Sustainability

Sustainability

Home loan outlays jump in March

Hungarian banks signed contracts for HUF 76.3 billion of new home loans in March, 26.5% more than in the same...

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Home buyers favor Districts 9, 11 and 13 – Duna House

In the capital, the highest number of new apartments last year was built in District 9, followed by Districts 11...

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Győr leads way in home construction

There were 653 homes built in the city of Győr (121 kilometers northwest of Budapest) in 2018, the most in...

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Home prices climb at slower pace in Q4

Home prices in Hungary rose at a slower rate in the fourth quarter of 2018, while the gap between prices...

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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,...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Hungary Showcased at MIPIM

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

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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...

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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...