Real Estate

Residential

Number of Homes Built Rises in Q1-Q3

The number of new homes built in the first three quarters of 2022 increased by 7.7% year-on-year, according to data...

Residential

Housing Market Kept Slowing Down in October

According to a monthly transaction number estimate by Duna House Group, a total of 8,326 residential properties changed hands in...

Office Market

MNB: Commercial Property Market Requires Special Attention

Hungary's commercial property market requires special attention as higher energy, construction, and financing costs challenge both demand and supply sides,...

Construction

Sustaining the Continued Growth of the Hungarian Solar PV Market

The Hungarian solar PV market is ready to grow and is flush with investment opportunity, but also faces grid capacity...

Residential

Used Apartment Square Meter Prices up y.o.y.

The price per average sqm of used apartments has increased significantly in the first nine months of the year, compared...

Residential

Construction of Living’s 1st Residential Project in Buda Begins

Living, Wing’s umbrella brand specializing in residential properties, is launching its first residential park project in Budapest's District XIII, on...

Residential

Polish Firms Pass on Energy Price Increases to Customers

For most small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in Poland, the first reaction to a significant increase in energy prices is...

Residential

Many Domestic Homeowners Underinsured

The ratio of domestic home insurance per population is currently around 73-74%, which is considered good internationally, but almost 2/3...

Residential

Real Estate Prices Stagnate in October

The average square meter price of apartments in Budapest was HUF 959,000 in mid-October, and that of houses was HUF...

Logistics

East-West Gate Logistics Terminal Inaugurated

East-West Gate, a HUF 30 billion intermodal logistics terminal in Fényeslitke (290 km northeast of Budapest), near Hungary's border with...

Construction

Évosz Expects Orders to Drop off Next Year

Two-thirds of the member companies of the National Association of Construction Contractors (Évosz) expect a significant decrease in orders next...

Residential

Cordia Completes Grand Corvin 2, Plans New Urban Regeneration Project

The last residential building along the Corvin Promenade has been completed, but Futureal Group and its member Cordia are set...

Logistics

Gebrüder Weiss Spending HUF 10 bln on Logistics Base

Gebrüder Weiss Kft. is spending HUF 10 billion to add 10,500 sqm of space at its logistics base in Dunaharaszti...

Office Market

TriGranit Hands Over 1st Phase of Millennium Gardens

TriGranit has completed the first phase of its Millenium Gardens office project overlooking the Danube on the Pest bank of...

Construction

Construction Output Volume in August Same as a Year Ago

Hungary's volume of construction output in August 2022 was the same as a year ago, according to raw data published...

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...