Tag: real estate

Radical bookstore finds a new home

The fiercely independent Oslo bookstore Tronsmo Bokhandel has found a new home after months of uncertainty prompted by a cancelled lease. As it turns...

No drastic changes in mortgage requirements

Finance Minister Siv Jensen says there's still reason for concern about Norway's high housing prices and overheated real estate market, but she opted against making...

Office lease rates fall ‘markedly’

As Norway's economy cools down in the wake of lower oil prices, brokers say office leasing rates have begun to 'fall markedly,' especially in...

Home buyers in a ‘terrible situation’

There's something rotten about how Norway's residential real estate market functions, according to a new study that shows how many buyers are subjected to extreme time and...

Committee dumps skyscraper plans

The state committee charged with evaluating redevelopment proposals for Norway's bombed government complex in downtown Oslo has advised against building the skyscrapers included in several...

Housing prices flatten out

After years of soaring real estate prices in Norway, especially in Oslo and Stavanger, it finally was a little less expensive to buy a home...

Stordalen pulled together ‘biggest deal ever’

Norwegian hotel investor and businessman Petter Stordalen was being credited with pulling together a major real estate deal that ranks as his biggest ever....

Leasing decline reflects slowdown

Vacancy rates are rising and leasing rates falling in the commercial real estate market in and around Oslo, with experts claiming that's an early warning of...

Foreigners buying into commercial real estate

American, German and Swedish real estate investors have been actively buying into Norwegian commercial real estate projects, mostly office buildings, in recent months. Local...

Big debut for new government complex

Six architectural and consulting teams debuted various proposals on Monday for the redevelopment of Norway's state government complex in Oslo. The proposals will be on display...

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