Real Estate

Sustainability

Skanska Launches ESG+ Office Package

Today, an ESG-compliant office is not only a necessity due to market changes and EU requirements, but also an added...

Residential

Újház Debuts Construction Industry Trend Monitor

The Újház Construction Industry Trend Monitor will now monthly present the current situation of the domestic high-rise construction sector. The...

Logistics

Rossmann Starts HUF 20 bln Logistics Investment in Üllő

Rossmann Hungary is set to build a 28,000 sqm logistics center in Üllő by the end of 2025, which will...

Sustainability

Trending in Hungary: Could AI Help Smooth the way for ESG Reporting?

With constant changes within Hungarian sustainability reporting requirements and advanced expectations from affected companies, consulting professionals across Budapest discuss the...

Sustainability

Sustainability Increasingly Part of the Commercial Real Estate Investment Cycle

ESG-compliant features and sustainability accreditation are increasingly the norm in real estate as an essential requirement from tenants and investors...

Sustainability

ESG Compliance in Hungary: Changes, Requirements and Deadlines

With the implementation of the ESG Act by the Hungarian Parliament, alongside additional requirements for domestic companies set by the...

Sustainability

Safeguarding Supply Chains: Navigating Global Changes with ESG-compliant Resilience Strategies

The dynamic landscape of trade barriers and heightened regulatory demands necessitates a fundamental realignment of international supply chains. However, the...

Sustainability

Budapest One Achieves Well ‘Platinum’ Accreditation

The 25,000 sqm Budapest One project has become the first office complex in Hungary to be awarded the highest possible...

Sustainability

More Hungarian Firms Must Prepare EU Sustainability Reports

European initiatives regarding sustainability reporting are being introduced across the continent, with many Hungarian companies having to adhere to new...

Construction

Debrecen Developing Eastern Portion to Become Residential

Debrecen (225 km east of Budapest) mayor László Papp spoke about infrastructure development in the eastern part of the city...

Office Market

New Tenants Moving Into Wing’s Liberty Building This Summer

Four new tenants will be moving into Liberty, Wing’s mixed-use development, in summer 2024. Coop, FedEx, Praktiker, and 3 Print...

Office Market

Graphisoft Park Earnings Rise 31% in 2023

After-tax profit of Graphisoft Park, which owns and operates a business park in the north of Budapest, rose 31pc to...

Construction

2023 Saw Slump in Housing Construction, Permits

In 2023, some 18,647 new dwellings were built in Hungary, 9.2% fewer than a year earlier. The number of dwellings...

Logistics

Minister Issues Designations for 18 More Logistics Parks

Another 18 logistics parks have been officially designated, the National Economy Ministry said on Tuesday, according to a report by...

Construction

Preparations Begin for Rákosrendező Rehabilitation 

Around 65 parties using areas of the Rákosrendező train station and rail yard in the north of Budapest are being...

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...