Top Court Thwarts Municipal Housing Law Stipulations Stipulations in Hungary's recent municipal housing law facilitating a purchase option to tenants renting their units for a shorter term... 2021.07.23.
Budapest Offers Living Accommodations to Homeless Elderly People 25 elderly, formerly homeless people have been provided living accommodations by the Municipality of Budapest. In a Facebook post, Budapest... 2021.07.13.
Hungarian House Prices Doubled Over last 10 years Housing prices in Hungary have increased by nearly 100% on average over the last ten years, Eurostat reported. In a... 2021.07.12.
LMP, Jobbik Urge Affordable Rental Housing for Workers The opposition LMP and Jobbik parties on Wednesday vowed to implement an affordable rental housing scheme for working people if... 2021.06.30.
President Áder Requests Constitutional Review of Controverisal Housing Law President János Áder has asked the Constitutional Court for a review of an amendment proposal that would allow tenants to... 2021.06.25.
Parl. Passes Controversial New Housing Law Allowing Council Apartments to Be Sold Underpriced Hungary’s parliament passed the government’s recent bill on housing into law, allowing for state-owned or council apartments to be purchased... 2021.06.17.
Watered-Down Housing Act Still Unacceptable for Many On the heels of loud debate regarding the sale of council-owned rental flats, Fidesz has eventually moved to take one... 2021.05.27.
Gov’t Support Scheme Helping Young Hungarian Families Afford Homes The majority of people in Hungary want to own their own home, and are prepared to make sacrifices to do... 2021.05.22.
Opposition Slams Govt Proposal on Sale of Council-owned Rentals Opposition district leaders on Wednesday lambasted the government's proposal to privatise apartments owned by Budapest district councils, originally used as... 2021.05.19.
Even Fidesz Mayors Criticize Bill on Sale of Council-Owned Flats Even some of ruling Fidesz's mayors have grown critical with the draft bill that would enable virtually all the current... 2021.05.19.
Fidesz’s New Bill on Sale of Council-Owned Properties Draws Criticism A fresh draft bill by ruling Fidesz would enable current tenants of council properties to buy them at a fraction... 2021.05.14.
Moratorium on Evictions Prolonged Following NGOs’ Protesting for Months Following outcry and the campaigns of some NGOs and opposition parties, the government extended Hungary's moratorium on evictions. It will... 2021.05.06.
Free House Design Samples Can Reshape ‘Kádár Cubes’ in Rural Hungary Professional design samples for family houses are now available free of charge from the website of the National Sample Design... 2021.03.30.
Low-income Housing Project Made Impossible in Soroksár After Local Uproar The 'From Street To Home Association' would have to step down with millions in losses after Soroksár's (Budapest's 23th district)... 2021.01.13.
State Secretary: Brussels Wants Voting Rights, Housing for Migrants The European Commission has proposed giving migrants voting rights and access to housing, a foreign ministry official said on Saturday,... 2020.11.28.
Foreign Investors Virtually Disappear from Real Estate Market Foreign buyers and investors have virtually disappeared from Hungary's housing market this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to... 2020.11.11.
Gov’t to Extend CSOK Subsidies to Duplex Conversions The government will extend its Home Purchase Subsidy Scheme for Families (CSOK) to the conversion of family homes into duplexes... 2020.10.28.
Council of Europe Calls on Hungary to Improve Roma Access to Education, Housing, Health Care The Council of Europe (CoE) has called on Hungary to improve the Roma minority's access to education, jobs, housing and... 2020.10.12.
Rental Fees Going Down, Inner Budapest Districts See Biggest Decrease On average, appartement rental fees decreased in August by 6.4% in Hungary compared to one year earlier. While Budapest underwent... 2020.10.06.
0% Interest Rate for Green House Construction? National Bank Chief Matolcsy Shares New Idea 0% interest rate for ten years but only for the construction of green, sustainable homes- this is the governor of the... 2020.09.16.
Budapest Mayor Supports Regulation of Airbnb Type Short-Term Rentals Short-term house rentals have long been the subject of serious debate in Hungary. It seems the Orbán government wants to... 2020.07.11.
