Real Estate

Logistics

Consumer, business confidence improves slightly in April

GKI-Ersteʼs combined gauge of consumer and business confidence climbed to minus 2.9 points in April from minus 3.6 points in...

Sustainability

Report: Global commercial real estate transactions boost Hungary’s in Q1

Preliminary global direct commercial real estate investment transaction volumes reached $148 bln in the first quarter of the year, up...

Industrial

Coloplast doubles size of base in Nyírbátor

Danish medical supplies company Coloplast yesterday inaugurated a HUF 7.9 bln production hall at its base in Nyírbátor, northeastern Hungary,...

Construction

Hungaryʼs construction sector output growth slows to 5.1%

Output of Hungary’s construction sector saw a year-on-year rise of 5.1% in February, slowing from an 8% increase in the...

Office Market

Skanska lays cornerstone for Nordic Light Offices in Budapest

Skanska Property Hungary yesterday laid the cornerstone of its 7th office building on inner Váci út in Budapest called Nordic...

Sustainability

Home sales jump 51% in March

The number of homes sold in Hungary jumped by a year-on-year 51% in March, reaching a total of 12,263, real...

Industrial

Euromedic winds up HUF 1 bln logistics base in Budapest

Euromedic Hungary completed a HUF 1 bln logistics base in Budapest, the medical supplies company told Hungarian news agency MTI...

Logistics

GKI-Erste: Consumer confidence worsens

Despite improved outlook for businesses, GKI-Ersteʼs combined gauge of consumer and business confidence edged down to -3.6 points in March...

Construction

KSH: Hungary’s construction sector output up 8% in January

Output of construction sector in Hungary increased by a year-on-year 8% in January, following a drop of a 2.2% in...

Industrial

Research: Retail food sales grow 4% in Hungary

Retail food sales in Hungary in the period of February 2014 - January 2015 increased by 4% in volume terms...

Sustainability

Report: €580 mln invested in commercial properties in 2014

Last year Hungary witnessed its second highest transaction volume since 2007 with a total volume of just over €580 mln,...

Office Market

Krisztina Palace receives green building rating

Krisztina Palace, the property of Union Investment, has been awarded the BREEAM In Use ‘Very Good’ rating in two categories...

Office Market

KSH: Home building permits rise 28% in 2014

The number of permits issued for the construction of new homes rose by 27.8%, reaching 9,633, last year for a...

Logistics

GKI-Erste: Consumer, business confidence down slightly in February

GKI-Erste's combined gauge of consumer and business confidence fell to minus 3.2 points in February from 2.9 points in January...

Sustainability

Asset manager calls tenders for real estate appraisal, due diligence

The Hungarian Reorganization and Receivables Management Company (MARK), established by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) last November to buy...

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...