Up 21 percent in a single year – no EU country grew faster in 2025, and since 2010 the rise adds up to 230 percent. We have worked with our own team in Hungary for years, and we price the boom soberly: in euros, after tax, with the resale in mind.
View our properties in HungaryRanges from 2025 market and rental data. The boom is regionally very uneven – and the euro calculation decides, not the forint headline.
| Region | Gross rental yield | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Budapest, inner districts | 4.5–6 % | Highest liquidity – but prices have plateaued; Airbnb ban in Terézváros from 2026 |
| Budapest, outer districts | 5–8 % | Roughly 40 % investor share – tenant demand driven by inflow and students |
| Western Hungary (Győr–Sopron) | 5–7 % | Industrial axis within commuting range of Austria – our core territory with its own team |
| Lake Balaton | 3.5–5 % | Holiday market: emotionally strong, seasonal letting – model the exit before you enter |
| Vienna Zinshaus (benchmark) | 4.00 % | Reference from our home market – in euros, without currency risk |
Ranges: ingatlan.com, Duna House, KSH 2025/26. We price every asset individually – in euros, after tax, with a resale scenario.
We sell Hungary the way we sell everything: with numbers, including the inconvenient ones – currency, regulation and exit included.
One counterpart on both sides of the border: strategy in Vienna or online, execution in Hungary, management afterwards.
We maintain a structured register of qualified buyers – from Vienna via Győr to Budapest. The more precise your profile, the earlier you hear from us: assets from our Hungarian pipeline reach you before they are advertised.
Your details are transmitted by e-mail to office@immotrading.at and used exclusively for property matching and our buyer register. No disclosure to third parties; deletion at any time on request.
Alternatively, create a search profile in our service portal – new mandates are matched against it automatically.
More and more Hungarian entrepreneurs and families hold wealth in Vienna: euros instead of forint, land-registry title instead of currency risk – one hour’s drive from Győr. As EU citizens, Hungarians buy in Austria without permits; we advise discreetly, in English or German.
Vienna for international investors – English pageEU citizens – including Austrians and most international investors buying through an EU structure – acquire residential and commercial property in Hungary without a permit, with full land-registry title. Non-EU nationals generally need an acquisition permit from the county government office, which is routinely granted for residential purchases. Farmland is effectively closed to non-farmers.
Gross rental yields in 2025 ranged from about 4.5 to 6 percent in Budapest's inner districts, 5 to 8 percent in the outer districts, 5 to 7 percent along the western Győr–Sopron axis, and 3.5 to 5 percent at Lake Balaton. The euro-adjusted net figure decides – we model every asset after tax and currency effects.
The buyer pays a 4 percent transfer duty plus lawyer's fees – Hungarian law requires contract drafting by an ügyvéd. Rental income is taxed at a flat 15 percent. On resale, capital gains are tax-free after five years of holding. We coordinate the full process bilingually with Hungarian counsel.
Budapest offers the deepest rental market and highest liquidity; the outer districts out-yield the plateaued inner ones. The western axis around Győr and Sopron combines industrial growth with commuting distance to Austria – our core territory with our own team. Balaton is a holiday market: emotionally strong, seasonally let – we model the exit before you enter.
Rents arrive in forint while your calculation runs in euros – the exchange rate has eaten more than one boom. We currency-adjust every yield and stress-test the resale scenario. New-build contracts are increasingly euro-denominated, which shifts part of the risk to the developer.
Yes. We market Hungarian assets – from Budapest apartments to commercial properties on the western axis – to our DACH and international buyer base, and we manage lettings and eventual resale through our own team in Hungary. One counterpart on both sides of the border.
Strategy meeting in Vienna, viewing one hour’s drive later – our team works on both sides of the border. The first conversation is without obligation and takes half an hour.
+43 664 350 4000 office@immotrading.at