Real Estate

Construction

KSH: Construction sector output growth slows to 0.2% in July

Output of the Hungarian construction sector saw a year-on-year rise of 0.2% in July, decelerating from a year-on-year growth of...

Sustainability

Home sales edge down from previous months in August

A little more than 11,000 homes changed hands in Hungary in August compared to around 12,000 in the previous months,...

Industrial

Ferzol completes HUF 520 mln production hall

Hungarian metal-working company Ferzol inaugurated a HUF 520 mln production hall at its base in Tápiószőlős, near Budapest, on Friday,...

Sustainability

Government establishes home size thresholds for personal bankruptcy

The government has laid down home size thresholds for eligibility of personal bankruptcy in a decree published in the latest...

Sustainability

Government establishes home size thresholds for personal bankruptcy

The government has laid down home size thresholds for eligibility of personal bankruptcy in a decree published in the latest...

Industrial

Wizz Air completes HUF 1 bln hangar at Budapest Airport

Hungary-based low-cost airline Wizz Air today inaugurated a HUF 1 bln hangar at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungarian...

Sustainability

Report: Home sales expected to reach 150,000 in 2015

Home sales in Hungary could grow to 150,000 this year, up from last year’s 114,000, real estate broker Otthon Centrum...

Logistics

GKI-Erste confidence index up slightly in August

GKI-Ersteʼs combined gauge of consumer and business confidence stood at -2.1 points in August, up slightly from -3.1 in July....

Sustainability

Duna House profits up almost 50% in 2014

Real estate agent franchise Duna House had after-tax profits of HUF 735 mln in 2014, up almost 50% from a...

Sustainability

Hungarians must work almost eight years to buy property

Hungarians have to work, on average, 7.8 years to pay the price of a new 70 sqm flat, according to...

Construction

KSH: Hungary’s construction sector grows 10.2% in June

Output of the construction sector in Hungary saw a year-on-year rise of 10.2% in June, edging up a seasonally- and...

Sustainability

Nearly one-third of Hungarian homes sold in July bought as investments

Approximately 30% of home purchases in Hungary in July were made as investments, according to data compiled by Duna House real estate...

Sustainability

JLL represents AEW Europe in Hungarian transaction

Representing AEW Europe in the disposal of their Hungarian real estate portfolio, JLL contributed to the largest portfolio sale in Hungary since the global...

Office Market

KSH: Hungary’s home building permits rise 39% in H1

The number of permits issued for new home construction in Hungary saw a year-on.year rise of 39.2%, reaching 5,581, in...

Industrial

Andritz completes HUF 144 mln expansion

Austrian-owned generator house manufacturer Andritz completed a HUF 144 mln expansion funded by the European Union and the Hungarian state...

Office Market

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,...

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...

Construction

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...

Residential

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,...

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...

Construction

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...

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....