Real Estate

Real Estate

CEE Real Estate Investment Picking Up

CEE investment volumes rose 143% y.o.y., building on a 70% increase in 2024. The Czech Republic led the growth in...

Construction

Hungarian Construction Lags as V4 Trends Diverge

Construction industry trends in the Visegrád Four (V4) have diverged early this year, with the Czech Republic and Slovakia showing...

Residential

Home Rental Rates Increase 7.9% Year-on-year in May

Home rental rates in Hungary increased by approximately 7.9% year-on-year in May, data compiled by the Central Statistics Office (KSH)...

Office Market

IWG Adds 2 New Regus Offices in Budapest

International Workplace Group is opening two state-of-the-art flexible workspaces in Budapest. These locations are part of a drive by International...

Residential

Home Sales in Hungary Could Reach 155,000 in 2025 – OTP

Home sales in Hungary could reach 155,000 in 2025, climbing from an estimated 130,000-135,000 in 2024, an analysis by the...

Residential

Young Buyers Retreat from Budapest Housing Market, Duna House Report Shows

The presence of younger generations on the Budapest real estate market has declined, with fewer purchases aimed at downsizing or...

Logistics

Retro Jeans to set up Central Warehouse in HelloParks AN1 Hall

Hungarian fashion company Retro Jeans will be the first to move into HelloParks AN1, Hungary's largest speculative industrial building this...

Office Market

Office Concept Goes Thru Fundamental Changes

The office concept has undergone fundamental changes with the impact of hybrid working practices. That builds on complex demands and...

Office Market

Low Levels of Speculative Development in Budapest

Speculative office building in Budapest continues to fall as developers exercise caution in their development strategies. New projects are not...

Residential

Duna House Net Profit Climbs 34% in 1st Quarter of 2025

First-quarter net profit of listed real estate broker Duna House climbed 34% year-on-year to HUF 594 million, news wire MTI...

Office Market

Design Must Meet Tenant Needs and ESG Demands

With changing office requirements for design and management to keep pace with the expectations of tenants and ESG regulations, developers...

Real Estate

DVM at 30: How the ‘Sum of Small Improvements’ Built a ‘Deeply Exciting’ Business

This year, DVM group marks the 30th anniversary of its foundation in Budapest in 1995. To mark the occasion, the...

Office Market

Law Firm Wolf Theiss Sets up Office in Liget Center

International law firm Wolf Theiss is setting up its law office on almost 1,300 square meters in Liget Center Classic...

Construction

M1 Motorway Expansion Set to Begin in September

The expansion of Hungary's M1 motorway, which connects Budapest to the Austrian border, will commence on Sep. 1, according to...

Office Market

Limited Supply and Upward Pressure on Office Rents Across CEE Region

A low development pipeline in combination with limited supply, leading to a scarcity of offices that meet tenant and ESG...

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...