There are opportunities in Budapest

Is the hype for the Polish property market justified? How might the Budapest office market attract for investors? We interview John Verpeleti, the newly...

Changing the line-up - Earthquake on the real estate market

The revival of the European investment market doesn’t represent the only movement taking place on the continent’s real estate market. Amongst...

Ads react to market: The crisis changes the rules again

Property sales’ advertising strategies have seen a gradual change in the past 1.5 years as the dulling down of the real estate market, directly resulting...

The weak points of a development

What are the possible weak spots of an office building development? What are the most crucial constructional and technical details? Which defects can an...

The market needs well-appraised property

What exactly do you mean by “toxic” appraisals? What danger does this phenomenon present? What might the solution be? We spoke with Pál Baross...

Hungary TriGranit inks EUR 160 m development deal with Polish Public Railways

Hungary-based TriGranit, the third largest retail developer in Europe, has announced on Thursday the signing of an agreement with Polish Public Railways...
NEWS

CA Immo to acquire Europolis for EUR 272 m

Vienna-listed CA Immobilien Anlagen, owned by UniCredit, has acquired all the shares in Central and Eastern European real estate firm Europolis from Austian...

Budapest presents strategic projects at Expo Italia Real Estate

Budapest has had a presence as an exhibitor at last week’s 2010 Expo Italia Real Estate (EIRE) in Milan, Italy’s top property trade fair. The...

Hungary's action plan through a real estate developer's eyes

“Without further measures the Hungarian government’s action plan could have negative short-term implications for the local housing market...

Slow recovery awaits Hungary's real estate market in 2011 - Portfolio.hu Poll

Realtors are no longer waiting for a miracle in 2010, but they clearly see a moderate recovery in store for 2011. The majority of leading market players...

Union Investment also has CEE on the radar in 2010 - Chairman

Union Investment expects to invest EUR 1.5-2.0 billion in European real estate markets in 2010, which is largely on a par with the 2009 sum, said Reinhard...

Budapest office market rents down 10-30%, Colliers suggests renegotiating deals

The second half of 2009 was a difficult period on the Hungarian office market, with developers, owners and real estate agencies all feeling the pinch of...

Hungarian unit of KBC starts building new head office in Budapest

TriGranit, a Hungary-based international real estate developer, has laid the foundation stone of the head office of K&H Group in Budapest on Monday.

Orco to present rescue plan to French court soon - BoD member

Property group Orco has not left all its problems behind just yet, but it will be able to survive the hardships it is facing, said Alexis Juan, a member...

CEE office rental rates stable, Orco loan renegotiations fruitful - CEO

Office rental prices have “stabilised" and are producing steady income as economies in the region emerge from recession, Orco Property Group’s...

Hungary's Rothschild chain sold

Hungary’s Rothschild Kft., operating a chain of retail stores, changed owners and its name, as well, court of registry data show.
ANALYSIS

Prices still on the decline in 2010: Now is the time to buy homes

The most significant price decrease on the Hungarian residential market can be expected this year, revealed presentations based on market data which were...

Germany to tighten regulations – New rules await real estate funds

The German Ministry of Finance plans tightened regulations for open-ended real estate funds, a sector that has been struggling with liquidity problems...

Investors still fear

We spoke with Ferenc Furulyás, managing director of the international real estate consulting company Jones Lang LaSalle, about the initial revival of western...

Billions for home repairs – Increasing the energy-efficient products market

It has been said many times that one of the strongest segments of the residential market in the coming decade may be the construction industry submarket...

Slow recovery ahead for 2011 - REsource market survey

Realtors are no longer waiting for a miracle in 2010, but they clearly see a moderate recovery in store for 2011. The majority of leading market players...
 

Hungary Richter, Egis to report "big bang" in Q2 profits - Portfolio.hu Poll

Hungary’s Richter and Egis will both report a leap in second-quarter profits, analysts’ consensus forecasts showed in a Portfolio.hu poll on...