Sustainability

Sustainability

PSzÁF warns austerity measures could hurt banks – extended

Austerity measures recently introduced by the government could have far reaching effect on the banks' property lending as demand for...

Sustainability

Deutsche Bank to invest €1 bln in Bulgaria in 2007

Deutsche Bank AG, Germany's biggest bank, will fund energy, road- and bridge- construction projects in Bulgaria worth of €1 bln...

Sustainability

Concentration increases on Hungary’s retail market

The number of retail units in Hungary fell by 638 units or 0.6% in the first nine months of 2006...

Sustainability

Investment volume in Hungary down in Q3

Investment volume in Hungary fell 3.8% yr/yr to Ft 1,132.9 billion at current prices in the 3Q of 2006, preliminary...

Sustainability

Elephant Holding launches Ft 6.5 bln housing project

Elephant Holding Zrt has recently started a new housing investment, the business daily Napi Gazdaság reported....

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Morgan Stanley seeks $8 bln for property fund

Morgan Stanley, the largest real estate investor among Wall Street banks, is raising as much as €6.2 billion ($8 billion)...

Sustainability

Home building permits down 18.6% in Q1-Q3 2006

Hungary's building market continued to show signs of a slowdown in January-September 2006, with the number of new home building...

Sustainability

Russian commercial property investment surges 10-fold to record

Russia's commercial real estate market is attracting a record amount of investment as surging economic growth drives demand and prices...

Sustainability

Budapest Research Forum joint Q3 data

The third quarter of 2006 showed 20% less leasing activity compared to the previous quarter, with 59,400 square meter of...

Sustainability

London prime property gains may slow to 12% next year

The value of London's most expensive apartments and houses may increase by about 12% in 2007, about 50% less than...

Sustainability

Quality office space still in demand – BBJ RE Conference with photos

Demand for quality office space is not declining, even though many say there is already an oversupply of office space...

Sustainability

ING Real Estate to launch CEE offensive

ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM) is setting up a second closed real estate fund in Central Europe, after...

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...