfolio of industrial...

Industrial

Municipal council buys local plant from Videoton for HUF 250 mln

The municipal council of Kunhegyes, central Hungary, purchased a local plant from electronics manufacturer Videoton for HUF 250 million, city...

Sustainability

Investments boost resale home purchases in 2015

Hungary’s resale home purchases are expected to reach 155,000 this year, an increase of 30% as compared to the previous...

Logistics

Survey: Business, consumer confidence improve slightly

GKI-Ersteʼs combined gauge of consumer and business confidence stood at -1.5 points in December, up from -1.7 in November....

Construction

KSH: Hungary’s construction output down 7.8% in October

The volume of construction in Hungary was down by a year-on-year 7.8% in October, with the construction of buildings growing...

Industrial

Parliament okays cut in construction VAT to 5%

Just two days after it was first mentioned, the Hungarian Parliament has approved amendments today that will reduce the VAT...

Sustainability

Reduced VAT to double number of newly-built homes

The reduction of VAT on the construction of new homes, set to drop from 27% to 5%, is likely to...

Sustainability

Minister: Home construction VAT could drop to 5% in 2016

In the event that the Hungarian Parliament passes a proposal for lowering the VAT rate of home construction from 27%...

Industrial

Government submits bill to lower construction VAT to 5%

Meeting expectations raised by Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán yesterday and National Economy Minister Mihály Varga this morning, the government...

Sustainability

Government to raise capital of Eximbank

The government has ordered HUF 10.9 bln to be regrouped within the government budget to raise the registered capital of...

Sustainability

Fundamenta projects 35-40% increase in new home loans this year

Home savings bank Fundamenta expects the volume of its new home loans to rise 35-40% this year to HUF 330...

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...