Real Estate

Residential

Hungary home sales fall 6% y.o.y. in October

Home sales in Hungary fell 6% year-on-year to 11,526 in October, state news wire MTI reports, citing an estimate by...

Sustainability

Just 2.6% of homes in Hungary nearly zero-energy buildings

Just 2.6% of homes and accommodation-type properties in Hungary received a rating of BB or higher (meeting near-zero energy requirements)...

Residential

About 20% of homeowners plan renovations

Around 20% of Hungarian homes could undergo renovation in the coming year, a representative survey of homeowners by economic research...

Industrial

Industrial property market takeup falls 19% y.o.y. in Q3

Take-up on the industrial property market in and around Budapest reached 143,500 sqm in the third quarter, falling 19% from...

Sustainability

CPI Hungary holds Go Green Day

CPI organized tenant days, called Go Green Day, to continue building community in office buildings by meeting in person after...

Office Market

Investment Shows Signs of Uplift

Global commercial real estate firm Avison Young has traced EUR 4.2 billion in investment volume for the first half-year in...

Office Market

East Gate Business Park’s Hall D3 at 100% occupancy

The more than 9,000 sqm Hall D3 in East Gate Business Park has reached 100% occupancy, according to a press...

Residential

Resale home prices in bigger cities climb 10%

Resale home prices in county seats and cities with more than 50,000 residents - excluding the capital - rose about...

Residential

Home rental rates in Hungary rise 5.7% in September

Home rental rates in Hungary rose 5.7% year-on-year in September, climbing for the fourth month in a row after falling...

Construction

GVH launches wood market probe

Hungary's Competition Office (GVH) announced the launch of a probe to identify market trends behind a large-scale rise in the...

Office Market

Colliers wins PM and FM mandate of Codic’s Green Court Office

As of September 2021, Colliers is responsible for the property and facility management services of Green Court Office, a new,...

Residential

Kassák Passage building structure completed

The structure of Kassák Passage, the second phase of Living’s Kassák project, and the continuation of the already completed Kassák...

Office Market

Does the office make the employer? Workplaces becoming community spaces

Employees have enjoyed the freedom to choose where they work—being away from the office community. But does it provide motivation,...

Residential

Home buyers from outside EU down 40% from 2019

Homebuyers from outside the European Union applied for a license to purchase real estate in Hungary in 2,200 cases last...

Construction

HelloParks Starts Construction of Fót Megapark

HelloParks has celebrated placing the first column of its initial 45,000 sqm warehouse in Fót, close to Budapest. The development,...

Industrial

Growing Predominance of BTS in Industrial Development

Analysts see fewer speculative industrial development project starts, while built-to-suit projects, particularly in regional hubs in the production sector, have...

Real Estate

Optimism on Stage, Reality in the Market: Is European Real Estate Really Recovering?

The recent Portfolio Property Investment Forum in Budapest and Expo Real in Munich offered two contrasting perspectives on the commercial...

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...

Growing Predominance of BTS in Industrial Development

Analysts see fewer speculative industrial development project starts, while built-to-suit projects, particularly in regional hubs in the production sector, have...

Optimism on Stage, Reality in the Market: Is European Real Estate Really Recovering?

The recent Portfolio Property Investment Forum in Budapest and Expo Real in Munich offered two contrasting perspectives on the commercial...

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...