Sustainability

Sustainability

Waterfront properties sustain popularity

According to data of OTP Ingatlanpont, the market of waterfront real estate is still buzzing in the areas outside Lake...

Sustainability

Cordia announces new residential project in Poland

After acquiring nearly 93% of stocks of Polnord listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, Cordia is one of the first...

Sustainability

MNB sees home completions declining till 2022

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) projects the number of home completions will fall in 2020 and 2021, then rise...

Sustainability

Certified consumer-friendly home loan outlays reach HUF 1 tln

Outlays of home loans certified "consumer-friendly" by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) have reached HUF 1 trillion, state news...

Sustainability

Home market recovers from April nadir

In May 2020, some 8,400 homes were sold in Hungary, while the value of mortgage contracts came to approximately HUF...

Sustainability

Higher business volume in Poland lifts Duna House profit

First-quarter after-tax profit of listed Hungarian real estate broker Duna House increased 60% year-on-year to HUF 265 million, supported by...

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Govʼt submits bill on preferential VAT rate for ʼrust beltʼ homes

The government submitted a bill to Parliament late Tuesday that would lower the VAT rate on home construction in "rust...

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Plusz bond weekly sales up

The latest weekly sales of the Hungarian Government Securities Plusz bonds for retail investors reached HUF 40.3 billion, up from...

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Markets Waiting for Governments to hit the Play Button

The preliminary investment volumes for Central and Eastern Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria) for the first...

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HUF 300,000 per sqm minimum for real estate in Budapest

There is no district in Budapest where the average price per square meter of real estate is below HUF 300,000,...

Sustainability

Crisis to Accelerate Some Trends, but Quality Buildings Will Maintain Value

Once economic life recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is likely we will find that certain trends have been accelerated,...

Sustainability

Home construction up 30%, new permits down 27%

Some 4,775 new dwellings were built in Hungary in the first quarter of 2020, up 30% compared to the same...

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Panel housing price plateaus

With regard to prefabricated flats, the socialist-era accommodation blocks known as "panel housing", the real estate market entered a mature...

Sustainability

Weekly Plusz bond sales climb

The latest weekly sales of the Hungarian Government Securities Plusz bonds for retail investors have climbed to HUF 53.2 billion,...

Sustainability

Weekly sales of Plusz bonds steady

Weekly sales of the Hungarian Government Securities Plusz bonds for retail investors came to HUF 24.5 billion, state news wire...

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....

Sustainability

Summer Heatwave Underscores Need for Urban Responsibility

Real estate sustainability is a top-down mindset: if a landlord’s leadership doesn’t walk the walk, employees won’t, and neither will...

Industrial, Sustainability

Demand for Prime Sustainable Industrial Space Remains High

The Central and Eastern European industrial and logistics markets are seen as an attractive development and investment option, with leading...

Sustainability

Allee Achieves Leading Sustainability Performance Among CEE Retail Properties

Allee Shopping Center has achieved a 5-star rating from the internationally recognized GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) system, ranking...

Sustainability

Apollo Tyres Achieves ISCC+ Certification for Hungary Facility,

Apollo Tyres' facility in Hungary has been awarded the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC+) certification, the company tells...

Sustainability

Lightware Reinforces ESG Commitment with Participation in Girls in STEM Day

Lightware continues to strengthen its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives by fostering diversity, inclusion, and community engagement within the...

Sustainability

Schaeffler Expands Solar Park in Szombathely as Part of Climate Strategy

Schaeffler Savaria Kft., the Hungarian subsidiary of the global Schaeffler Group, has expanded its on-site solar park in Szombathely, reinforcing...

Sustainability

Erste Purchase Proves ESG key to Major Investment Deals

ESG issues are becoming central to transactions at the high end of the commercial real estate markets, as exemplified by...

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....

Interior ESG Elements now Central to the Real Estate Industry

ESG interior elements related to building use trends, design, layout, amenities, and property and facility management are now seen as...

Summer Heatwave Underscores Need for Urban Responsibility

Real estate sustainability is a top-down mindset: if a landlord’s leadership doesn’t walk the walk, employees won’t, and neither will...

Cordia Starts Construction of 360° Residential Project

Cordia, part of Hungary’s Futureal Group, is expanding in Spain with the official start of construction of 360° by Cordia,...

Demand for Prime Sustainable Industrial Space Remains High

The Central and Eastern European industrial and logistics markets are seen as an attractive development and investment option, with leading...

ESG Compliance Driving Investment

A sentiment report published by SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) Europe and the University of the Built Environment...

Lurdy Ház Earns BREEAM In-Use ‘Very Good’ Certification

Lurdy Ház in Budapest has now obtained the BREEAM In-Use “Very Good” certification, confirming the complex’s energy-efficient operation and environmentally...

Allee Achieves Leading Sustainability Performance Among CEE Retail Properties

Allee Shopping Center has achieved a 5-star rating from the internationally recognized GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) system, ranking...

Sustainability Pays: International Green Building Week Opens in Hungary

Hungary has joined a growing number of countries participating in International Green Building Week, a global initiative led by the...

ESG Elements Crucial to Sourcing Finance

Commercial lenders have become increasingly influential in shaping ESG practices in the Central European real estate sector, particularly through the...

Apollo Tyres Achieves ISCC+ Certification for Hungary Facility,

Apollo Tyres' facility in Hungary has been awarded the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC+) certification, the company tells...

Lightware Reinforces ESG Commitment with Participation in Girls in STEM Day

Lightware continues to strengthen its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives by fostering diversity, inclusion, and community engagement within the...

Schaeffler Expands Solar Park in Szombathely as Part of Climate Strategy

Schaeffler Savaria Kft., the Hungarian subsidiary of the global Schaeffler Group, has expanded its on-site solar park in Szombathely, reinforcing...

Erste Purchase Proves ESG key to Major Investment Deals

ESG issues are becoming central to transactions at the high end of the commercial real estate markets, as exemplified by...