Real Estate

Residential

Shortage of plots driving prices up

There has been a shortage of plots on the real estate market, and the constantly shrinking supply has had a...

Residential

Rents may rise when tourism rebounds

In the first half of the year, tenants may still be on the rental market; although rents may rise again...

Residential

Duna House commissions climb 13% in Q4

Listed real estate broker Duna House's fourth-quarter commissions rose 13% year-on-year to HUF 2.9 billion, continuing to rebound after pandemic...

Logistics

M7 Tárnok Business Park acquires building permits

Developer ConvergenCE has received building permits for its new business park project in Tárnok (about 20 km southwest of the...

Office Market

Diligent Corporation picks Szervita Square Building for Innovation Center

Diligent Corporation, a leading provider of modern corporate governance technology revealed that its recently announced Center for Global Product Innovation...

Residential

Homes sales down 12% last year

Home sales in Hungary came to 10,354 in December, up 2% from the same month a year earlier but falling...

Residential

Record number of Hungarians plan home renovation

Hungarians have firm or probable plans to renovate 570,000 homes over the next 12 months, state news wire MTI reports...

Office Market

Nordic Light Trio achieves LEED Gold, Access4you Gold certifications

Real estate developer Skanska's Nordic Light Trio office development has been recognized with a LEED Gold Green Building Certification, with...

Residential

Home renovation subsidies could affect prices, credit demand

Government subsidies available for home renovation from next year could impact prices and raise demand for consumer credit, the National...

Office Market

Excavation at RoseVille office building site reveals Roman-era findings

Belgian real estate developer Atenor entrusted the Budapest History Museum with the archaeological excavation of the plot of Bécsi út...

Construction

Romania’s construction output jumps in October

Romania's construction output jumped by 23.7% year-on-year in October, following a 19.2% rise in September, the Bucharest-based National Institute of...

Residential

ÉVOSZ: Home renovation subsidies expected to boost invoiced labor

A government program that will cover half of home renovation costs, up to HUF 3 million, starting next year could...

Office Market

HumanField announces move to ZenGarden

HumanField Executive and Specialist Search Ltd. will establish its new, 500 sqm headquarters in the ZenGarden office building in February...

Construction

Construction sector contraction accelerates in October

Output of Hungary's construction sector fell 16.2% year-on-year in October, after declining 14.7% in the previous month, Hungarian news agency...

Office Market

WING completes development of evosoft Hungary HQ

Real estate developer WING has completed the new 22,000 sqm headquarters building of evosoft Hungary Kft. as part of the...

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...