Real Estate

Office Market

COVID Accelerates Changes in how Firms Look at Using Office Space

This is probably not the first time you have read that the coronavirus accelerated a transformation that had already been...

Office Market

Obituary: ‘Visionary architect’ and developer Attila Kovács, MRICS

Attila Kovács, the founder and managing partner of DVM group and Horizon Development, died on February 10, 2021 at the...

Residential

Survey: 290,000 families to use home renovation program

Up to 290,000 families plan to make use of the government's new home renovation program in the next two years,...

Logistics

GLP announces record leasing, development activity for logistics business in 2020

Logistics real estate investor, developer, and operator GLP business signed more than 22.7 million sqm of new and renewal lease...

Residential

Treasury starts transferring home renovation subsidies

The Hungarian Treasury is transferring the first subsidies on Tuesday as part of the government's new home renovation support scheme,...

Office Market

AKZO NOBEL to move Budapest HQ to Gateway Office Park

Dutch-owned company group AKZO NOBEL will move its Budapest headquarters to CPI Hungary's Gateway Office Park, according to a press...

Residential

One-fifth of Hungarians plan home purchases in 2021

One-fifth of Hungarians between the ages of 18 and 59 plan to purchase a home this year, state news wire...

Construction

Construction job listings jump in January 

The number of job openings in the construction industry on listings site Jófogás rose 27% in January, the head of...

Office Market

What Becomes of the Budapest Office?

Our Special Report looking into the office equipment market leads inevitably to one of the most debated issues since the...

Logistics

More Developers Moving Into Logistics Sector

With logistics looking set to be a clear winner in the post-coronavirus period, developers who have traditionally been active in...

Office Market

DVM group joins Studio Alliance as founding member

Integrated building services company DVM group became a founding member of Studio Alliance, a formal group of workplace experts who...

Residential

Home purchase support could boost sales by 10,000

Governmental support for home purchasing and home renovations could push the number of home sales to 140,000 in 2021 from...

Office Market

WING signs new lease agreements at Infopark

WING, one of Hungary’s largest real estate developers, has signed long-term office lease agreements with new tenants in three buildings...

Residential

January home sales rise 13%

Home sales in Hungary rose 13% year-on-year to 11,185 in January, Hungarian news agency MTI reports, citing an estimate by...

Residential

MNB takes view on project financing of residential developments

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has made a recommendation on its website to Hungarian lenders in order to implement...

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...