Sustainability

Sustainability

Report: Home sales jump 54% in January

Homes sales in Hungary reached 9,040, which translates as a year-on-year rise of 54%; sales were down, however, from December’s...

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KSH: Trade surplus at €843 mln in November

Hungary’s Central Statistics Office (KSH) raised November’s trade surplus to €843.1 mln from the first reading of €831.8 mln released...

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K&H market share of home loan outlays climbs over 16%

Hungarian K&H Bank, which is a subsidiary of Belgian parent KBC Bank, had the market share of its home loan...

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Yields on Hungary office transactions drop slightly

Investments on Hungary's real estate market totalled €158 mln in the third quarter, and yields on the office market slightly...

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CPI Hungary sees an increase of 20%

CPI Group member CPI Hungary (formerly called Ablon) says it sees signs of the office market recovering after an increase...

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GKI: Property index climbs

The National Property Index,which is a biannual gauge of supply and demand as well as expectations of market players collected...

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KSH: Construction output climbs 27%

Output of Hungary's construction sector climbed 27% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2014, the Central Statistics Office (KSH)...

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Improving investment climate

The following story, by David Lawrence, originally appeared in the October 31-November 13 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

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KSH: Home loan approvals on the rise

In the first half of 2014, the number of home loan approvals was more than 23,000, up 33% year-on-year, and...

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Hungary sees revival of real estate investment activity

Hungary is experiencing a revival of its economic performance and real estate investment activity which follows several years of poor...

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How to build more homes: MEASZ’s strategy

Hungarian building material suppliers association MEASZ proposes a number of incentives to boost the construction of new homes in the...

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Bad bank expected to yield profit

Cleaning the corporate lending portfolios of banks, which will be the task of a new "bad bank" set up by...

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KSH: Home sales edge up

There were 89,000 homes sold in Hungary in 2013, up 3.2% from 2012, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) reported today....

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‘Bad bank’ to be set up in Hungary by fall

Hungary plans to set up a "bad bank" to isolate lenders' non-performing loans, National Bank of Hungary (MNB) managing director...

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‘Bad bank’ to be set up in Hungary by fall

Hungary plans to set up a "bad bank" to isolate lenders' non-performing loans in fall, National Bank of Hungary (MNB)...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...