Real Estate

Sustainability

Construction in 2013: Up in Budapest, down everywhere else

The Central Statistics Office (KSH) today put the concerning recent declining trend for the non-Budapest construction sector into hard *cold*...

Logistics

GKI-Erste confidence index down, 9-month streak snapped

What goes up must come down, as the old saw goes, and the principle applies for the GKI-Erste gauge of...

Construction

KSH: Construction output up 11.4% in 2013

Today’s release from the Central Statistics Office (KSH) focuses on the construction industry, with the latest round of figures showing...

Construction

Hungary automotive industry engine for growth through 2013

Automotive companies remain the engine of growth for the country's industrial sector, detailed data published by the Central Statistics Office...

Office Market

Ablon appoints rental agents on four Budapest office buildings

Developer Ablon Group yesterday announced the appointment of Cushman & Wakefield and Jones Lang LaSalle as co-exclusive rental agents for...

Industrial

Prologis reports 89.5% occupancy rate in CEE properties

International real estate owner/developer Prologis, Inc. yesterday released some statistics on company activity in 2013, starting with the 1.15 million...

Logistics

GKI-Erste Consumer/business confidence index up

The GKI-Erste combined consumer/business confidence index rose to -1.7 points from -2.9 points in January, a level unseen for more...

Sustainability

Investment volume up 9.8% in 2013

The volume of investments in the national economy increased by 9.8% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2013, the latest...

Logistics

Consumer/business confidence index up for November

The GKI-Erste combined consumer-business confidence index rose to -6.1 points in November from -9.3 in October as the outlook for...

Construction

Construction output volume up 9.3% in September

As in previous months, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) was today able to report a continuing increase in construction output,...

Sustainability

Beyond Budapest, construction in Hungary declining

According to newly-released figures from the Central Statistics Office (KSH), 4077 new dwellings were built, 37% fewer than a year...

Office Market

Green certification: Everybody wants some

While most analysts are still very cautious about talking of a recovery on Budapest’s office market, green certification and eco-friendliness...

Construction

Machinery, automotive sectors lift industrial output in July

The machinery and automotive sectors lifted Hungary's industrial output in July, a detailed reading of data published by the Central...

Construction

July construction output down from June, up from 2012

Despite at least one major news outlet’s assessment that the Hungarian “construction sector output screech[ed] to a halt” in July...

Logistics

Hungary business sentiment improves, consumer confidence deteriorates

The GKI-Erste combined consumer-business confidence index for Hungary rose slightly in August as business confidence improved, but consumer expectations deteriorated,...

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...