Sustainability

Sustainability

Duna House shareholders approve HUF 248 mln dividend

Shareholders of Duna House, which runs a real estate brokerage franchise, approved payment of a HUF 248 million dividend on...

Sustainability

Duna House acquires Polish peer

Hungarian real estate broker Duna House Holding acquired Polish peer Metro House equity in exchange for Duna House shares and...

Sustainability

CIB Group expects further recovery on Hungarian property market

Due to a favorable investment environment combined with certain governmental stimulants, further recovery is expected on the Hungarian property market,...

Sustainability

OTP expects clients to request HUF 50 bln in home development loans this year

OTP Bank in the last two and a half months reviewed 4,500 financing applications for home construction for investment purposes...

Sustainability

Survey: Budapest among top cities for property investment

Budapest is among the most attractive cities for property investors interested in the Central Eastern European region, according to CBRE’s...

Sustainability

Expert: New home construction could rise 50% this year

The number of homes built in Hungary this year could rise 3,500-4,000 over the 7,600 completed in 2015, the head...

Sustainability

Fundamenta Lakáskassza sees record year in 2015

Fundamenta Lakáskassza, a Hungarian home savings bank, saw a record year in 2015 with 30% more contracts signed than in...

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Triholding developing HUF 4.5 bln residential property in central Budapest

Triholding is building a HUF 4.5 billion residential property in Király utca, in Budapestʼs central District VII, the property developer...

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MNB: Household loan stock declines but new lending rises in 2015

The stock of domestic banksʼ loans to households continued to decline but new lending rose last year, the National Bank...

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KSH: Construction permits up, newly built homes down

Although the number of construction permits issued for residential dwellings was up 30%, to 12,515 in 2015, as compared to...

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Analyst: CSOK will increase home sales, prices

The number of homes sold in Hungary this year is expected to reach 150,000-155,000, as compared to the previous year’s...

Sustainability

Budapest fifth most popular logistics location in CEE

Budapest was ranked fifth among the best logistics locations in Central and Eastern Europe, according to research published in “Logistics...

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Hungarian real estate index reaches nine-year peak

GKI-MGYOSZ’s Hungarian real estate market indices were up in January by an average of nearly three points, as compared to...

Sustainability

CBRE: Offices boost commercial real estate market in 2015

Rentals of office buildings were significant over the last year, constituting 50% of all traffic in the Hungarian commercial real...

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JLL: Commercial real estate market booms in 2015

The Hungarian commercial real estate market reached the highest volume last year, since 2007 with approximately €790 million in transactions,...

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...