Sustainability

Sustainability

Nearly 150,000 real estate transactions took place in 2019

According to estimates by real estate services firm Duna House, some 10,127 real estate transactions took place in December 2019...

Sustainability

Healthy Interest in CEE From Investors

In the first three quarters of 2019, the CEE region (Hungary plus Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia)...

Sustainability

Duna House: residential property market to increase 3-7%

Real estate holdings group Duna House expects a drop in turnover but a 3-7% overall increase in the residential property...

Sustainability

Wing becomes majority owner of Echo Investment

Hungarian property company Wing is now the majority owner of Polish real estate developer Echo Investment, a company traded on...

Sustainability

Panel house market momentum slows

A slowdown has arrived even for the cheapest available panel flats, says piacesprofit.hu. The 5% rise in Budapest prices over...

Sustainability

Lending business shows no signs of overheating – MNB

Hungarian banksʼ booming lending business shows no signs of overheating and lenders are well-prepared to manage external risks, but financial...

Sustainability

Product Availability a Brake on Investment Despite Strong Demand

Commercial property investment for Hungary reached EUR 1.1 billion for the first three quarters of the year according to Savills...

Sustainability

K&H Q1-Q3 earnings reach HUF 37.7 bln

After-tax profit of Hungaryʼs K&H group, owned by Belgiumʼs KBC, reached HUF 37.7 billion in Q1-Q3, climbing 5% year-on-year when...

Sustainability

Real estate market keeps changing in fall – DH Barometer

The ratio of those who buy homes with an investment purpose is on the decline, while the time needed to...

Sustainability

Office market still going strong in Q3, says CBRE

According to CBREʼs third-quarter real estate market report, the commercial market shows no signs of slowing down, despite the recent...

Sustainability

Housing market grows slowly in Q1-Q3 2019

The housing market in Hungary saw a moderate expansion in the first three quarters of the year, with significantly higher...

Sustainability

CEE Attracting Growing Number of Asian Investors

Total office stock in major CEE cities now totals almost 21.8 million sqm and forecasted completions by 2021 will increase...

Sustainability

Market Changes Require Flexibility From Funds

These are interesting times for the country’s property market. The Hungarian Government Bond Plus (MÁP Plusz) has drawn money out...

Sustainability

Development Booming Across the Various Sectors

Demand fundamentals in the various commercial property development sectors are regarded as positive, while at the same time supply has...

Sustainability

Budapest real estate prices at HUF 1 mln/sqm in 19 areas

There are 19 areas in Budapest where real estate prices amounted to an average of HUF 1 million per sqm...

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...