Tag: real estate
Hotel owner checks back into shopping centers
Petter Stordalen, the high-profile investor best known for his hotel projects in and out of Norway, has bought into the large shopping center chain...
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...
State real estate boss steps down
The new but embattled chief executive of the company managing Norway's state-owned real estate, Entra Eiendom, gave up his post Wednesday night, after his...
Oil fund invests in more real estate
Norway's bulging sovereign wealth fund, more popularly known as the "oil fund," announced more purchases in the international real estate market last week. After...
New minister fires Entra directors
UPDATED: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has called on one of his government ministers outside his own Labour Party, Bård Vegar Solhjell, to sort out...
Norway tops in kitchen remodeling
Norwegians are fixing up their kitchens like never before. Armed with purchasing power and a strong willingness to invest in their homes, Norwegians are...
Housing prices flatten out
A decline in the numbers of prospective buyers attending open house showings, and a rise in what brokers call "buyer selectivity," seemed to finally...
New homes full of deficiencies
Norwegians are paying sky-high prices for new homes these days, but all too often aren't getting what they paid for. New figures from the...
High housing prices, low property tax
Housing prices rose again in Norway last month, to a level that now even worries real estate brokers. Homeowners and buyers, though, enjoy among...
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