Real Estate

Sustainability

Wing Development Skylight City Receives Breeam Certification

Skylight City, an office building developed by Wing, has received a Very Good rating under the Breeam In-Use sustainability certification...

Residential

Home Rental Rates in Hungary Rise 15.6% in May

Home rental rates in Hungary rose 15.6% year-on-year in May, data compiled by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) from listings...

Residential

Demand for Real Estate Falls 42% y.o.y.

Nationally, the demand for real estate for sale decreased by 42% on an annual basis between January and May....

Residential

Otpotthon.hu Debuts Website Section Dedicated to Modern Homes

Real estate portal Otpotthon.hu has created a separate category on its website for modern homes in new housing developments, looking...

Construction

Construction Output Down 3.2% y.o.y. in April

According to raw data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH), the volume of construction output in Hungary lagged behind...

Construction

Slovak Construction Output Down in April

Construction output in Slovakia shrank 8.3% year-on-year in April, the second month of contraction, although easing from a 10.1% fall...

Office Market

Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Moves to Telekom HQ Building

Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions has moved to Telekom HQ, a Wing development, meaning that one of the largest office buildings...

Construction

Coca-Cola HBC Hungary Makes Biggest Investment in 16 Years in Dunaharaszti

Coca-Cola HBC Hungary, which claims to be the largest beverage company in the country, says it is investing around EUR...

Office Market

Economic Climate Restrains CEE Investment Activity

The first quarter of 2023 saw CEE investment volumes decline by around 57% year-on-year. That is still marginally better than...

Office Market

More Developers Delivering Well-accredited Office Buildings

IBM has established its headquarters in the first 16,000 sqm phase of the Corvin Innovation Campus. The complex, in the...

Sustainability

H2Offices 1st Phase Gets Leed Platinum Certification

The first phase of Skanska's H2Offices has earned a Platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) Core and Shell...

Residential

Hungary Home Stock Grows as Population Declines

The number of homes in Hungary has grown even as the population has declined, data from the 2022 census presented...

Sustainability

The Social Aspect of ESG is Now Inescapable

Around 15% of people in society live with special needs. For them, information about which buildings are wheelchair accessible or...

Office Market

Finding the Balance in a Developing Market

You don’t have to be a real estate expert to appreciate how far and fast the automotive and e-mobility sectors...

Residential

Hungary Home Sales Drop 19% in May

Home sales in Hungary fell 19% year-on-year to 10,187 in May, a monthly estimate by listed real estate broker Duna...

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...