Hungary’s high construction activity start in Q1 2022 was followed by a slowdown in Q2 2022. The EBI Construction Activity Report has found that between this April and June construction works started at a value of around HUF 800 billion. Although the value of projects entering construction decreased in Q2, these are not low numbers at all as Activity Start has been the 5th highest (on a quarterly basis) of recent years. It should be added, though, that recently construction costs have dramatically increased, massively pushing up the Activity Start indicator calculated at current prices, while at constant prices the volume would be lower.

Duna House has released its monthly Transaction Estimate, showing that there were 9,748 residential property transactions in Hungary in August 2022. This marks an increase over July but a 14% drop compared to the number of transactions recorded last August.

Hungarian investor-developer Wing has sold the Family Center retail park in the Western Hungarian city of Szombathely to local investor Unione Investment Group. Family Center Szombathely, with 28 shops and seasonally changing stalls, was acquired by Wing at the beginning of 2018 and has now been sold to the new owner with almost 100% occupancy.

CA Immo Hungary will use a 3D Digital Twin based solution developed by Romanian startup Bright Spaces. CA Immo will have five of its office buildings showcased and managed through virtual web-based platforms, emphasising its readiness to adapt the leasing and marketing process in response to the needs of today's clients.

Bufab Hungary Kft, a subsidiary of Swedish-based Bufab Group leased nearly 2,000 sqm of warehouse and office space in LogiCube Park in Biatorbágy, near Budapest. 

Purpose-built student accommodations are in short supply across the region, but some investors and developers find them very attractive. However, due to the recent dramatic economic changes, companies need to adapt to tougher business conditions and adjust their development pipelines accordingly, says Bálint Botos, Managing Partner of Forestay Group.

The new last-mile facility, Faedra22 Park will offer 14,500 sqm of flexible light industrial and logistics space with technical solutions to meet tenant-specific needs.

S Immo Hungary’s Blue Cube office building has been awarded a Very Good green rating in the BREEAM In-Use category and an Excellent rating in the Building Management category.

The fears of a recession are likely to cool down the red-hot real estate market in CEE countries, Erste specialists expect. According to them, this will be influenced mainly by surging inflation, the cost of credit and cooling down of the borrowing, and shrinking of the disposable household income which will also worsen the borrowing appetite in the coming periods. There is a change in the respondent’s behaviour too. Whereas respondents from Poland, Hungary and Croatia are open to buying or building a house, Czechs, Slovaks and Slovenians are less inclined to do so, say Erste experts in their recent special report.

The level of new completion in Q2 was 115,390 sqm in Greater Budapest and 47,260 sqm in Regional Hungary. HelloParks in Fót marked the largest new completion with 45,350 sqm and VGP Park Győr Beta has expanded by 10,000 sqm, Budapest Research Forum (BRF) reports.