Real Estate

Residential

Housing Market Tightens as Average Listing Price Reaches HUF 1.2 mln/sqm in Budapest

Finding a livable home in Budapest for HUF 40 million is becoming increasingly difficult, as average listing price per sqm...

Office Market

International Workplace Group Opens Regus Office in Szentendre

The International Workplace Group has opened a new flexible workspace in Szentendre near the capital, delivering more than 1,000 sqm...

Residential

Home Rental Rates in Hungary Climb 8.6% in February

Home rental rates in Hungary rose 8.6% year-on-year in February, data compiled by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) from listings...

Logistics

Erste Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund Buys 2 HelloParks Warehouses in Record Deal

In a record-breaking deal for Hungary's industrial real estate market, Erste Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund has acquired two HelloParks...

Construction

Pre-emption Right Exercised for HUF 30.5 bln Rákosrendező Site

Budapest Közművek Nonprofit (BKM), owned by the Budapest municipal council, is the only entity to exercise pre-emption rights to purchase...

Construction

Efficiency the Top Challenge for Construction Industry in 2025

Improving efficiency is the biggest challenge facing Hungarian construction companies this year, according to an analysis published by professional association...

Residential

Duna House Earnings Climb 18% Year-on-year in 2024

Net income of listed real estate broker Duna House rose by approximately 18% to HUF 2.9 bln in 2024, MTI...

Industrial

CEE Industrial Market Still Attractive Despite Development Downturn

The CEE industrial market has grown on the back of increasing demand for industrial space to meet FDI, notably in...

Office Market

Graphisoft Park Earnings Edge Slightly Higher in 2024

After-tax profit of Graphisoft Park, which owns and operates a business park in the north of Budapest, rose 1% to...

Construction

No Rebound in Hungary’s Housing Construction Sector

Hungary’s housing construction sector showed no signs of recovery in 2024, with the number of new homes built and construction...

Real Estate

EU Taxonomy Becomes Basic Requirement

This year, companies will begin fully aligning with the EU Taxonomy, which aims to determine if an economic activity is...

Real Estate

CEE Region Investment Volume on the Rise, CBRE Says

Investor appetite in the CEE region strengthened remarkably in the last months of last year, according to CBRE Hungary’s Market...

Real Estate

Domestic Players ‘Dominate’ Real Estate in 2024, Will International Money Follow in 2025?

Hungary saw real estate investments from domestic and international shareholders in 2024, with handovers in office, retail, and industrial fields....

Office Market

ARM Processors Moves to Millennium Gardens, Securing Over 3,400 sqm Office Space 

ARM Processors, a global leader in semiconductor and computing solutions, has chosen Millennium Gardens as its new office in Budapest,...

Residential

Home Rental Rates in Hungary Climb 9.4% in January

Home rental rates in Hungary rose approximately 9.4% year-on-year in January, data compiled by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) from...

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...