Sustainability

Sustainability

Cordia inks loan deals to finance city projects

Residential real estate developer Cordia has announced loan deals to the total value of HUF 27.7 billion with OTP Bank,...

Sustainability

Demand growing for homes above HUF 100 mln

In todayʼs booming property market, homes with a price tag in the HUF 100-200 million range are in high demand,...

Sustainability

Commercial property investments reach EUR 1.8 bln in 2018

The value of commercial real estate investments in Hungary rose 4% to EUR 1.82 billion last year, the National Bank...

Sustainability

Demand continues to rise on real estate market

The real estate market in Hungary kept on rolling in the early part of 2019, with a high number of...

Sustainability

Raiffeisen Closes Solid Year, Predicts Stable GDP Growth

Raiffeisen Hungary’s analysts predict stable growth for the Hungarian economy, after the bank closed a strong year with a profit...

Sustainability

Households borrow net HUF 16.5 bln in February

Households borrowed a net HUF 16.5 billion from Hungarian lenders in February, data published by the National Bank of Hungary...

Sustainability

Growing Number of Investors Drawn to MIPIM

The 30th annual MIPIM commercial property expo on the Cote d’Azur is a barometer of how the different commercial property...

Sustainability

Takarék Group mortgage outlays reach HUF 95 bln

Takarék Group, comprising among others twelve savings cooperatives, two regional banks and Takarék Commercial Bank, raised its mortgage outlays last...

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Every fourth buyer seeking first home – Duna House

Despite rising real estate prices on the domestic market, the proportion of young people looking to buy their first home...

Sustainability

Hungary Showcased at MIPIM

In response to the need to better promote the country the Municipality of Budapest, the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency and...

Sustainability

CEE Investment Volumes Continue to Rise

CEE investment volumes have continued to rise, albeit at a slower rate. Local capital is dominating the Hungarian and Czech...

Sustainability

K&H Bank books after-tax profit of HUF 57.8 bln in 2018

Consolidated after-tax profit of K&H Bank, the Hungarian unit of Belgiumʼs KBC, rose 38% to HUF 57.8 billion last year,...

Sustainability

Deloitte analyzes CEE banking, NPL, insurance sectors

A high level of M&A activity in the financial sector is accompanied by continuing opportunities on the market for non-performing...

Sustainability

CPI Hungary named Asset Management Company of the Year

CPI Hungary received the accolade of Asset Management Company of the Year 2018 at this yearʼs Real Estate Awards Gala,...

Sustainability

Hungary investment volume up 17% in 2018

The fourth quarter of 2018 saw a continuation in the dynamic expansion of investments in the national economy, lasting since...

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...