Satellite settlements’ decreasing popularity

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napi.hu, 26.09.2016. – The population of Budapest is increasing by almost 0.6 per cent a year, while the settlements in the outskirts are rapidly losing popularity. The inner districts of the capital are more and more appealing to apartment buyers, which is reflected in increasing prices. Ten to fifteen years ago Budapest and several other large Hungarian towns were facing slumming, a phenomenon known by Western metropolises, i.e. the radical worsening of standards of living in the inner districts. However, development projects succeeded in reversing this tendency and now potential buyers are again showing increased interest in downtown areas. At the same time, the population growth of satellite settlements has slowed down: while at the turn of the millennium some of these places registered an annual growth rate of as high as 4-7 percent, today there are hardly any that grow at a rate exceeding 1 per cent a year.

Second highest house price increase in the EU since 2010 in Hungary

hvg.hu, 04 04 – In the last quarter of 2023, the average price of housing in the EU was 48 percent more expensive than in 2010 – Eurostat said. House prices in Hungary rose by 185 percent between 2010 and 2023. This is the second highest increase in the EU, with only Estonia 217 percent […]

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Property and mortgage market data

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Real estate prices have increased on the back of CSOK

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How high can Hungarian house prices rise? There is still room for price rises

napi.hu, 27.09 – The Hungarian real estate market has grown exponentially over the past 10 years, and not even the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic has reduced house prices. Hungary is still in the middle of the pack in the European price race, but experts see further room for price increases. Let’s take a […]