Nordic — Property prices have bottomed, Patrik Kallenvret, Managing Director of Capital Markets, Nordics at CBRE is certain about. But whether the market has really turned around remains to be seen. When Nordic Property News meets him at the head office in Stockholm to talk about logistics, offices and the financial market, it is clear that a trend is even affecting the company itself. “If you try to hit bottom, you never do.”

Nordic — Inflation continues to fall in the Nordic countries, financing opportunities have improved significantly for real estate companies and the transaction market has increased by 14 percent in volume so far this year compared to the corresponding period in 2023. Colliers sees a number of different factors that point to a slowly recovering real estate market and predicts that the will really take off in 2025. Nordic CEO Bård Bjølgerud and Head of research John Petersson tell us more about the current situation and forecast the future.

Sweden — The property companies' earning capacity may be challenged in the future as a result of higher vacancy rates, which would impair the companies' ability to pay their debts. That's what the Financial Supervisory Authority writes in its latest stability report, which they released on Monday. Nordic Property News explains more about the findings and conclusions in the report.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list of the highest valued property portfolios among the listed Nordic comanpanies.

Nordic — MSCI's latest data shows that April was a trend-breaker for transaction volumes in Europe, which for the first time in 21 months saw an increase compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. A sign that some confidence is beginning to return to the market according to Tom Leahy, director at MSCI Research. For Nordic Property News he tells more about the positive development – but also flags that the number of forced sales has increased.

Nordic — Which companies actually had the industry's highest management result Q1? Nordic Property News has reviewed the listed companies' reports for the first three months of the year.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list of the top sellers among the listed Nordic companies in Q1.

Sweden — At the beginning of the week Nordic Property News revealed that Oscar Properties had also been rejected on its second restructuring application, while the bankruptcy hearing that was to be held on Monday was canceled pending supplementary documents. Now Nordic Property News can reveal that the company has appealed the decision from the first restructuring application, and here we can tell you more about what Oscar Engelbert and his attorney's write in the appeal.

Nordic — After a slow start to the transaction year Nordic Property News presents a list of the top buyers among the listed Nordic companies in Q1.

Sweden — Sverker Källgården is back in the limelight as he is announced as new CEO of Nivika. Sverker Källgården tells Nordic Property News why he sees the company as a perfect match for himself, how Nivika will move forward with him as CEO, about having the founder and former CEO Niclas Bergman remain in an operational role in the company and why he thinks the company is well equipped to grow in the current market climate.

Sweden — K-Fastigheter's CEO Jacob Karlsson sees the Gothenburg market as the most important for the company in the coming years. For Nordic Property News he explains why the company wants to focus on the country's second largest city, how to grow and why now is a golden opportunity to sell assets in Denmark.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list of the current occupancy rates among the listed Nordic real estate companies.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list over the Nordic listed companies with the lowest Interest Coverage Ratios by Q1 2024.

Sweden — On Monday a bankruptcy hearing was held regarding Oscar Properties and the district court informs Nordic Property News that no decision on bankruptcy was made. However, Nordic Property News can reveal that the company's second application for corporate restructuring has been rejected by the district court, on similar grounds as the first application.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents how high the loan-to-value ratio the listed companies had by Q1 2024.

Nordic — Tritax Eurobox continues its divestment program and sells another property in Sweden. After selling two of its four Swedish assets within six months, Alina Iorgulescu, Investment Director at Tritax Eurobox, tells Nordic Property News how the company sees the Nordic markets going forward.

Sweden — Darkness and hints of light are what the bank SBAB's Chief Economist Robert Boije sees when he looks out at the residential market in Sweden. But the fact that the Swedish central bank, Riksbanken, has now lowered the interest rate is one of the pieces for positive signs for residential developers.

Sweden — RE Equity Omsorg takes a big step on the way towards its growth target by acquiring community properties for SEK 800 million. CEO Max Qwarnström tells Nordic Property News about the new acquisition, how to reach the goal of approximately SEK 3 billion in property value within two years, where and with what type of properties they want to continue growing and about the changed competitive situation within the community property segment.

Sweden — On Wednesday, Besqab announced that it intends to notify 25 employees of redundancy following the merger between Aros Bostadsutveckling and Besqab. The new company's CEO, Magnus Andersson, tells Nordic Property News about the announcement and how it feels to give the news to the employees.

Nordic — Verdion continues the Nordic expansion – this time through an acquisition in Malmö. Fredrik Salman, Investment Manager at Verdion, tells Nordic Property News about the hot Öresund market, how Verdion wants to grow in the market and about making more brownfield investments.

Sweden — When Castellum's CEO, Joacim Sjöberg, presents this year's first quarterly report for the company, he can state with satisfaction that Castellum delivers an increased management result compared to the same period last year. He also says that the company may well consider starting to buy again. "There are, of course, strategic areas in which we want to grow."

Norway — KLP Eiendom makes a change at Managing Director when Ellen Langeggen succeeds Gunnar Gjørtz following his retirement. Ellen Langeggen tells Nordic Property News about the step up within KLP Eiendom, her view of the company’s position, the most important task going forward, the growth ambitions for the company and how she views the current market situation.

Nordic — When Peab sum up their first quarter in 2024, it shows a strong order intake for the period. However, the market in the Nordic region is highly varied: there is good demand for construction, covering and other house building, while the housing market continues to be weak.

Sweden — The bankruptcy threat hangs over Oscar Properties at the same time as the company applied for corporate restructuring, a measure that, if it goes through, will mean that founder Oscar Engelbert will leave the company completely. Documents that Nordic Property News has seen show what the company's reconstruction plan looks like: * The plan for new leadership * The decision regarding the liquidity * Options for refinancing

Sweden — Doxa's CEO Victor Persson is dissatisfied with the company's negative results during the first quarter and the write-downs in Serneke that they are forced to make, but he takes note of the positive sale of the building rights in Karlastaden and he believes that the transaction market is very close to a turnaround. Here he tells more about this in an interview with Nordic Property News.