Real Estate

Sustainability

Hungary Ranked 13th in KPMG Net Zero Readiness Index

Of the 32 countries featured, Hungary was placed just behind Spain and just ahead of the United States. Poland, the...

Office Market

Uncertainty in the Investment Markets

While international, regional, and domestic investors continue to show interest in the Hungarian and Central European investment markets, the current...

Residential

Hungary Home Prices Climb by Nearly 20%

Home prices rose by close to one-fifth in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier, news agency...

Residential

Nearly 20% of Homes Could Undergo Renovation in Coming Year

Close to 20% of Hungarian homes could undergo renovation in the coming year, according to a representative survey of homeowners...

Residential

Over 43,000 Apply for Home PV, Heating Upgrade Subsidies

More than 43,000 households have applied for over HUF 200 billion in government subsidies to install home solar panels and...

Office Market

Futureal Investment Partners Redevelops Wratislavia Tower in Wroclaw

Futureal Investments Partners has announced that it will start the renovation of one of its recently acquired real estate investments...

Residential

University Town Rents, Real Estate Prices Rise

Both rental and apartment prices in university towns have risen significantly, according to the Takarék Index, an analysis of the...

Office Market

CPIPG to provide local asset management services to Immofinanz

Following the majority takeover of Immofinanz by CPI Property Group (CPIPG), resulting in the shareholding of about 77%, Immofinanz announced...

Construction

Masterplast income up 28% y.o.y.

Second-quarter net income of listed building materials maker Masterplast rose 28% year-on-year to EUR 8.197 million, lifted by financial profit,...

Residential

Number of planned dwellings in Budapest up in H1

The number of homes to be built based on issued dwelling construction permits and simple declarations was 17,715 in H1...

Construction

Hungary to extend preferential home construction VAT rate

Hungary's government will extend a 5% preferential VAT rate for home construction for another two years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán...

Sustainability

Europa Capital, ConvergenCE 1st to commit to WiredScore certification in Hungary

WiredScore, a global certification for technology in real estate, has launched its WiredScore and SmartScore certifications in Hungary. WiredScore already...

Office Market

Budapest modern office stock at 4.093 mln sqm in Q2

Budapest's total modern office stock added up to 4,093,250 sqm in Q2 2022, consisting of 3,398,770 sqm of "A" and...

Residential

Rent rises continue accelerating

The rise in rents continued to accelerate in June, according to the national rent index of the Central Statistics Office...

Residential

Student sublet rents jump 9%

On average, students admitted to higher education institutions in Budapest will have to pay almost 9% more for sublet rents...

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...