Nordic — Twice as many people are working from home now compared to before the pandemic. For AMF Fastigheter, which is one of the big office giants, this has concrete effects: “We need to have a deeper and closer dialogue with tenants,” says Hanna Mossfeldt, workplace strategist.

Sweden — The Urban Development Committee has adopted the detailed plan for CA Fastigheter’s investment in the Gasverket area in Hjorthagen, marking the first step toward realizing plans for 190 residences and 17,500 square meters of retail space within this culturally and historically valuable area. The plan now awaits approval by the City Council before the company can begin site remediation and construction.

Nordic — Nordic Property News Nordic Property News presents the winners and losers on the stock exchange during a mostly horrible March for real estate shares.

Sweden — This autumn, Filip Persson will become one of the youngest CEOs in the industry when he steps into the CEO role at SLP. He tells Nordic Property News about the challenges of taking on the role, his leadership style, SLP's position, and future direction.

Sweden — Mariette Hilmersson held the role of CEO at Willhem for just over 19 months. On Friday, the news came that she would be leaving. Chairman of the Board Fredrik Wirdenius explains the path to the decision, what went wrong and what they are looking for in the next CEO.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list of the current short selling situation in the real estate sector as a whole. Short selling has increased in several large companies over the past year, and one real estate giant is by far the most shorted stock on the entire stock exchange.

Sweden — Lerstenen sells the majority of its commercial portfolio to Diös for SEK 1.6 billion. CEO Erik Sällström tells Nordic Property News how they plan to invest the proceeds from the transaction, where in Umeå they see the best opportunities, their outlook on the future of their commercial portfolio, and their thoughts on their shareholding in Diös.

Sweden — Skanska's residential division is struggling, and the company has now decided not to develop housing in the flagship area Sege Park in Malmö, instead opting to try to sell the property that has been owned by Boklok since 2021.

Nordic — The beginning of the year has seen transaction volume increase by over 20 percent in the Nordic market compared to the first two months of 2024. In Sweden, the volume is up a full 34 percent after two straight months with over ten billion in transaction volume, this is revealed in Collier's latest monthly analysis of the Nordic property market.

Sweden — Earlier this week, Arwidsro made an acquisition worth a whopping SEK 440 million, approximately EUR 41 million. It concerns nearly 21.000 square meters in the Överby shopping area, just outside Trollhättan, and CEO Peter Zonabend calls the purchase part of their growth journey. This is how he wants them to grow in the future through more acquisitions.

Sweden — Diös has taken an important step with an SEK 1.6 billion (EUR 148 million) acquisition that makes Umeå Diös' largest market. CEO David Carlsson tells Nordic Property News about this important acquisition, what makes Umeå such an attractive market, their transaction plans, and what kinds of investments they are looking for moving forward.

Nordic — It is an international trend, and the decline can be seen in all the Nordic countries. Swedes have not given birth to so few children since measurements began in 1749. On average, Swedish women now give birth to 1.45 children and the greatest decrease is in Malmö. Sara Mikkelsen, a statistician at Region Skåne, explains how it affects locally and what it means for urban development and property needs in the future.

Nordic — This is how two of Skåne's largest real estate companies view the region's attractiveness and which assets they are willing to invest in.

Sweden — On Monday, Swedish Logistic Property acquired two newly built logistics properties in Jönköping and Vaggeryd. SLP's CEO, Tommy Åstrand, believes that Jönköping will continue to grow as an interesting acquisition area and that the dip in e-commerce is only temporary.

Nordic — What can, and perhaps should, happen in Skåne in the coming years is something that a knowledgeable panel gives their perspectives on and how it affects residential needs and the business community.

Sweden — K-Fastigheter will change its management team as of April 1, 2025. Now the company's CEO, Jacob Karlsson, tells Nordic Property News exclusively about the management team's new way of working.

Sweden — The Riksbanken held a press conference on Thursday about the monetary policy decision. The key interest rate will be left at the current level and then lowered, said Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen and Åsa Olli Segendorf, head of the monetary policy department. The Swedish economy is slowly recovering, the Riksbank also says, but the monetary institution will act if the situation develops differently than the Riksbank's forecast.

Sweden — The highest possible height and the highest level of certification – that is what Atrium Ljungberg is aiming for with Sickla Central. According to Stina Haraldsson, Project Manager, the ambition has been raised during the course of the work. “With many small and large measures, we have managed to reach the goal,” she says.

Sweden — When Tommy Fritz, CEO of Tosito, takes the stage at the Real Estate Market Day in Jönköping, he talks, among other things, about his views on the local housing market. There is also a ticking time bomb spelled "the housing shortage in Gothenburg", with strong labor immigration and too few construction starts. How is the industry tackling this? – We are either building too much or too little, says the Tosito CEO.

Sweden — Pembroke wants to start a new project at Hötorget and has applied for land allocation to enable renovation and expansion to add offices, retail and center activities.

Sweden — Croisette Capital Markets releases its Industrial Real Estate Report for 2025, which analyzes the Swedish market for industrial and logistics properties at a national level. We spoke to David Almqvist at Croisette, who believes, among other things, that a hot market is no guarantee of targeted tenants.

Nordic — Nordic Property News rencently took a deep dive into whether there is a potential KAJ effect – that is, that the demand for saunas would increase in our homes – after the win for the Finish group KAJ in the Swedish song contest, Melodifestivalen, with their Bara bada bastu or Just take a sauna in English. Now the expert gives her view on both the sauna's potential and what other trends we are seeing in the residential segment.

Sweden — Just over 15 years ago, Ivan Martic, who grew up in Vaggeryd, a small town close to Jönköping, founded IM Vision after his UF company at school. Today it is one of Sweden's leading companies in the rental and sale of LED screens. In 2023, he was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Jönköping County. In the same year, the majority of the company was acquired by an investment company. At the Real Estate Market Day in Jönköping, he talks about his journey and his philosophy when it comes to entrepreneurship.

Nordic — After Finnish comedy group KAJ won big with the song "Bara bada bastu"(Just take a sauna) in the Swedish Melodifestivalen a little more than a week ago, Nordic Property News asked the question – will more people want to take a sauna now and let the sweat swirl? Will it affect what is demanded in newly produced residential and to what extent are companies working with offering a sauna today? Six companies in the industry answer this question.

Sweden — Derome Fastighet is embarking on a new project in Gothenburg and will increase its portfolio by 50 percent. It is part of a strategic investment going forward, says Patrik Westin, CEO of the company.