Real Estate

Residential

Home Rental Rates in Hungary Rise 22% in October

Home rental rates in Hungary rose 22.1% year-on-year in October, data compiled by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) from listings...

Logistics

Magyar Posta Prepares for Year-end Peak of Christmas Orders

In preparation for the year-end peak of Christmas gift orders, Magyar Posta installed around 140 new parcel machines across the...

Residential

Real Estate Sales Down 28% y.o.y. in October

The real estate market had its weakest month of the year so far in October, writes profitline.hu....

Construction

Construction Output Volume up 1.6% y.o.y. in Hungary

The volume of Hungary's construction output in September 2022 was about 1.6% higher than a year ago, according to raw...

Residential

Fewer Homeowners Plan to Renovate in Coming Year

Around 18% of Hungarian homes could undergo renovation in the coming year, a representative survey of homeowners by economic research...

Office Market

Positive Budapest Office Figures Recorded

Total supply in the Budapest office market has reached 4.7 million sqm as of the third quarter of the year,...

Residential

Cordia Starts Selling 500 More Homes in Budapest

Residential property developer Cordia is adding more than 500 homes to its supply in three developments. Together with these new...

Construction

Financial Profit Lifts Masterplast Earnings in Q3

Third-quarter after-tax profit of listed Hungarian building materials maker Masterplast rose 10% year-on-year to EUR 5,555,000, boosted by a financial...

Office Market

Graphisoft Park Profit Rose 18% y.o.y.

Net profit of Graphisoft Park, which owns and operates a business park in the north of Budapest, rose 18% year-on-year...

Logistics

Jysk Inaugurates EUR 200 mln Regional Distribution Center in Hungary

Danish home furnishings retailer Jysk inaugurated a EUR 200 million regional distribution center in Ecser, on the outskirts of Budapest,...

Office Market

Opportunities Exist, But Market Becoming More Cautious

With economic, financial, and geopolitical uncertainties acting as barriers to development and demand in office, retail and hotel, future development...

Industrial

Industrial and Logistics Development Continues to Boom

The industrial and logistics sector boom continues unabated, as demand remains high and vacancy stands at a record low. Analysts...

Sustainability

Energy Efficiency Crucial for a Successful Office Project

In the current environment, energy efficiency is becoming ever more critical when letting or selling an asset. The location and...

Office Market

Record may Fall, but Restrained Activity Prevails in the Office Market

Few office developments are expected to be undertaken in the near future as supply and demand in the Budapest office...

Office Market

Developments Delivered Amid Rising Market Concerns

Although there are substantial pipelines in the office, logistics, and even the hotel markets in Hungary, questions remain about demand,...

Office Market

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,...

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...

Construction

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...

Residential

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,...

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...

Construction

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...

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....