Property Investment Forum 2023
Program
The series of global difficulties and changes in the past few years have all had and still have a huge impact on each segment of the real estate market. But change and reshaping processes take years or sometimes even decades, and we are only halfway through at best. Year to year, but nowadays even each month, we must ask ourselves and our companies where the world is headed and where we see ourselves and our companies within it. Are we shaping changes or only accepting and suffering them? Will we be among the winners or the losers of the radically transforming and changing world? We can be sure that there will be many of both! The domestic market’s opinion leaders are showing the way this year too so that the conference’s audience, armed with the most up-to-date knowledge and the potential of personal connections can all continue their constructions on the winners’ side in the future as well.
No wonder that nowadays we hear people say things like “I would rather not give out a loan to someone willing to take it out with these conditions”. But what are the alternatives? What movements can we spot in the financing market? How has the risk changed in the last year? In addition to financing challenges, the most important trends of the office market, and the tasks of increasing competition with rising vacancy rates, in this session, we will underline one of the most important focus topics of the conference, solutions for greening, sustainability, and energy efficiency of the domestic real estate stock.
On the topic related to greening, which soon will dominate every level and vertical of the real estate market, throughout the day, we plan to hold several presentations and discussions which might have only been innovative ideas a few years ago, but tomorrow will constitute the basis of survival and competitiveness. There is no other way! Let’s get ready for a (more) sustainable real estate market with the newest technologies and solutions!
In the usual regional panorama, we will try to present the processes that pose challenges not only in Hungary but the neighbouring countries as well. Individual countries, economies, and local real estate markets are in different situations, but we can always draw some parallels. How are we positioned in the region? Retail real estate is being stabilised even though operators are facing continuously changing customer expectations. There are many possibilities and challenges in digitalisation, it is vital to find the right balance.
In this session, we will emphasise sustainability again in the panel discussion “Renovation, renewal, reconstruction”. If the decade of renovations is really starting now, a large part of the possibilities and tasks will concentrate on this. But is this the right path? And if so, why? Can we save everything old, is it only a “mathematical” question? There is a long list of both pros and cons.
The domestic macroenvironment, the risk rating, interest rates and the development of available EU funds are crucial for financing and investment in the real estate market. Let’s stay updated on the current trajectory of our economy.
What are investors focusing on? Are the positions in the price negotiations converging? Is there any pressure from either the buyer or seller side? How are ESG and Taxonomy seeping into investor decision-making more and more visibly? What is the expected volume of investment this year?
The availability and cost of operation and, most importantly, energy – although we would like to forget that this is a recurring theme from time to time – are also unavoidable issues for this winter. It is becoming clear to everyone that we should not try to procure cheap energy but use as little of it as possible while maintaining the quality of the service, and more and more good responses and technological innovations exist to this end. The focus on sustainability and greening is, of course, also a priority here.
Technology X Sustainability hand in hand! If something can keep the domestic real estate market on the way to success, then they are the solutions supporting long-term cost reduction and reaching sustainability goals. The most important and exciting novelties, innovations, solutions and their impact get a leading role in the programme.
Beyond all difficulties? What are the prospects of the Hungarian hotel market? What international trends shape the needs? Is there still a lot of room for new projects, or is a slower period coming after the development boom?
The housing market is yanked by government decision-making. On a market basis, it is currently impossible to expect meaningful growth, but with the disappearance and devaluation of the measures and discounts representing the sector's latest golden age, the sector is looking for new incentives. Is redemption coming or are there lean years ahead?
Enhancing Hotel Asset Values - Capitalising on the Waves of Uncertainty
Leading investors and developers in the sector share how they are maintaining deal flow in an atypical market and how rising capital costs have affected investment strategies in the hotel asset class. What new or renewable hotel projects exist in the market today? Which sub-sectors are the most attractive? What product innovations can we encounter? Hungarian capital abroad? Foreign capital in Hungary? Bank financing? Is there room for opportunistic investments? Join our panel discussion on perhaps the most exciting asset class in commercial real estate!
Can the problem of a lack of mobile coverage be avoided?
The constantly and dynamically changing macro-environment has led to significant developments in both the construction and telecommunications sectors. New technologies and solutions have also emerged in the construction and telecom sectors. At the same time, consumers are demanding ever higher standards. What is the additional cost if a new property development is found to have inadequate mobile coverage after handover? Can cooperation between the construction and telecommunications sectors be a solution to these challenges?
Every period filled with crises, difficulties, and transformations has its winners. This has also been the case in recent years for logistics and industrial real estate, which, for a long time, have been relegated to the lower half of the real estate hierarchy and have recently been soaring. But should we talk about the submarket's outstanding performance in the present or the past tense? Will the build-up and the special attention continue, or have the sobering and warning signs arrived here too?
Before the late-night networking party, we will close the professional day with an opinion leader’s summary and outlook, where we will look at the most important tasks and expectations of the period ahead. Join us!
Stay with us after the technical programme and let us toast together at the standing reception!
We will help to create a nice atmosphere with gourmet snacks and a colourful selection of drinks. A Rose Champagne bar will be offered by Diófa Alapkezelő, thanks to GTC, we will have a Prosecco bar, and Hogan Lovells will await guests with a Champagne bar alongside oysters.
Pálinka will be provided by Rézangyal again, you can taste Kreinbacher champagne, and the wine list will be brought to us by Jammertal Borbirtok. Naturally, this year's repertoire will also include the ever-popular Gin Bar, with two Gin Masters to serve you. We look forward to seeing you there!
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