Property Insight: Home Prices in Hungary Rose Steeply this March

  • 20 Apr 2026 5:24 PM
Property Insight: Home Prices in Hungary Rose Steeply this March
Home prices in Hungary rose 15.8pc year-on-year in March, listings site ingatlan.com said.

In Budapest, home prices were 13.7pc higher.

In a month-on-month comparison, home prices were up 2.0pc nationwide and increased 1.1pc in Budapest.

Ingatlan.com analyst Laszlo Balogh said the average price for a resale home listed in Budapest stood at HUF 1.43m/sqm in early April.

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