(edit title) Cheap housing in Pitea What is wrong with this area? Options

[dott]

I looked at the prices here http://www.pitebo.se/ And it seems at least twice cheaper than 'average'. 1 room apartment 46 sqm 1760 kr. Why is it so cheap here? Is it the same all over in Norrland?

[Svensksmith]

Supply and demand is my guess.

[Puffin]

It's a student apartment

[gplusa]

Nothing especially wrong with Piteå. The paper mill there gives off a rather unique odour, but apart from that. Pitebo is the local council owned property company, so their rents are likely lower than private renters.

[Puffin]

Nothing especially wrong with Piteå. The paper mill there gives off a rather unique odour, but apart from that. Pitebo is the local council owned property company, so their re ... (show full quote)

Nothing especially wrong with Piteå. The paper mill there gives off a rather unique odour, but apart from that. Pitebo is the local council owned property company, so their rents are likely lower than private renters. ... (hide full quote)

The exact apartment that OP is talking about requires you to have been accepted to Piteå music college - so it is a reserved student apartment

1 rum och kök
Stud.lgh. Musikhögskolan
Djupviken-Högskolestudent
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Ankarskatavägen 75 B
94134 PITEÅ
Hyra: 1760
Yta m2 46

Antagningsbesked från Musikhögskolan i Piteå krävs.
Om Ledig fr.o.m. är under juni eller juli presenteras den halva hyran.

[jim747]

Norrland is nearly empty, they need to fill it, cheap housing.

No jobs though.

[axiom]

I was up in Norrland last year and we went into the local ICA, was looking at the noticeboard while the mrs shopped and was so shocked to see a 2:a apartment selling for 20 000:-sek and an 1:a for 17 000:-

[JulieLou40]

Don't let that lull you into a false sense of security...houses in Luleå often sell for 2 and 3 million!

[gplusa]

Luleå is a shocker at the moment. It's almost cheaper to buy a villa in Luleå than it is to buy an apartment. And forget about trying to buy anything around Gällivare or Kiruna with the new big mines about to open.

[Puffin]

The big towns in Norrland have shocking prices - either they are full of
- university or R&D types
- or peiple making big money in mining etc

much cheaper in Dalarna - well until they built IKEA

[Puffin]

...... or you can go to music college