Tag: real estate
Record home sales, but prices stable
Record numbers of homes were sold in Norway in June, but prices were relatively stable compared to both last year and to the month...
Jensen keeps mortgage rules strict
Finance Minister Siv Jensen has decided to extend some strict mortgage rules imposed last year on capital requirements and fewer tax breaks for investors....
Hot housing market still scares experts
Norway's high and still-rising housing prices have prompted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to warn Finance Minister Siv Jensen against loosening up the financing...
Housing prices back on the rise
Housing prices have recorded their strongest growth for the month of April in 10 years, rising an average 1.8 percent over March nationwide. Sale...
‘Hytte’ sales soar as conflicts rise
Never have so many of the once-humble Norwegian mountain cabins called a "hytte" been sold as last year, and sales during the Easter holiday week...
‘Hytte’ sales pick up with economy
Norwegians still love having a hytte, their own holiday cottage in the mountains or by the sea, and prices are picking up. A sure...
Expansion looms for former Olympic ski resorts
Investors have big plans for the two Norwegian ski resorts Hafjell and Kvitfjell. The new owners claim it will represent the biggest investment since...
Housing market starts year with weak prices
Housing prices slid again during the first month of the new year, sliding 2.2 percent in January on a national average. Real estate brokers'...
Housing prices still scare analysts
Housing prices were down another 1.1 percent in November and it hasn't taken so long to sell a home since the finance crisis in...
New homes designed for divorced couples, students
A socially conscious housing project in Oslo, still under evaluation by local building authorities, aims to help take the financial sting out of divorces...
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