Real Estate

Industrial

Sustainability Accreditation the Market Norm for Office and Industrial

The emergence of third-party sustainability accreditation systems reflects the need for real estate market actors to provide independent and transparent...

Office Market

Plot Location is Critical to Improving our Cities

Developers, planners and architects must build according to ESG market needs, EU Taxonomy and city planning regulations. For Budapest, there...

Office Market

Green Requirements now Central to Investment Decisions

ESG issues are becoming predominant in the real estate investment process as institutional (and increasingly private) investors will be expected...

Logistics

Infogroup Continues Operation as Innovinia

In September 2024, one of Hungary's leading real estate developers, Infogroup, best known for its industrial-logistics developments, changed its name...

Residential

Home Rental Rates in Hungary Rise 9.9% in August

Home rental rates in Hungary rose 9.9% year-on-year in August, data compiled by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) from listings...

Sustainability

New Implementation Decrees for Hungarian ESG Act Now Out

On Aug. 15, SzTFH Decree 12/2024 (VIII. 15.) and SzTFH Decree 13/2024 (VIII. 15.) were published in the official Hungarian...

Office Market

Market Talk: How ESG is Shaping Real Estate

ESG compliance is a necessity for a successful real estate project with increasingly stringent and all-embracing international regulations and market...

Logistics

Waberer’s Unit Wins Magyar Posta Logistics Base Tender

WPL-Log, the real estate business of listed hauler Waberer's International, has won a tender to develop a logistics base for...

Sustainability

The Hungarian Forestry Firm Working to Restore Soil, Spread Carbon Credits

For the past year and a half, climate policy consultant Viktor Jósa has been contributing to the sustainable business development...

Construction

Hungary’s Construction Activity Falls in July

Hungary’s construction sector saw a 6.2% decline in output in July 2024 compared to the same period last year, according...

Construction

Évosz Advocates Allowing Use of Pension Savings for Home Purchase, Renovation

The National Federation of Hungarian Building Contractors (Évosz) said it advocated allowing Hungarians to use their savings in voluntary pension...

Office Market

RTL Hungary Moves Into Liget Center

One of Hungary's largest commercial TV channels, RTL Hungary, has moved into its new downtown home, Liget Center, developed and...

Office Market

Pioneering a Fresh Approach to how Real Estate is Used

The pre-pandemic boom years for commercial real estate are a distant memory, but Mátyás Gereben, country manager of CPI Hungary,...

Residential

Surge in Demand for Homes and Apartments in August

The demand for homes and apartments for sale in Hungary saw a substantial increase in August, reaching levels close to...

Residential

Budapest Sees Highest Rise in New Flat Prices Among EU Capitals

Budapest experienced the most significant rise in new flat prices among EU capitals last year, with an increase of 11.2%...

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...