Real Estate

Construction

Building modification contract guidelines amended

Hungary's Public Procurement Council has amended guidelines for modifying contracts that establish a legal framework for sharing the burden of...

Office Market

S Immo Hungary renovates lobby of Budapest HQ

Real estate investment company S Immo Hungary has decided to renovate the lobby of its Budapest HQ in the City...

Residential

Housing market turnover, prices up consistently last year

The Hungarian housing market was characterized by an annual increase in turnover and a persistent rise in house prices in...

Residential

Demand spikes for larger flats in District XIII

A survey by Ingatlan.com, commissioned by the D&B Ingatlanfejlesztő-Group, revealed that the interest of buyers in District XIII in 70-139...

Construction

Slovakia construction growth eases in March

Construction output in Slovakia rose by 1.9% from the previous year in March, slowing sharply from a 13.3% surge in...

Construction

Construction output volume up 10.5% y.o.y. in March

The volume of construction output in March 2022 surpassed the previous year’s level by 10.5% according to raw data published...

Residential

Rental prices rising nationally

There is a significant rise in prices in the national rental market, according to profitline.hu....

Office Market

Graphisoft Park earnings rise 5% in Q1

First-quarter net profit of Graphisoft Park, which owns and operates a business park in the north of Budapest, rose 5%...

Construction

Construction professionals expecting crisis

Professionals in the construction industry are pessimistic, with 95% expecting a crisis, 83% of whom believe it will be this...

Residential

Balaton real estate prices up 90-200% since 2015

In Balatonfüred (125 km southwest of Budapest) and its surroundings, the highest average demand for second-hand flats was asked in...

Residential

Hungary home price increase climbs over 20%

Home price growth in Hungary accelerated to 21% in the fourth quarter of last year from the same period in...

Construction

Number of homes built falls in Q1 2022

Some 4,528 new dwellings were built in the first quarter of 2022, 26% fewer than a year earlier, according to...

Office Market

OTIS extends lease in CityZen office building

OTIS Felvonó Kft. has announced extending its lease contract in the CityZen office building managed and operated by ConvergenCE....

Office Market

MET Group moving office to Budapart

MET Group has signed a lease contract for more than 4,000 sqm of office space in the BudaPart district, according...

Residential

Hungary home sales fall 12% in April

Home sales in Hungary fell 12% year-on-year to 11,911 in April, an estimate by listed real estate broker Duna House...

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...