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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...

‘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...

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