Just one month ago, we reported that February 2021 had been the strongest month for the past ten years with regard to the number of transactions in the Hungarian housing market. It now appears that the record was short-lived as there were 15,630 residential property deals nationwide in March according to the latest monthly transaction estimate of real estate group Duna House. The figure is more than 1,000 higher than in February.

Prima Development Group started in January the works of the Arena Residence residential project in Oradea. The project with 1,226 apartments will be completed in 2024 and the total investment amounts to €65 million.

Homing Properties is investing €10 million in a new residential project in Bucharest, the company announced. Homing Properties will begin this year with the construction work of a residential project in the city centre, in the area of ​​the Grădinea Icoanei, which will have 45 apartments.

Residential rents in Hungary rose slightly in February, but looking at the longer term, this appears to be more stagnation than a substantial turnaround, the joint rent index of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) and real estate portal ingatlan.com shows. The average rent rose 1.1% in Hungary and 0.8% in Budapest month-on-month.

The city of Pardubice is transferring one of its largest brownfields, the area of ​​the former Tesla Kyjevská, to Linkcity Czech Republic. The new owner will embark on the reconstruction of this area into a new residential district with 250 apartments, a supermarket and 10 terraced houses.

Romanian developer One United Properties announced it received the construction permit for One Verdi Park, a new residential project in Bucharest.

Dagesh Group, which owns the Platinum Center office building and developed other boutique residential projects, is investing  €6.5 million in a new residential project in Bucharest.

Czech-Dutch investment company Fidurock has obtained a building permit for the reconstruction of an apartment building in Brno.

Some of the most mature PRS markets in Europe are Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the Nordics. The Polish PRS market is still in its infancy, but more and more players are declaring their willingness to build portfolios of thousands of rental apartments in Poland. Experts of Cushman & Wakefield present an outlook for the PRS growth in Poland.

Hungarian residential developer Cordia plans to hand over a record number of homes this year in Hungary. Thanks to an expanded government family support scheme and the re-introduction of a 5% VAT rate on residential property, the company expects sustained strong demand and will therefore increase its offer by more than 800 new homes as part of several developments. Work is continuing uninterrupted while protective measures are observed, with full online customer service introduced last year.