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F. Scott Ball, CEO of Citycon.

Citycon Open for Business: “We Are Ready to Hit the Market”

Finland Finland — Citycon’s CEO F. Scott Balls comments the Q2 figures and shares his view on the falling occupancy levels in Norway.
Eva Landén, CEO of Corem.

Corem Acquires in Southern Stockholm

Sweden Sweden — Corem continues to expand in Stockholm and acquires the Huddinge Anoden 2 and 5 properties south of Stockholm.
Part of Umami Park.

Corporate Apartments and 'Ultra-Modern' Offices for Wallenstam's Umami Park

Sweden Sweden — 13 minutes from Stockholm City in Umami Park, Sundbyberg, 85 newly constructed, premium apartments for companies are now ready through the housing concept ‘Umami easy living’ – furnished or unfurnished corporate apartments that Wallenstam will let under its own management to companies as long-term accommodation or apartments for overnight stays.
Akademiska Hus and SBB have been involved in the largest July transactions in the Nordics.

These Are the Nordic Top Transactions in July

Nordic — Nordic Property News lists the largest transactions in the Nordics during July.
Anders Danielsson, CEO of Skanska.

Skanska Invests EUR 65 Million in a New Hungarian Office Complex

Sweden Sweden — Skanska invests EUR 65 M, about SEK 670 M, in the first phase of the new office complex H2Offices located in Budapest, Hungary. It will offer a total leasable area of about 26,000 square meters.
Christoffer Sundberg, CEO of Cobbleyard Real Estate.

“Demand for High Quality Assets Are Still High”

Finland Finland — Christoffer Sundberg from Cobbleyard Real Estate on the global interest for the Finnish property market, and how long it took for Cobbleyard to divest the assets in Tampere.
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.

Amazon Enters Sweden

Sweden Sweden — The e-commerce giant has started preparations to launch in Sweden, marking its first step to establish a local presence in a Nordic country.
Daniel Stenbäck.

Daniel Stenbäck to Manage All of Strawberry's Property Business

Nordic — Strawberry group, created by Petter Stordalen, restructures to coordinate the management of hotel properties.
Nordic Property News presents how high the loan-to-value ratio the listed companies have, according to their Q2 results.

The Nordic Companies with the Highest LTVs in Q2

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents how high the loan-to-value ratio the listed companies have, according to their Q2 results.
One of the sold properties.

Varma Sells Two Properties in Oulu and Lappeenranta

Finland Finland — Catella acted as an advisor to employment pension company Varma in the sale of Kiinteistö Oy Kuntotalo and in a sale of Lappeenrannan Kodinkeskus retail property.
Tom Leahy, Senior Director, EMEA Analytics at Real Capital Analytics.

“There Is Still a Strong Appetite for Core Offices”

Nordic — Tom Leahy, Senior Director, EMEA Analytics at Real Capital Analytics on the European investment volume in H1, which Nordic country that stands out and the future of the office segment.
Which companies have divested the most in the first two quarters in the Nordics?

H1: These Are the Top Sellers Among the Nordic Companies

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents how much the listed Nordic real estate companies divested in the first six months of 2020.
Investors represented by Cobbleyard Real Estate and Revcap have sold two high-quality office properties in Tampere.

Quadoro Acquires Two High-Quality Office Properties in Tampere

Finland Finland — Investors represented by Cobbleyard Real Estate and Revcap have divested two modern office properties located in the Hervanta office area in Tampere to a fund managed by Quadoro Investment Gmbh.
Anders Danielsson, CEO of Skanska.

Skanska in Another US Deal

Sweden Sweden — Skanska has acquired about 11,500 square meters of land in Houston, Texas. The seller is Houston Westmont LP and the acquisition amounts to USD 27 M, about SEK 236 M.
Wework.

This Is the Former Wework Profile’s New Project

Norway Norway — Launches a unique platform for flexible office spaces in Norway.
Anders Danielsson, CEO of Skanska.

Skanska Signs Contract with the Florida Department of Transportation

Sweden Sweden — Skanska has signed a contract with the Florida Department of Transportation to design and build a new interchange at State Road 557 of Interstate 4 (I-4) in Polk City, Florida, USA. Skanska will include the contract worth USD 70 M, about SEK 615 M, in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2020.
F. Scott Ball, CEO of Citycon.

Average Consumer Spending in Citycon's Centres Higher Than 2019

Finland Finland — Citycon has presented its figures for the second quarter of 2020.

H1: These Are the Top Buyers Among the Nordic Companies

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents how much the listed Nordic real estate companies have acquired during the first six months of 2020.
Jacob Karlsson, CEO of K-Fastigheter.

Only a Marginal Impact for K-Fastigheter Due to Covid-19

Sweden Sweden — CEO Jacob Karlsson: "It has become a much smaller competition."
Akelius' CEO Ralf Spann.

Akelius Presents Ten Percent Net Operating Income Growth

Sweden Sweden — Rental income was EUR 238 million, a like-for-like increase of 6.3 percent. Net operating income was EUR 128 million, up by 10.3 percent in the like-for-like portfolio.

DB Schenker Develops Terminal Property in the Tampere Region

Finland Finland — Logistics provider DB Schenker Finland develops a new terminal property in Lempäälä in the Southern Tampere region. The property is located in the Marjamäki district, by the Helsinki-Tampere motorway.
Which companies are the winners and which are the losers on the stock market in July?

These Are the Winners and Losers on the Stock Market in July

Nordic — Nordic Property News has the complete list of how the Nordic real estate and construction companies performed on the stock exchange in July.

YIT and OP Establishes a Company for Residential Investments

Finland Finland — YIT and OP-Rental Yield special fund have agreed to establish a company investing in rental apartments. In the same connection, YIT has agreed on the sale of eight rental apartment buildings to the company.
Hans Wallenstam, CEO of Wallenstam.

Hans Wallenstam: "This Is Worse Than Any Other Crisis"

Sweden Sweden — One of Sweden’s most profiled real estate CEOs, Hans Wallenstam, compares the current Covid-19 crisis, with the big financial crisis back in the 90s, and he also tells Nordic Property News how the giant company has acted towards the tenants, during the pandemic.
Jacob Karlsson, CEO of K-Fastigheter.

Record-Breaking Quarter for K-Fastigheter

Sweden Sweden — The second quarter of 2020 is K-Fastigheter's strongest quarter in terms of earnings to date.