Tag: housing
Homeowners seek ‘brave’ lawyer
Norway's national association representing homeowners (Huseiernes Landsforbund) has been advertising that it wants to hire "Norway's bravest lawyer" to take on the country's biggest...
Bygdøy house billed as ‘most expensive’ on the market
A waterfront home on Oslo's exclusive Bygdøy peninsula is up for sale at what its real estate broker claims is the highest price ever...
Housing prices may finally be settling down
The high price of housing in Norway may have peaked, at least for now. Real estate brokers report fewer prospective buyers at open house...
State loans pose new debt risks
Stricter borrowing rules in Norway have left higher-income groups struggling to get a home loan through commercial banks, and led to a rush of...
Household debt hits record levels
Norwegian homeowners’ debt levels have skyrocketed over the last eight years, with some now paying down mortgages that are three times larger than average...
Property prices skyrocket in Oslo
Not only are prices high for houses and apartments in Oslo, the price of vacant residential lots has nearly doubled in the past two...
Good times likely to roll into 2013
Norway's strong, oil-fueled economy looks set to stay that way in 2013, according to the country's biggest bank, DNB. Its analysts and economists predict...
Worries soar along with prices
Oslo has confirmed its dubious distinction as having the most expensive real estate in already-expensive Scandinavia, with housing prices now running twice as high...
Housing prices slipped again
There were more signs this week that Norway's high housing prices may finally be flattening out. Average prices in October fell slightly for the...
State loses final appeal of land leases
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has rejected an appeal by the Norwegian government to retain its law restricting landowners' rights to...
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