Real Estate

Sustainability

KSH: Home sales edge up

There were 89,000 homes sold in Hungary in 2013, up 3.2% from 2012, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) reported today....

Office Market

Skanska sells Green House office building to FHB unit

Real-estate investment fund Torony, managed by Diófa assets manager, which is part of the Hungarian FHB Group, bought Swedish property...

Sustainability

‘Bad bank’ to be set up in Hungary by fall

Hungary plans to set up a "bad bank" to isolate lenders' non-performing loans, National Bank of Hungary (MNB) managing director...

Sustainability

‘Bad bank’ to be set up in Hungary by fall

Hungary plans to set up a "bad bank" to isolate lenders' non-performing loans in fall, National Bank of Hungary (MNB)...

Sustainability

Analysis: More property investors consider Hungary

The following story, by David Lawrence, is from the July 18 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

Sustainability

Commercial property investment up 35% in H1

Hungary saw an increase of 35% in commercial real estate investment in the first half of 2014, according to research...

Construction

Construction soars 28.7% in May

Rail and road work helped construction output grow 2.2% in May as compared to April, and construction in the first...

Construction

Construction dips in March-April, but rises 27.7% for the year

State infrastructure spending helped the country’s construction output increase 27.2% year-on-year in April, the Hungarian Central Statistics Office (KSH) announced...

Sustainability

SSCs keep CEE office market growing

According to the most recent survey by Cushman & Wakefield, 2.4 million square meters of office space are currently under...

Office Market

Several benefits with the electronic construction log

Sándor Habóczky, partner, Head of Real Estate Schönherr Hetényi Attorneys at Law New stories of the Budapest construction scene may...

Construction

Mild weather helps up construction output 28.3% y.o.y. in February

The Central Statistics Office (KSH) today released some figures showing a pretty decent showing by Hungary’s construction industry in February:...

Construction

Construction sector grows 15.9% in Jan

Output of Hungary's construction sector rose 15.9% year-on-year in January, accelerating from an 11.4% increase in the previous month, the...

Sustainability

4,783 foreclosed properties designated for sale in Q1

Financial institutions designated for sale 4,783 foreclosed residential properties for the first quarter of this year, 74% of the quota,...

Sustainability

4,783 foreclosed properties designated for sale in Q1

Financial institutions designated for sale 4,783 foreclosed residential properties for the first quarter of this year, 74% of the quota,...

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...