Real Estate

Residential

Capital’s New Housing Market Shrank by Half Last Year

Based on the primary demand and supply indicators, the capital's new housing market shrank by half last year, according to...

Logistics

Rossmann Developing 28,000 sqm Logistics Center in Üllő

Rossmann is developing a 28,000 sqm logistics center and a 4,000 sqm office in Üllő (30 km southeast of Budapest),...

Sustainability

Allee Shopping Center GRESB ESG Rating, Affirmed as One of Europe’s Most Sustainable Retail Destinations

Allee Shopping Center in Budapest was assessed as one of the most sustainable shopping centers on the continent. Having secured...

Construction

Construction Output Down 12.8% y.o.y. in November

Construction output volume, based on raw data, lagged behind the previous year’s level by 12.8% in November 2023, according to...

Construction

Slovakia Construction Output Rises in November

Slovakia's construction output increased 6.9% year-on-year in November from a 5% rise in the previous month, data from the Slovak...

Residential

Duna House Projects 110,000-130,000 Home Sales in 2024

Home sales in Hungary are expected to reach 110,000-130,000 this year, listed real estate broker Duna House said on Friday,...

Construction

Construction Materials Could Become Even More Expensive

Construction materials may already become more expensive than inflation by the first quarter, writes piacesprofit.hu....

Office Market

New Multifunctional Center to be Built at Puskás Ferenc Stadion Metro Station

The Centrale multifunctional building complex will be built at one of the city's main intermodal hubs, the Puskás Ferenc Stadion...

Residential

Home Prices in Hungary Nearly Triple Since 2010

Home prices in Hungary have climbed 185% since 2010, at one of the fastest rates in the European Union, data...

Residential

Rental Prices Expected to Rise by Over 10% in 2024

Rents in Budapest have increased by 19% in a year, fuelled mainly by record high inflation, Rentingo.com says in its...

Residential

Housing Market Starts Year Strong

The housing market started the year strongly after last year's stagnation, according to the analysis of ingtalan.com, which describes the...

Construction

Construction Industry Waste Doubles Over Past Decade

The volume of waste generated by Hungary's construction industry has more than doubled over a 10-year period, according to data...

Residential

Hungary Home Sales Climb 21% in December

Home sales in Hungary rose 21% year-on-year to 7,813 in December, a monthly estimate by listed real estate broker Duna...

Office Market

2023 a Restrained 12 Months for Deals

This has been a restrained year for development activity in the office and retail fields. That in the industrial and...

Office Market

Q1-3 Real Estate Investment Lowest in CEE for a Decade

Investment figures for the first three quarters of the year (the most up-to-date statistics at the time of writing) have...

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...