The Proptech Hungary conference will return to Budapest on 14 May 2026, bringing together leading industry players to explore how technology is reshaping the real estate and construction sectors. Hosted at the Budapest Music Center, the event is expected to attract more than 250 professionals and feature over 50 speakers from across the region and beyond.

Although rental deposit alternatives have long been standard across many Western European markets – as in Switzerland, where the "Mietkaution" model is widely established – in Poland, such solutions are still relatively new. Bingo-Rent is the first Polish fintech working to change this by introducing a rental deposit surety service.

Property Forum is inviting its readers to select the winner of one of its CEE Property Forum Awards. Voting for the Tech Gamechanger of the Year category is now open and closes at 09:00 CET on 20 November (next Thursday).

iO Partners has launched iO4Land, a digital solution that transforms how land is sourced, analysed, and validated across CEE.

Hungary’s leading proptech event, the PropTech Hungary Conference, will be held for the sixth time on May 22nd. This professional gathering brings together top experts, innovators, and decision-makers from the fields of proptech, real estate, construction, BIM, and contech for a full day of exchange and discussion. Property Forum is supporting the event as a professional partner.

Property Forum is inviting its readers to select the winner of one of its CEE Property Forum Awards. Voting for the PropTech of the Year category is now open and closes on Friday morning (22 November, 10:00 CET).

iO Partners, a JLL Preferred Partner, has teamed up with Bright Spaces proptech to provide its clients with a 3D space planning tool. 

Bogdan Nicoară, CEO of Bright Spaces, talked to Property Forum about the startup’s plan to operate in eight markets by year-end and the diversification of its digitalisation platform for real estate companies. He also mentions some of the main trends shaping the proptech industry.

Mateusz Sikora, Co-Founder of Rebench startup has talked to Property Forum about the life cycle of the office furniture, the importance of the circularity and the implementation of the ESG principles in the Polish property market.

Verv, a company active in the field of energy-efficient climate control technology, announced the appointment of James Dearsley, a long-term friend and speaker of Property Forum events, as its new Chief Executive Officer for the EMEA region. This appointment comes at a pivotal time for Verv as it extends its innovative energy-efficient climate control technologies to North America, having been selected as one of only three companies globally for the LA Clean Tech Incubator Market Access Program.