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  • Updated: Housing Situation Affecting Budapest "Is Unsustainable"

    Updated: Housing Situation Affecting Budapest "Is Unsustainable"

    • 28 Jan 2025 9:05 AM

    From the Prime Minister's recent statements it appears that the government understands that the housing situation, mainly affecting Budapest, "is unsustainable", Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest said.

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  • Updated: Mini-Dubai: Budapest Can't Exercise Its Pre-Emption Right At Rakosrendezo

    Updated: Mini-Dubai: Budapest Can't Exercise Its Pre-Emption Right At Rakosrendezo

    • 24 Jan 2025 8:28 AM

    Real estate around the Rakosrendező train station in Budapest may only be sold to a buyer designated by the the United Arab Emirates, with the prior consent of the government, according to an intergovernmental economic cooperation agreement promulgated in 2024, the Hungarian National Asset Management Company (MNV) said.

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  • Sharp Take-Up on Budapest Office Property Market - 30% Rise Recorded

    Sharp Take-Up on Budapest Office Property Market - 30% Rise Recorded

    • 22 Jan 2025 9:56 AM

    Take-up on the Budapest office property market reached 170,630sqm in the fourth quarter, rising 30pc from the same period a year earlier, a report released by the Budapest Research Forum (BRF) shows.

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  • Suburban Home Prices Climb Around Budapest

    Suburban Home Prices Climb Around Budapest

    • 22 Jan 2025 8:19 AM

    The average price of homes in the suburbs around the capital rose 10pc to HUF 652,000/sqm in 2024, listed real estate broker Duna House said.

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  • Mini-Dubai in Budapest: Real Estate Developer Purchases Area Around Rakosrendezo Train Station

    Mini-Dubai in Budapest: Real Estate Developer Purchases Area Around Rakosrendezo Train Station

    • 21 Jan 2025 2:28 PM

    To fulfil the provisions of the international agreement between the government and the government of the United Arab Emirates, the areas around the Rakosrendezo train station in the capital that are not required for railway operations were sold on January 16, 2025, the National Economy Ministry said.

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  • Mini-Dubai in Budapest: Mayor Files Data Request for Rakosrendezo Project Contract

    Mini-Dubai in Budapest: Mayor Files Data Request for Rakosrendezo Project Contract

    • 21 Jan 2025 11:00 AM

    Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, on Monday said he has filed a request for data of public interest with railway company MAV and the National Asset Manager for the contract on the project to redevelop the city’s Rakosrendezo district.

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  • “Mini-Dubai” Plan in Budapest Cancelled

    “Mini-Dubai” Plan in Budapest Cancelled

    • 20 Jan 2025 10:20 AM

    State railway company MÁV has decided to cancel the public procurement process for the Rákosrendező development area in the 14th District, citing resource constraints.

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  • Orban's Son-In-Law, Transforming Historic Building to Hotel in Budapest

    Orban's Son-In-Law, Transforming Historic Building to Hotel in Budapest

    • 16 Jan 2025 2:34 PM

    A protected building formerly owned by the state opposite the Market Hall on Fővám tér in Budapest is being converted into a 36-room hotel by Estoril Property, a company owned by the Tiborcz-based Central European Real Estate Fund, anti-corruption website Átlátszó reports.

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  • Budapest Mayor: System of Annual Bulky Waste Collection Should Be Maintained

    Budapest Mayor: System of Annual Bulky Waste Collection Should Be Maintained

    • 16 Jan 2025 9:34 AM

    The system of annual bulky waste collection should be maintained and changes should be introduced only on request by the district governments, the mayor of Budapest said after consultations with Mol, the company in charge of waste management, and district governments.

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  • Sales of Homes in Hungary Climb a Staggering 31% in December

    Sales of Homes in Hungary Climb a Staggering 31% in December

    • 3 Jan 2025 9:49 AM

    Home sales in Hungary climbed 31pc year-on-year to 10,231 in December, a monthly estimate by listed real estate broker Duna House shows.

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  • Home Prices Up 13% in Hungary this Year

    Home Prices Up 13% in Hungary this Year

    • 31 Dec 2024 6:22 AM

    Homes in Hungary sold for an average HUF 45.2m in 2024, up 13pc from a year earlier, data compiled by listed real estate broker Duna House show.

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  • 2025 Forecast: Demand & Sales to Pick Up On Real Estate Market in Hungary

    2025 Forecast: Demand & Sales to Pick Up On Real Estate Market in Hungary

    • 21 Dec 2024 5:45 AM

    After this year's reversal of trends, a strengthening real estate market in terms of transaction numbers and prices, an ever-widening customer base, and a further 10pc expansion of the credit market are expected next year, listed real estate broker Duna House said in its forecast for 2025.

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  • Building Materials Market Set to Remain Tight in Hungary

    Building Materials Market Set to Remain Tight in Hungary

    • 20 Dec 2024 8:39 AM

    Attila Juhasz, the head of EVOSZ's building materials section, said there are very few ongoing state or private investment projects and both consumers and businesses have been put off by high interest rates.

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  • Solar Panel Subsidies Paid Out to 6,000 Households in Hungary

    Solar Panel Subsidies Paid Out to 6,000 Households in Hungary

    • 19 Dec 2024 8:04 AM

    Subsidies supporting solar panel and battery storage investments have been paid out to over 6,000 households so far, state secretary for energy affairs and climate policy Attila Steiner said on Wednesday on public television.

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