News about Real estate
The Hungarian real estate market and under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban was the fastest growing in the EU: according to Eurostat, in 2025 it grew by 23.7%.
The National Bureau of Statistics has published data on the results of the 2024 housing census. Experts have made a number of alarming conclusions.
In the first 4 months of 2026, revenues from the tax on income of individuals renting out real estate increased by 28.2% compared to the same period of 2025, amounting to 38 million lei.
The model for the valuation of commercial and industrial real estate for tax purposes has been published and is in effect.
Baku is preparing to host one of the most prestigious global platforms on urban planning and sustainable development. The capital of Azerbaijan will host the 13th session of the UN World Urban Forum (WUF13) from May 17 to 22, 2026. According to the Organizing Committee, more than 28,000 participants from 177 countries have already registered for the Forum, of which about half are foreign delegates.
Paris is still the most expensive city on the secondary housing market in France. The average price here reaches about 10 thousand euros per square meter, and this is almost twice as high as in most major cities of the country.
From Chisinau to Tirana, Sofia to Skopje, the cultures are different, the houses are different, but the challenges associated with a renovation project remain the same: rising material prices, limited access to flexible financing and the need to effectively manage the entire process. iute Group, an international financial group with a presence in Albania, Bulgaria, Northern Macedonia and the Republic of Moldova, is simultaneously launching in all four markets the “Home & Renovation” campaign, a regional campaign based on shared reality and offering a real solution to one of the most important financial issues in a client’s life: home renovation.
The Principality of Monaco has reaffirmed its status as the world’s most expensive residential real estate market, setting a new record for transaction value.
The world market of elite housing is slowing down, but it is not going into a decline phase. In 2026, prices in 30 key cities will grow by an average of 1.3% against 1.8% a year earlier, according to a report by Savills analysts.
From May 1, 2026, the next stage of the large-scale national project of real estate valuation and revaluation will start. Within 90 days, until July 31, 2026, all commercial and industrial real estate in Moldova, which also includes land plots with agricultural buildings, will be revalued.
This solution gives property owners in rural areas who have not yet had time to check updated cadastral data the necessary time to access it.
In the first three months of 2026, 586 building permits were issued in Moldova, 3.5% less than in the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.
The election of an administrator of a condominium association will require the support of more than half of the total number of unit owners. The same majority is required to appoint the chairman and members of the board, as well as the audit committee.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development reminded that the deadline for submission of documents under the National Pilot Program for modernization of elevators in residential buildings expires on April 30, 2026.
The Moldovan housing market is more honest than any official report. It does not lie, flatter or sympathize. It simply shows what it is. The problem is that nobody wants to look into this mirror.
The real estate taxation policy in Europe varies. According to the European Commission, the share of real estate tax in GDP in EU countries ranged from 0.3% in the Czech Republic and Estonia to 3.7% in France. The EU average is 1.9%.
The law on the activities of real estate agents was published yesterday, April 23, 2026. But before it enters into force on January 23, 2027, the government will have to develop a subordinate regulatory framework to it and bring the current legislation in line with the new provisions.
Morocco has opened a new architectural symbol of the country – the skyscraper “Tower of Mohammed VI”, which already claims the status of the main attraction of the capital Rabat. The high-rise, which reaches 250 meters, has become the tallest building in the kingdom and one of the notable skyscrapers on the African continent.
In seven years, more than 300 thousand residential properties have been registered for the first time, almost 6 million have been assessed and reassessed, state property has been determined in more than 360 settlements, and the cadastral archive of 70 million pages has been fully digitized.
As of April 1, 2026, payments under the state program “Prima Casă” have been suspended. Finance Minister Adrian Havrilice openly stated that the program in its current form is not the best solution. He explained this by the pressure that the program exerts on the real estate market and on the state budget, from which about 150 million lei is allocated annually to support the beneficiaries.
