Tag: housing

Conservatives reject Labour’s call for a housing minister

Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) rejects a call from Norway's Labour-led government coalition for creation of a new ministry in charge of housing. Labour thinks...

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...
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