Nordic — After an autumn with fairly low transaction activity, some large deals finally broke through during the fourth quarter of last year. Nordic Property News lists the purchase figures for the companies after the Q4 report.

Sweden — After an exhaustive attempt to investigate all available means to secure a viable financial and operational future for the company, the board of directors of Northvolt AB announces that it has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden. Nordic Property News has mapped out which real estate companies will be affected.

Nordic — The listed companies largely kept a fairly low profile in 2023 when it comes to transactions. During the fourth and final quarter of last year, we were still able to see a number of deals that raised the numbers a bit. Nordic Property News has comprised a list of the largest sellers in 2024.

Nordic — The future of work is in focus as the balance between remote work and office presence becomes more stabilized. At the same time, activity-based and flexible offices seem to have reached a plateau and there are challenges in how tenants think about the design of those offices.

Sweden — With two prestigious hires, Colliers has laid a strong foundation for its leasing operations within the industrial and logistics sector. Jessica Gräsberg, Head of Leasing, tells Nordic Property News about the recruitments, the investment into the sector, and how she sees the industrial and logistics segments developing moving forward.

Sweden — Stenhus updates its financial goals and plans to continue growing in the same areas and segments It already operates in. Deputy CEO Mikael Nicander shares his view on Stenhus' quarterly report and the near future.

Nordic — There are contradictions in what office workers demand and how they view working life. This can be seen in Castellum's new office report. Anna-Karin Nyman is communications and marketing director at the property company shares the conclusions that can be drawn from the report.

Sweden — JLL steps up its Project & Development Services Operations with an Establishment in Gothenburg. Maximilian Keysberg, Head of P&DS in Sweden, tells Nordic Property News about the decision to expand the area, the synergies they see, why Mani Hemmaty is the right person to lead Gothenburg branch, and the future opportunities in the sector.

Sweden — A month has passed since Jernhusen's year-end report and the company's sustainability report is also being released in the coming days. So there is a lot going on in the company at the moment when Nordic Property News catches CEO Biljana Pehrsson in the middle of a step. She talks about, among other things, how she notices that the financial market is sending positive signals. – The transaction market has increased activity and there is great interest from the capital market for green bonds.

Nordic — Doxa's presentation of the fourth quarter report is dominated by the Serneke/Mutares affair. Now, trust in the new management is precariously swaying among shareholders and concerns about what might happen to Karlatornet and Karlastaden are seeping out. "I think it's sad for all employees and all customers affected by the bankruptcy", says a downcast Christian Lindgren.

Sweden — 2024 has been a year of strong growth for Prisma, as the company made a number of strategic acquisitions and started development projects. The listing on Nasdaq Stockholm in June can also be said to be a major milestone, at least if you ask CEO Fredrik Mässing: “The listing gave us the financial muscle needed to continue growing at an even higher rate.

Nordic — The listed real estate companies have predominantly low vacancies, but some stand out. Commercial property owners in particular have slipped in the economic vacancy rate. Nordic Property News has taken a closer look at what the companies' occupancy rates looked like when 2024 ended.

Nordic — SBB's associated company in education, Nordiqus, has added additional properties to its portfolio. CEO Jenny Rehn shares how they view additional transactions and the conditions for entering a completely new market in the future.

Nordic — Nordic Property News Nordic Property News presents the winners and losers on the stock exchange during February.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list over the Nordic listed companies with the lowest Interest Coverage Ratios by Q4 2024.

Nordic — Castellum intends to move forward again. That is the message when the company presents its year-end report for 2024. “We are ready to continue acquiring, developing and delivering value,” says CEO Joacim Sjöberg.

Sweden — As Jacob Karlsson, CEO of K-Fastigheter, notes in the recently released fourth quarter report, 2024 has been an eventful year in the company's history. The market climate has remained tough but has also shown signs of stabilizing – yes, perhaps even having started, albeit slowly, to turn upwards. "The bad times we have been through have contributed to a positive diversification of our produced volume, where housing continues to constitute a majority but not to the same extent as before", says Jacob Karlsson.

Sweden — Heitman enters the Swedish self-storage market by acquiring a majority stake in Servistore. After the transaction, they share their plans to scale up Servistore, how they aim to differentiate themselves from competitors, and their outlook on the future of the Swedish self-storage market.

Sweden — After a full career on the ownership and development side, Johan Nihlmark is making the move to the advisory side. Colliers’ new Head of Industrial and Logistics Leasing in Sweden tells Nordic Property News about the transition, the new working methods he believes are needed among advisors, and his views on the market outlook for industrial and logistics properties moving forward.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents how high the loan-to-value ratio the listed companies had by the end of 2024.

Sweden — K2A has strengthened its liquidity in 2024, but will likely continue to sell assets to free up even more liquidity, strengthen financial ratios and balance sheet. "How much we will sell depends on how the capital market develops", CEO Johan Knaust tells Fastighetssverige.

Nordic — Brinova continues its work on updating its business plan following the major acquisition from K-Fastigheter. CEO Per Johansson tells Nordic Property News about the increased interest in the company after the massive deal, how they plan to integrate the new portfolio, the staffing needs, and their view on the Danish properties included in the transaction.

Nordic — With a diversified customer base where the largest tenants are large, stable players, Catena feels secure. "We have customers who are in a situation where they choose not to make large-scale investments, but at the same time we see that the operations are rolling and that the vacancy rate in our portfolio is unaffected compared to the previous quarter", says CEO Jörgen Eriksson.

Nordic — Staffan Unge has stepped in as the new Head of Nordics for Hines as the American giant aiming to grow in the Nordics. He tells Nordic Property News about his new role at Hines, the company’s goals in the Nordic region, the market situation, and where they see the best acquisition opportunities.

Nordic — Recently CBRE shared their report Nordic Outlook 2025 with their customers. Nordic Property News was given access to the full report and followed it up with some questions to Jussi Niemistö, Head of Research, Nordics CBRE. He shares his insight to the top three sectors and a hot niche sector.