Heimstaden Appoints Group Director Parking Letting

Nordic — Heimstaden appoints Justin Gijsen as Group Director Parking Letting. As of 1 May 2023, he will be responsible for the international parking strategy and operational parking processes. Currently Gijsen is Head of Letting at Heimstaden Netherlands.
Uni3.

Volvo Cars Signs Deal with Balder

Sweden Sweden — The new tenant will be occupying more than 7,000 square metres of office space in the new B46 building on the campus.

Catena Updates its Finance Policy

Sweden Sweden — In accordance to the presentation of Q4 2022, Catena is adding the net debt/EBITDA ratio key performance indicator to its existing finance policy.
Tom Leahy, Senior Director, EMEA Analytics at Real Capital Analytics.

A New Era for Commercial Real Estate

Nordic — The global markets were immediately and dramatically effected by the Russia-Ukraine war. One year after the war’s tragic outbreak, Tom Leahy, Head of EMEA Real Assets Research, a part of MSCI, talks to Nordic Property News about the end of the low interest and a world in which commercial real estate is no longer a bond proxy.
Balder are one of three developers looking to add residential buildings to the Sannegården area in Hisingen, Gothenburg.

Balder's Plans Could Be Merged with Duo

Sweden Sweden — Balder and Älvstranden Utveckling are involved in the plans that will add over 1,000 new homes to the district of Sannegården in Hisingen, Gothenburg. Now a trio of plans will be merged for better urban development on the site. Nordic Property News gives you more details about the coming exploitation.
Daniel Kjørberg Siraj and Cecilia Fasth.

Daniel Kjørberg Siraj and Cecilia Fasth Proposed as New Board Members of NCC

Nordic — NCC’s Nomination Committee proposes the election of seven Board members, with no deputies, and the re-election of Alf Göransson as Chairman of the Board, for resolution at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Daniel Kjørberg Siraj, CEO of OBOS, and Cecilia Fasth, CEO of Stena Fastigheter, are proposed as new Board members. Geir Magne Aarstad has declined re-election. The re-election of all other Board members is proposed.
Svante Bengtsson.

Svante Bengtsson Named New CEO of Fastator

Sweden Sweden — The board of Aktiebolaget Fastator has decided to appoint Svante Bengtsson as CEO of Fastator.
Stockholm.

New Yield Expectancies for Sweden's Major Cities

Sweden Sweden — Here is the expected development of yields in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, according to SEPREF’s consensus forecast.
Hemsö is developing a new preschool in Herttoniemi.

Hemsö Develops New Preschool Property in Helsinki

Finland Finland — Hemsö is developing a preschool in the Herttoniemi district of Helsinki. A 25-year lease has been signed with the City of Helsinki.
Niclas Höglund, head of analysis at JLL.

JLL's Expert: The Case for and Against Properties on the Stock Exchange

Nordic — Since October 2022, the real estate sector of the stock market has slowly started to recover from the slaughter in the first nine months of last year, although February has been a weak month so far. JLL's head of analysis Niclas Höglund gives his view of what he believes speaks for and against the property shares right now and going forward.
Bonava sells 75 rental apartments in Turku.

Bonava Sells Apartments to EQ

Finland Finland — Bonava is selling 75 rental apartments in Turku to the investor EQ. The housing units are expected to be completed and handed over to the customer in the second quarter of 2024.
One of the properties.

Hoivatilat to Develop Four Public Use Properties

Finland Finland — Hoivatilat, owned by the Belgian investor Aedifica, continues to increase its public use property portfolio in Finland by developing four properties in Espoo, Kuopio, Nokia and Sotkamo.
Annika Edström is new Swedish Head of Research  at CBRE.

CBRE Appoints New Head of Research in Sweden

Sweden Sweden — CBRE is strengthening its analysis work through the recruitment of Annika Edström as the new Head of Research in Sweden. She tells Nordic Property News about her start at CBRE, her new role and what she hopes to bring with her from her latest assignment as an app creator.

NCC and Aros Bostad Create Residential Units in Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — NCC has been commissioned by Aros Bostad to build 213 rental apartments in Järva Krog adjacent to NCC’s head office in Stockholm. The project is a turnkey contract in partnering form with an order value of approximately SEK 400 million.
Knut Rost, CEO of Diös.

Diös' CEO Doesn't Rule Out Being a Net Seller in 2023

Sweden Sweden — As the largest real estate company in northern Sweden, Diös is often at the forefront of trends in the real estate industry, but also catches a large part of the wind when the wind blows hard. CEO Knut Rost tells Nordic Property News more about the company's year end results and the ambitions going forward.
Mipim takes place in Cannes in mid-March.

They Send the Most Danish Participants to Mipim

Denmark Denmark — With this year's Mipim just a month away, Nordic Property News takes a closer look at how many participants go to Cannes from the various Nordic countries and what companies send most employees to Mipim. First out are the Danish participants.
Liia Nõu, CEO of Pandox.

Pandox Acquires Hotel in United Kingdom

Sweden Sweden — Pandox has acquired and gained access to The Queens Hotel in central Leeds, UK. The acquisition includes both the hotel property and the hotel operations.

Deas Makes Retail and Office Investments

Finland Finland — Deas fund acquires retail and office premises in Mikkeli.
Peab builds new swimming pool facility in Nacka

Peab Secures Assignment Outside Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Peab has been commissioned to build a new swimming pool facility in Saltsjöbaden, south of Stockholm. The customer is Nacka Municipality and the contract is worth SEK 265 million.
Ulrika Hallengren, CEO of Wihlborgs.

Ulrika Hallengren on Wihlborg's Record-breaking 2022 – and the Goals Ahead

Sweden Sweden — While most other reporting companies are reducing or canceling the dividend altogether, Wihlborgs announces a slight increase in connection with the financial statements that were presented on Tuesday. The company also makes a very small write-down on its properties, only -16 million SEK. CEO Ulrika Hallengren tells Nordic Property News about the company's strong performance in 2022 and how best to tackle the transaction market in 2023.
A number of Swedes will participate in this year's Mipim.

They Send the Most Swedish Participants to Mipim

Sweden Sweden — With this year's Mipim just a month away, Nordic Property News takes a closer look at how many participants go to Cannes from the various Nordic countries and what companies send most employees to Mipim. First out are the Swedish participants.
At North buys from Tallberg.

Tallberg Sells in Espoo

Finland Finland — Julius Tallberg sells a 7,000 sqm Espoo property to At North.
Louise Richnau and Ann-Louise Lökholm-Klasson.

Louise Richnau and Ann-Louise Lökholm-Klasson Proposed as New Board Members in Castellum

Sweden Sweden — The Nomination Committee of Castellum proposes Louise Richnau and Ann-Louise Lökholm-Klasson to be elected as new members of the Board of Directors of Castellum. Per Berggren (Chair of the Board), Anna-Karin Celsing, Henrik Käll, Joacim Sjöberg and Leiv Synnes are proposed for re-election.
Logicenters Signs Lease in Staffanstorp.

Logicenters Signs New Lease in Staffanstorp

Sweden Sweden — Elbutik has signed a long-term lease with Logicenters to move into the state-of-the-art facility currently under development in Staffanstorp.
Joacim Sjöberg, acting CEO of Castellum.

Why Castellum Are Currently "Schrodinger's Net Seller"

Sweden Sweden — Castellum will continue on the set path by focusing on the balance sheet and its rating in the first place, acting CEO Joacim Sjöberg confirmed when the financial statements were presented on Monday. At the same time, a kind of "Schrodinger's net seller" is adopted when it comes to the transaction side, because neither the CEO or the CFO Jens Andersson could give a clear answer to what the strategy looks like in 2023.