Real Estate

Industrial

Lovász Forgácsoló completes HUF 818 mln expansion

Lovász Forgácsoló has completed a HUF 818 mln expansion at its base in Gyula in southeastern Hungary, the metalworking company...

Sustainability

K&H market share of home loan outlays climbs over 16%

Hungarian K&H Bank, which is a subsidiary of Belgian parent KBC Bank, had the market share of its home loan...

Industrial

Diehl launches HUF 3 bln expansion in Hungary

Germany's Diehl laid the cornerstone of a HUF 3 bln production hall at its aircraft parts base in Nyírbátor in...

Office Market

Skanska launches Nordic Light office project in Budapest

Skanska Property Hungary has started construction work on its seventh office building in Budapest, dubbed Nordic Light, on inner Váci...

Sustainability

Yields on Hungary office transactions drop slightly

Investments on Hungary's real estate market totalled €158 mln in the third quarter, and yields on the office market slightly...

Logistics

GKI-Erste: Business expectations stable, consumer confidence worsens

GKI-Erste's combined gauge of consumer and business confidence fell to 0.7 points in November from 1.2 points in October as...

Sustainability

CPI Hungary sees an increase of 20%

CPI Group member CPI Hungary (formerly called Ablon) says it sees signs of the office market recovering after an increase...

Sustainability

GKI: Property index climbs

The National Property Index,which is a biannual gauge of supply and demand as well as expectations of market players collected...

Sustainability

KSH: Construction output climbs 27%

Output of Hungary's construction sector climbed 27% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2014, the Central Statistics Office (KSH)...

Office Market

Home building permits rise 30% in Hungary

The number of permits issued for new home construction rose 30.4%, reaching a total of 6,947 in the first three...

Sustainability

Improving investment climate

The following story, by David Lawrence, originally appeared in the October 31-November 13 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

Logistics

GKI-Erste: Business, consumer confidence improve

GKI-Erste's combined gauge of consumer and business confidence increased 1.2 points in October from minus 2.3 points in September as...

Sustainability

KSH: Home loan approvals on the rise

In the first half of 2014, the number of home loan approvals was more than 23,000, up 33% year-on-year, and...

Construction

KSH: Construction output down again in August

Construction output fell by 0.2% month-on-month in August, following a sharp contraction in June and a drop in July, the...

Sustainability

Hungary sees revival of real estate investment activity

Hungary is experiencing a revival of its economic performance and real estate investment activity which follows several years of poor...

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...