Sustainability

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...

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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

1,000 low-cost flats to be built in Warsaw

About 1,100 low-cost apartments for rent will be built in northern Warsaw as part of the Polish government’s "Home-plus affordable...

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Wing to buy majority stake in Poland’s Echo Investment

Leading Hungarian property development and investment company the Wing group has announced the sealing of a deal regarding the complete...

Sustainability

CEE real estate market bolstered by overseas capital

The CEE real estate market is enjoying an unprecedented inflow of overseas capital ranging from South Africa to Asia, according...

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Cordia to build another 2,600 homes in Poland

Hungarian residential property developer Cordia, a member of the Futureal group, has announced plans to build a further 2,600 homes...

Sustainability

Duna House feels impact of Plusz bonds on Q3 sales

Listed real estate agency Duna Houseʼs revenue from commissions edged down 2% year-on-year in the third quarter as a fall...

Sustainability

Duna House H1 profit plunges from high base

First-half consolidated after-tax profit of listed real estate firm Duna House fell to HUF 505 million, as sales dropped from...

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Positive Indicators Continue in CEE Real Estate Markets

The region remains a popular investment destination as investment flow volume into the CEE-6 (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,...

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Cordia starts Spain pilot project, grows CEE presence

Property developer Cordia, the residential arm of Hungaryʼs Futureal Group, says it is increasing its capital exports and foreign investments,...

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FLE purchases French Embassy building

Vienna-based FLE GmbH, a company of the French LFPI Group, has acquired its eighth property in Budapest, the building hosting...

Sustainability

Busy Year Expected for Investors

An increasing number of international investors have made acquisitions in Hungary, even as activity by domestic funds takes around a...

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Metro Properties sells 11 CEE Cash & Carry properties

Metro Properties, the real estate arm of Metro AG, has sold the real estate of 11 Metro and Makro Cash...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...