Money Buzz! Hungary

🏗️ Strong recovery for residential construction sector: New apartment completions rose 4.3% to 2,821 units in Q1 2026, while building permits surged 64% to nearly 9,300. Prices cross HUF 1m/sqm across all settlement types moneybuzz.hu/hungary-reside…

⚡️E.ON Hungary finishes its major grid upgrade: 6 new substations, 1,800 km of lines renewed, 2,800+ transformers upgraded, and 1,000 MW extra capacity to handle booming residential solar (200,000+ systems on their network) moneybuzz.hu/eon-hungary-gr…

#Budapest’s red-hot housing market has cooled sharply in early 2026, with average asking prices flat at HUF 1.53 million per square meter since January, right at the Otthon Start program’s upper limit moneybuzz.hu/budapest-housi…

🛞 Hankook is investing €540 million in 🇭🇺 to expand smart tire production, boost capacity to 800,000 units a year and shorten delivery times across #Europe moneybuzz.hu/hankook-hungar…

Hungary’s first startup documentary, “Az Ökoszisztéma,” premiered to a sold-out Budapest audience and is already eyeing a sequel series moneybuzz.hu/hungary-startu…

Hotels can boost revenue without raising room rates, SabeeApp says, by monetizing breakfast, parking, upgrades and other add-ons moneybuzz.hu/hotel-revenue-…

@woltapp has entered #Europe’s top 10 online grocery players as retail sales pass a quarter of global marketplace value, with customers increasingly using the app for everyday shopping moneybuzz.hu/wolt-europe-to…

📱 Rejoy.hu and its parent company Flip crosses €100.7 million in regional revenue as Hungarian buyers shift to premium refurbished MacBooks and Apple Watches, lifting local sales nearly 70% moneybuzz.hu/rejoy-100-mill…

🇭🇺🗳️ TISZA Párt lands 141 seats and two-thirds majority in Hungary vote, crushing Fidesz's 52 amid 79% turnout and postal Fidesz sweep moneybuzz.hu/hungary-electi…

🇭🇺🤑 Young Hungarians chase skills and cars over marriage, eyeing HUF 500K for security as food/housing bite, as only 25% self-fund goals moneybuzz.hu/young-hungaria…

#Hungary rents accelerate 7.3% YoY in March, with #Budapest medians at HUF 255,000 as extremes thin and wages fuel demand moneybuzz.hu/hungary-rental…

Appeninn Holding sustains stable earnings as Polish logistics buys like Tarnów Goodyear reshape CEE portfolio, affirmed B+/Stable by Scope moneybuzz.hu/appeninn-2025-…

🚲 @woltapp upgrades courier pay fairness, adds delay compensation and heat maps in Hungary’s major cities, boosting efficiency without changing average hourly earnings moneybuzz.hu/wolt-courier-a…

💸 The #forint has surged to a four-year high after Viktor Orban’s defeat, as investors bet that Hungary’s new pro-EU political map could unlock billions in frozen EU funds and ease pressure on borrowing costs moneybuzz.hu/hungary-forint…

#Hungary used-car buyers are turning to hybrids and EVs as diesel fades, with March inquiries hitting 453,000 and prices climbing to HUF 5.5 million average amid SUV demand surge moneybuzz.hu/hungary-used-c…

#Budapest new-home prices have crossed HUF 2 million per square meter on average, with premium districts above HUF 3.7 million as strong demand meets rising construction costs and a record development pipeline moneybuzz.hu/budapest-new-h…

Logicor has filled its Budaörs Alligator Park to capacity after signing CHS to a 5,580 sqm lease moneybuzz.hu/logicor-alliga…

🇭🇺🇪🇺 #Hungary has voted for change. Final results confirm Péter Magyar’s landslide win and the end of Viktor Orbán’s 16-year run in power moneybuzz.hu/orban-defeat-h…

The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world. Most of all, it’s a testament to the resilience and determination of the Hungarian people – and a reminder to all of us to keep striving for fairness, equality and the rule of law.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has just called to congratulate us on our victory.