The expectations of real estate companies for price increases have weakened slightly, with half of respondents in the capital and two-thirds in rural areas expecting price rises; the price of second-hand housing may rise by 6% in the next year, while the price of new housing by almost 10%, according to a joint survey by […]

In 2020, the effects of the pandemic were reflected in a decline in the number of transactions, rather than in developments in house prices. The number of transactions fell by 15.5%. In Budapest, they declined even more sharply, by 25.1%. Although domestic house prices rose further on a national average, the annual nominal growth rate […]

The coronavirus pandemic led to a sharp fall in housing market activity at the end of March 2020; and construction activity is also expected to slow. Looking ahead, the market of new homes may be supported by the preferential, 5% VAT rate applicable in brownfield zones, says a report by the National Bank of Hungary […]

The expectations of housing companies clearly deteriorated in April 2020 compared to a quarter earlier – according to the survey of the Hungarian economic research institute GKI and Masterplast. The epidemic caused by the corona virus has crashed the already slowing housing market, so the outlooks have become much more modest. The value of Budapest […]