Tag: real estate
Housing prices rising the highest
Norwegian housing prices have risen higher than anywhere else in the world, according to new statistics from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development...
No takers yet for ‘royal’ home
Norway's Princess Märtha Louise plans to move to London with her family this fall, but she and her author husband Ari Behn haven't yet...
Landowners sue state
Three landowners in Norway are suing the Norwegian state, claiming compensation for losses they incurred after being prohibited from raising annual rental rates on...
Lease-holders now on shaky ground
UPDATED: As many as 350,000 Norwegians suddenly face much higher property costs, after a ruling this week by the European Court of Human Rights...
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...
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...
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