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23rd April, 2025

Foreign demand for property recovers



Property purchases by non-EU citizens in Hungary rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, as 3,647 transactions were submitted for clearance, of which 3,485 were approved, real estate brokerage Duna House reports.

Chinese nationals were the largest group of non-EU real estate buyers in Hungary, with 1,106 property transactions, up 71% from 2023. Vietnamese nationals accounted for 16% of purchases.

Budapest’s Seventh District proved most popular, accounting for 15% of transactions, followed by the Sixth, Eighth, and 13th Districts, each with a 12% share.

Debrecen, Sopron, Mosonmagyaróvár, Pécs and Szeged stood out as preferred locations elsewhere in Hungary.

Hungary allows property purchases without permits for citizens of EU and EEA countries, as well as Switzerland.

Sources regularly consulted, with abbreviations used in text: Népszabadság (N); Magyar Hírlap (MH); Világgazdaság (VG); Napi Gazdaság (NG); Magyar Nemzet (MN); Népszava (Nsz); Kossuth Rádió news (KR); nightly TV news (TV).

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