Tag: real estate
British couple blasts Norwegian laws
A British couple's dream of buying a farm in the Norwegian mountains turned into a nightmare, and now they're blasting Norway's strict agricultural real...
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...
Brokers jet off to LA after another good year
Norway's still-booming real estate market has been lucrative for local real estate brokers, who've been pocketing hefty commission income on sales at record-high prices....
Tougher home finance rules loom
The government and Norwegian Parliament look inclined to go along with proposed, tougher regulations on how banks can lend money to homebuyers. Equity requirements...
‘Hytte life’ not what it used to be
Thousands of Norwegians are spending this week of annual høstferie (autumn school holidays) at their cabins (hytter) in the mountains, but many are no...
Bad weather hits high hytte prices
Two unusually cold winters in a row, a late Easter this year and heavy rains this summer have put a damper on sales of...
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...
Oil fund takes the plunge in Paris
Norwegian newspapers were full of stories on Wednesday detailing how every Norwegian will soon own a little piece of property on the Champs-Élysées. That's...
Oslo’s developing waterfront, in a photo collage
Oslo has been undergoing massive waterfront redevelopment for years, and for better or worse. Some argue the city is being walled in with large...
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