In March 2025, the floor area to be built in residential buildings was 80% higher than in the same period of the previous year
Total floor area of permitted buildings, by type of building
Last update: 05/08/2025
In March 2025, an exceptional number of housing construction projects were initiated in the capital – 66% of the dwellings to be built were permitted here
Number of dwellings to be built based on issued construction permits or on simple declarations
Last update: 05/08/2025
In Q1 of 2025, total housing construction by enterprises and other economic agents increased by 3.0% and by natural persons decreased by 12% compared to the same period of the previous year
Trend in housing constructions
Last update: 05/08/2025
In Q1 of 2025, 1.6% fewer dwellings in detached houses and 12% fewer dwellings in multi-dwelling buildings were taken into use than a year earlier
Number of dwellings built in new residential buildings per quarter
Last update: 05/08/2025
In April 2025, real rents were 3.4% higher than a year earlier nationally and 4.3% higher in Budapest
HCSO‒ingatlan.com nominal and real rent indices
Last update: 05/15/2025
In the 4th quarter of 2024, the annual real price increase for second-hand dwellings was 8.7% and for new dwellings 10%
Change in nominal and real housing prices*
Last update: 05/08/2025
In April 2025, 7.3 thousandths of dwellings in the capital were advertised for rent, slightly less than the previous month but 17% more than a year earlier
Proportion of dwellings for rent in Budapest
Last update: 05/22/2025