Commentary on Swedish brokerage statistics: "Continued stabilization, …

Press Release 4 July 2018

June figures from Swedish real estate statistics show stagnant prices for housing rights in the kingdom and in the most expensive market, Stockholm's city center. In Gothenburg and Malmö, house prices fluctuated slightly in June. Harder loan conditions are being recalled in the form of a more cautious market with fewer sales, commented the CEO of the Swedish Real Estate Company Björn Wellhagen.

In the housing market, prices remained stable in June. The same applies to condominiums in central Stockholm and Greater Stockholm. By contrast, in Gothenburg and Malmö, tenant rights prices rose 1 percent, a sign that the improvement in amortization has so far been the strongest on the Stockholm market . Compared to the housing rights market, the wild market showed greater stability, both downward in the second half of 2017 and the first two quarters of 2018. The trend continues with a slight rise in the prices of villas in the kingdom and Gothenburg (+ 1%). All according to the Swedish figures of Mäklarstatistik junis

– The stabilization will continue in June with small price increases in the markets less affected by the tightening of depreciation requirements. At the same time, Statistics Sweden figures show that the debt in the months following the introduction of the additional depreciation requirement actually increases, without decreasing the l & # 39; goal. It is difficult to draw any conclusions other than the fact that it is an expensive measure with little impact on the debt, but clearly negative side effects in terms of reduced mobility. "Says Björn Wellhagen, CEO of Real Estate. indicates that intensive auctions are becoming less frequent. In June, the tension in the kingdom was 5% for condominiums and 6% for villas.

For complete information on statistics, see www.maklarstatistik.se

For more information, contact:

Björn Wellhagen, CEO, Brokerage Bjorn.wellhagen@maklarsamfundet .se
070-899 58 65

Joakim Lusensky, Analyst and Director of Communications, Real Estate Corporation [email protected]
073-380 72 12