Tag: housing
The noisy downside of waterfront living
More conflicts have erupted in Oslo this summer between those who've paid a fortune for new homes on the fjord and members of the...
Housing prices expected to soar
A Norwegian researcher specializing in the housing market thinks Norway may see the strongest price growth since 2017. It's already been holding up well...
Corona failed to hit housing prices
There was no sign of Corona gloom and doom when Norway's national real estate federation released monthly housing sales statistics on Wednesday. Average prices...
Housing sales fell but prices stable
Residential real estate activity declined sharply in the week following the government's imposition of Corona containment measures. Numbers released last week show a 36...
Residential high-rise evacuated
More than 90 residents of a high-rise residence in Oslo, in which they shared bathroom and laundry room facilities, were evacuated on Sunday after...
Household debt continues to rise
Norway's financial authority (Finanstilsynet) is worried about new figures showing how Norwegians' household debt remains high and keeps rising. The most vulnerable are both...
Housing market keeps cooling off
Housing prices have tumbled again on a monthly basis, and are now just 2.4 percent higher than they were at this time last year....
Oslo set to refund some property tax
The City of Oslo, which lost a key portion of a lawsuit filed by more than 1,000 property tax payers, is now poised to...
Housing prices slid but market still strong
Prices for residential property in Norway were down an average 1.1 percent in July, but economists don't see any negative trend. Prices rose in...
Central bank raises interest rates
Interest rates rose another quarter-point on Thursday, after Norway's central bank decided that it was time to gently step on the country's economic brakes....
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