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House prices in Sweden begin upward climb

Business & Money: 14 Feb 12
After observing a slight rise in real estate prices after the first month of 2012, Swedish realtors are hoping that this may be the beginning of a positive trend after last year's plummeting prices. READ »

Swedes pick country manor over exotic abode

Business & Money: 16 Dec 11
When Swedes get to choose freely, a flat in New York or a castle in France holds no allure compared to a mansion in the Swedish countryside, with a sea view and a fully equipped kitchen, a new survey has found. READ »

Swedish realtors predict drop in house prices

Business & Money: 8 Dec 11
Fresh figures from the Association of Swedish Real Estate Agents show that 54 percent believe that houses prices will fall in the near future. READ »

Massive increase in flats for sale

Business & Money: 4 Oct 11
The number of tenant-owner occupied apartments in Sweden is over 50 percent higher this year in comparison with last year, according to new figures published on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish housing market continues to slide

Business & Money: 16 Aug 11
Flat prices fell by 6 percent in Sweden and house prices by 2 percent in July compared to the previous month, according to new statistics. READ »

Swedish realtors fear falling property prices

National: 12 Aug 11
The continuing financial uncertainty looks set to have a bearing on what is traditionally one of the busiest weekends of the year for real estate agents in Sweden. READ »

Swedish apartment prices continue to fall

Business & Money: 14 Jul 11
Apartment prices in Sweden have fallen for the third month running, new statistics for June show, while realtors are reluctant to call the drop a lasting trend. READ »

Money laundering on the rise in Sweden

Business & Money: 29 Apr 11
Police statistics reveal a 30 percent increase in the number of reported cases of money laundering in Sweden for 2010, prompting calls for the creation of a new agency to combat the problem. READ »

Sweden's mortgage cap keeps out new buyers

Business & Money: 28 Jan 11
Home lending in Sweden has cooled following the introduction of a new mortgage cap, a majority of real estate agents believe, but has also resulted in the virtual disappearance of first-time home buyers. READ »

Swedish flat prices continue upward climb

Business & Money: 14 Oct 10
Apartment prices in Sweden have risen 10 percent overall in the last quarter compared with the same period in 2009, according to new statistics. READ »

House price climb cools off in July

Business & Money: 16 Aug 10
The increase in Swedish housing prices has eased with prices in greater Stockholm falling by 4 percent over the past month, according to a new report which attributes the impact of the pending general election. READ »

Dream home for families close to schools: survey

Society: 27 Jul 10
Close to local preschools and schools and newly renovated rooms for each child: this what the dream home for families with children would look like, according to a study by the Association of Swedish Real Estate Agents (Mäklarsamfundet). READ »

Apartment prices fall in Stockholm

Business & Money: 17 May 10
Prices for apartments in Stockholm fell in April, with market commentators claiming that this could indicate a broader fall in the hitherto booming housing market across Sweden. READ »

Stockholm defends city housing sell-offs

Politics: 31 Mar 10
Stockholm city council has defended its policy of privatising municipal-owned housing, which has come under fire after a couple of recent apartment sales led to windfalls for their new tenant-owners. READ »

Peak prices for Swedish mountain holiday homes

Business & Money: 2 Feb 10
Mountain lodges in a prime Swedish ski resort have grown in value by a whopping 153 percent since 1991, new figures show. READ »

SBAB attacked over commission hand-outs to estate agencies

National: 16 Jan 10
State-owned mortgage lender SBAB is reportedly using a loophole in the law to encourage estate agencies to recommend their services to new house-owners. READ »

Price freeze to follow 2009 property bonanza

Business & Money: 14 Jan 10
Analysts expect a slowdown in the Swedish residential property market in 2010 following a year in which apartment prices rose by 20 percent amid record low interest rates. READ »

Swedish home prices buck financial crisis

Society: 29 Dec 09
Swedish home values increased substantially in 2009, despite persistent fears the country would suffer from a major drop in housing prices. READ »

Rate concerns shake up Swedish housing market

Business & Money: 12 Nov 09
Amid growing worries about a bubble in the Swedish housing market, warnings about future interest rate hikes appear to have caused a slowdown in rising home prices. READ »

Apartment prices climb in Stockholm

Society: 12 Jan 09
After a few turbulent months, apartment prices in central Stockholm finally crept back upwards in December. READ »

Swedish property slump rumbles on

Society: 11 Dec 08
House and apartment prices continued to drop in Sweden during November, though prices fell at a slower rate than previously, according to a new market analysis. READ »

Slump continues for Swedish housing prices

Business & Money: 12 Nov 08
Apartment prices in Sweden took a steep dive in October, with prices for houses also experiencing a downward trend. READ »

Crisis hits Sweden's housing market

Business & Money: 21 Oct 08
Shockwaves from the financial crisis are rippling through Sweden’s housing market, resulting in falling prices and accelerating the already slowing pace of new construction. READ »

House prices rise as cost of apartments falls

Society: 13 Aug 08
Apartment prices are continuing to fall in Sweden, but houses are bucking the downward trend. READ »

House prices 'will keep falling'

Business & Money: 8 Jul 08
House prices are set to continue falling in many parts of Sweden during the autumn, according to a new report from mortgage lender SBAB. READ »

Tax dodging estate agents to face the law

Business & Money: 24 Jun 08
Dozens of estate agents in the Stockholm area have been reported to the police for allegedly withholding money from the tax authorities. READ »

Swedish island paradise for sale

Travel: 9 May 08
Fancy your very own Swedish island? Then the island of Hanö off the Blekinge coast in south-east Sweden may be what you are looking for. READ »

Österlen: The jewel of the south

Travel: 17 Mar 08
With Easter fast approaching, Peter Vinthagen Simpson travels to Österlen in southern Sweden, where the annual Open Studio Week kicks off the holiday season this Good Friday. READ »

Estate agents predict house price rebound

Business & Money: 5 Feb 08
Estate agents in Sweden believe that the dip in house prices will be brief. The market is expected to rebound in the first quarter, a new survey shows. READ »

Estate agents to be forced to tell truth

Business & Money: 29 Jan 08
Swedish real estate agents will soon be banned from setting unrealistically low starting prices on homes they are selling, if the recommendations of an inquiry are accepted. READ »

Surge in complaints against estate agents

National: 5 Jan 08
They might never have been the most popular profession, but estate agents seem to be getting an even worse reputation. READ »

Apartment price slump continues

Business & Money: 10 Dec 07
The cost of buying an apartment in Sweden has dropped considerably since August. READ »

Apartment prices take a tumble

Society: 8 Nov 07
After a long period of sustained growth, apartments in Sweden have now begun to drop in value, according to new figures released on Thursday. READ »

Swedish housing market cools off

Society: 25 Oct 07
The cost of apartments in Sweden fell during the third quarter while house prices remained unchanged, according to statistics released by state-owned mortgage lender SBAB. READ »

Housing bubble shows no signs of bursting

Business & Money: 10 Sep 07
The cost of houses and apartments in Sweden is continuing to rise. And new statistics suggest continued growth for the foreseeable future. READ »

Estate agents 'should face more regulation'

National: 31 Aug 07
Current laws governing real estate agents are insufficient and more regulation is needed, the Swedish National Audit Office (Riksrevisionen) has said. READ »

House prices: gulf widens between downtown and suburbs

Society: 25 Jul 07
Living in central Stockholm is more expensive than ever, but an almost identical apartment can cost half as much in the suburbs. But certain suburbs are also becoming hot, with culture and commerce following residents. READ »

Buying a Swedish apartment: an auction by SMS

Lifestyle: 21 Mar 07
With rental apartments like gold dust, many people new to Sweden are forced to buy a home just to get a roof over their heads. Charlotte West navigates the frantic process of buying a Swedish flat. READ »

Finding my new home sweet home

Lifestyle: 16 Feb 07
Housing in Sweden: Apartments in Sweden's major cities might not be as expensive as those in London or New York, but they can be pretty hard to find. Charlotte West has been navigating the complicated world of renting in Sweden. READ »

Estate agent found guilty of luring customers

Society: 12 Feb 07
For the first time ever an estate agent has been found guilty of starting the bidding at prices that are unrealistically low. READ »

The Pirate Bay plans to buy island

Science & Technology: 12 Jan 07
Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay has launched plans to buy an independent 'nation' on a former British naval platform. The site owners hope being based on Sealand will help get round copyright laws. READ »

House prices expected to fall

National: 25 Oct 06
Swedish estate agents say house prices are rising at a slower rate than for a number of years, and will soon start falling. READ »

Stockholm flat as Swedish property prices climb

National: 10 Oct 06
The price of apartments in Sweden will continue to rise over the next three months, according to statistics from the industry organisation Mäklarstatistik. But the market appears to be cooling in Stockholm. READ »

Fight club uncovered in Stockholm

Society: 4 Oct 06
A secret bare-knuckle boxing club has been uncovered in Stockholm. And according to police, the whole arrangement is perfectly legal. READ »

Alliance divisions over property taxes

Politics: 15 Aug 06
A suggestion from Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt that the Alliance could reduce mortgage interest tax relief has met with objections from the Christian Democrats. READ »

House prices 'are cooling off'

National: 17 Jul 06
House prices have begun to level off and real estate agents do not believe that prices will continue to rise as they have in recent quarters, according to a new survey by state mortgage lender SBAB. READ »

Swedish residential property market booming

Business & Money: 10 May 06
The average price for houses has increased by 9% in Sweden over the last 12 months, while the average apartment was worth 23% more in March 2006 than in March 2005. READ »

TV cameras expose crooked estate agents

National: 23 Mar 06
Secret cameras in the TV3 programme Insider have revealed how some estate agents operate with false bids and tax dodges are commonplace. READ »

Priced out of the housing market? Not in Kramfors

Society: 23 Nov 05
For the price of a two bedroom flat in Stockholm you could buy 95 similar apartments in Kramfors. And for that you get to live in one of the most child-friendly, business-friendly places in Sweden. READ »

Sweden and Norway were "close to war"

National: 17 May 05
As Norwegians throughout Sweden don their festive garb to celebrate their country's national day on Tuesday, previously unpublished government records show that the two countries were perilously close to war in 1905. READ »

Property boom to continue in Sweden

National: 28 Apr 05
The state mortgage provider offers bigger loans while a new "property barometer" shows that the market ranges from hot in Gothenburg and Malmö to lukewarm in Uppsala. READ »

Property market shows signs of cooling

National: 13 Jan 05
Good news for the 104,000 Stockholmers on waiting lists for a flat, as waiting times are slashed by a year - but bad news for those buying as the market may have peaked. At least most of us don't have to live in a car in the frozen north. READ »

Tax cuts will mean harder work, says Right

Politics: 5 Oct 04
Swedes will need to rediscover the Lutheran work ethic if they are to benefit from tax cuts, say the right-wing parties as they launch their budget proposals. But estate agents in Östermalm show that working harder isn't the only way to save on taxes. READ »

Property: buyers beware

National: 20 Aug 04
House prices are rocketing, but a new study finds that Swedes might not be getting all the house they bargained for. READ »

Knutby - mistress betrays pastor

National: 11 Jun 04
The pastor's lover and his former best pal grab the headlines with some extraordinary claims, and there's good news for the nanny. READ »

Sick of work

Business & Money: 21 May 04
Silly levels of sick leave, state-funded rehabilitation driving people to retirement, and men earning more than women in every sector - Sweden's labour market becomes a little embarrassing. READ »

Socialist leader buys animal farm

Politics: 8 Apr 04
'All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others' - as proved by Göran Persson who just bought a farm for SEK12.5 million. READ »

20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »

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