Drugstore chain Rossman has started to install equipment in a new warehouse developed by Panattoni Hungary and financed by OTP Real Estate Investment Fund.

Forestay Group and Recorde Asset Management have purchased a 10,200 sqm office building in central Budapest from Generali Real Estate for an undisclosed sum. 

Gránit Asset Management has been added to the Constitution Protection Office's list of qualified market operators, thus enabling its participation in the investor visa program aimed at modernizing and improving the quality of Hungary's real estate stock.   

B+N Group has recently announced a significant acquisition, enabling the Hungarian-owned company group to enter the market of Europe’s largest economy. Following the integration of the KÖBERL Group in Germany, the company specializing in facility management and cleaning will operate in nine countries, serving both private-sector actors and major public-sector clients. The company’s international expansion has particularly accelerated in recent years, partly due to increased disinfection standards during the COVID-19 pandemic. Property Forum talked to Ferenc Kis-Szölgyémi, CEO and owner of B+N Referencia Zrt., about current trends, industry developments, labour shortages, robotization, and more.

Total office demand in Budapest rose by 8% year-on-year to 502,150 sqm during 2024, according to data from the Budapest Research Forum (BRF). 

Wing has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Alteo Group for the supply of clean energy for industrial projects throughout 2026. 

Czech real estate developer Urban Developers and Investors Ltd. Group (UDI Group) is making its first investment in Hungary, in a Budapest-based residential project. 

Hungarian developer and investor Biggeorge Property Plc has purchased a 35,000 sqm development land plot in Budapest, from ECE, for an undisclosed sum.

Property investments in CEE have accounted for 6% of the total volume recorded across Europe, during 2024, to around €7.7 billion, according to estimates by Cushman & Wakefield.

B+N Referencia Zrt., present in eight CEE-based markets, has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Koberl Group, the leading facility management and building services provider in Germany. The transaction is expected to close in Q1 2025.