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Central bank cuts interest rates again
Three weeks ago, the head of Norway's central bank told a group of foreign correspondents in Oslo that while the bank's key interest rate...
Housing prices rise most in Stavanger
Housing prices in and around Norway's oil capital of Stavanger have more than doubled in the past five years, far outpacing hefty price hikes...
Housing prices up 9.3 percent
Despite a small month-to-month dip in October, average residential real estate prices rose by 9.3 percent over the same month last year, according to...
Stock Exchange rallies despite fears
Norwegians have begun predicting the possible consequences of the unfolding drama in international markets for the country, as the Oslo Stock Exchange itself put...
Norwegians’ most-hated taxes
Heavy taxes tied to their homes and their cars have emerged as the most hated by a majority of Norwegians, according to a new...
Big jump in housing starts
The tempo of residential construction projects keeps rising in Norway, fueled by low interest rates and strong demand for new housing units. State statistics...
Sky-high home prices spark concern
Norway's residential real estate market has never been hotter, report brokers and bankers, and concerns are rising that it may boil over and go...
Housing prices rise once again
Housing prices in Norway have risen 6.6 percent since July 2009, given average sales contracts last month, and that's without speculators boosting the market.
Figures...
Stavanger housing ‘most expensive’
Norway's oil capital of Stavanger, on the west coast, may only be the country's fourth-largest city but it now has emerged as having its...
Housing prices keep on rising
The global finance crisis and falling oil prices haven't put much of a damper on Norway's residential real estate market. The national brokers' association...
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