Valter Kalaus, MRICS, has more than 25 years of comprehensive international experience in corporate real estate consulting and tenant representation. He has advised Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies in the U.S. since 1996. From 2001 to present, Mr. Kalaus has assisted clients primarily in the Hungarian and Central European markets on their real estate requirements, with a focus on tenant representation.
Mr. Kalaus established VLK Real Estate Consulting in 2008. In 2022, the company entered into an agreement with Newmark, becoming Newmark VLK Hungary.
Areas of Specialty
- Tenant Representation
- Office
- Industrial
Partial List of Lease Transactions
As a Tenant Representative:
- Biatorbágy, Hungary, GSI Industrial Park: 330,000 SF
- Gyál, Hungary, Pepco Industrial: 107,000 SF
- Szépvölgyi Business Park, Budapest, Hungary: NNG, 87,000 SF
- Infopark, Budapest, Hungary: Lufthansa Systems 55,000 SF
- Agora Tower, Budapest, Hungary B+N Referencia Zrt 41,000 SF
Partial List of Sale Transactions
Seller Representative:
- Erste Real Estate Fund, Ecser, Hungary:
180 ha Development land sold to several parties Jysk, CTP - Dexagon Office Building, Budapest Hungary
- 82,000 SF Class A Office Building sold to ERSTE Property Fund
Partial Client List
- Lufthansa Systems
- NNG
- BAT
- B+N
- GSI
- Pepco
- Adecco
- Prezi
- Instructure
- Panasonic
- AutSoft
Professional Achievements
- The Top 50 Most Influential RE Professionals in HU, Portfolio Group – 2021
- The Top 50 Most Influential RE Professionals in HU, Portfolio Group – 2020
- Top Real Estate Executive, Budapest Business Journal – 2021
- Real Estate Broker of the Year, Budapest Business Journal – 2004
Professional Affiliations
- Member of the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyor
- Member of the American Chamber of Commerce
- Member of the Austro-Hungarian Business Council
- Member of the Budapest Chamber of Commerce
Personal Achievements
- 4-time All-American Academic Award – (1991-1995)
- 4-time All-American Athletic Award – (1991-1995)
- 23-time Hungarian National Champion in Swimming
- Competed in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, 1986 World Championships and 1987 and 1989 European Championships in Swimming
- 3-time Master World Champion and World Record Holder in Swimming
- Master European Champion in Swimming
Personal Affiliations
- Executive Board Member of the Hungarian Swimming Federation
- Vice President of Alligátor Sports Club
- President of the 12th District Member Group of the Budapest Chamber of Commerce
- Received “Honoris Causa Professor” from GGS Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India
Education
Mr. Kalaus graduated from the University of Wisconsin—Madison, where he earned a BBA in Marketing and Management and an International Business Certificate.