Real Estate

Industrial

Central and Eastern European Industrial Remains Attractive Despite Development Downturn

The Central and Eastern European markets are attractive development and investment options. Leading international industrial park developers and operators are...

Industrial

Some Signs of Cooling, but Sector Continues to Boom

The industrial and logistics sector continues to boom, with leading CEE regional industrial park developers and operators and Hungarian players...

Real Estate

Industrial Tenantsʼ Demands Becoming More Sophisticated

According to the tenant representatives and consultants, Newmark VLK Hungary, Hungary’s industrial and logistics market is increasingly driven by client...

Construction

Most Construction Companies Expect Tighter Margins in 2025

Approximately 52% of Hungarian construction companies expect their profit margins to narrow in 2025, a survey of 400 businesses conducted...

Logistics

HelloParks to Deliver 2 New Warehouse Halls North and West of Budapest

HelloParks has commenced construction of two new sustainable industrial and logistics facilities in Fót and Páty (North and West of...

Construction

Hungary’s Construction Output Falls 4.5% in February, Building Sector Sees Sharp Decline

Hungary’s construction sector continued to contract in February 2025, with total output down approximately 4.5% year-on-year, according to fresh data...

Real Estate

Front Line Establishes Distribution Center at CTPark Budapest West

Front Line Hungary has launched operations at its new 1,500 sqm distribution center at CTPark Budapest West. The center will...

Sustainability

Schaeffler Expands Solar Park in Szombathely as Part of Climate Strategy

Schaeffler Savaria Kft., the Hungarian subsidiary of the global Schaeffler Group, has expanded its on-site solar park in Szombathely, reinforcing...

Residential

Sales of 2nd Phase of Le Jardin Residential Park in District XIII Underway

Sales of the second phase of Living's green residential development Le Jardin have started, with the project offering some 147...

Residential

Hungary’s Housing Capital Program Expanded to HUF 300 bln

The Housing Capital program, initiated by the Ministry of National Economy, coordinated by the National Capital Holding, and financed by...

Real Estate

Delegates at Mipim Look to Sustainable Upturn

Delegates to Mipim in Cannes, were concerned with whether there is a sustained improvement in the development and investment markets....

Sustainability

Erste Purchase Proves ESG key to Major Investment Deals

ESG issues are becoming central to transactions at the high end of the commercial real estate markets, as exemplified by...

Real Estate

CTP Signs Built-to-suit Lease With Manufacturer Zoomlion

CTP has signed a 10-year built-to-suit lease agreement with Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion to relocate its operations to CTPark Tatabánya. Through...

Sustainability

Zwack Unicum Joins National Tree Planting Day Initiative

As part of its commitment to sustainability, Zwack Unicum Nyrt. joined the inaugural National Tree Planting Day as an official...

Construction

Construction Output Volume Down Significantly in January

Construction output volume In Hungary lagged behind the previous year’s level by 9.6% in January 2025 according to raw data...

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...