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.

Sweden — Besqab has presented its figures for the fourth quarter of 2024 and for the past year. "We think this is a stable quarter, a good result. We have completed several successful sales launches and we see that the housing market is starting to pick up", says CEO Magnus Andersson.

Nordic — Prioritizing profitability over growth has been Veidekke's mantra for the last five years. Therefore, says CEO Jimmy Bengtsson, the potential for the company to grow is still great. "All our operations have higher margins now than five years ago - although not all are at a level we are satisfied with."

Nordic — Capman makes one of the largest hotel transactions in the Nordics when it acquires Midstar Fastigheter and its portfolio of 28 properties. Thomas Laakso, partner at Capman, tells Nordic Property News about the company's position as a hotel owner after the transaction, the targets for the hotel fund, the recovery of the hotel sector, and where they’d like to continue growing.

Nordic — An evaluation will show whether NCC should keep the industrial business area within the group - or sell it. At the same time, Tomas Carlsson, CEO of NCC, is clear that the company will contact both industrial and financial players, mainly in Europe and the USA.

Sweden — Debt continues to be a problem for SBB and now CEO Leiv Synnes is presenting the plan for which divestments for EUR 890 million that are on the table.

Norway — When Entra presents its year-end report for the fourth quarter of 2024, one can note, among other things, a slower rental activity for the time being, which is expected to pick up during the year. "We continue to work hard to sign new contracts, but whether we close these contracts this quarter or the next is difficult to say", stated CEO Sonja Horn.

Nordic — Neobo's net operating income increases by 12 percent and the management result shows an increase of 3 percent compared to the previous year, despite the fact that seven properties have been sold during the year at the same time that financing costs have increased. "We intend to increase the pace of our transaction work to further optimize our property portfolio", says managing director Ylva Sarby Westman.

Sweden — Growth is the focus when David Carlsson explains what he wants to achieve as the new CEO of Diös. The company will be both a buyer and a seller and many stars seem to be aligned for the market they operate in. In several places, he sees that northern Sweden is less volatile than the metropolitan cities and that the challenges are fewer – but first they need to deal with a decline in the occupancy rate.

Sweden — News of bankruptcies and restructurings in the retail sector has been pouring in. Many times, poor profitability and high rents are cited as the reasons. But what does this mean for the retail market, what is its strength and how will it develop in the future? Oscar Sandén is Head of Retail at CBRE and gives his view on the issue.

Denmark — Mipim is just a month away and Nordic Property News has taken a closer look at which Nordic companies sends the most participants to the real estate fair. Last out are the participants from Denmark, the country that sends the most participants among the Nordic countries.

Sweden — Malin Andrén is embarking on a new journey and focusing on her own company Handshake Property. She tells Nordic Property News about the decision to go solo, the focus and goals for the company, and the future together with Novier.

Finland — Mipim is just a month away and Nordic Property News has taken a closer look at which Nordic companies sends the most participants to the real estate fair. Here are the participants from Finland.

Sweden — Corem is a smaller company today than it was a couple of years ago, CEO Rutger Arnhult concludes when commenting on the results from 2024. They have divested significant parts of the property portfolio and will continue to do so. Not even the flagships are safe. He shares the plans for the Ericsson property, where the tenant left a big vacancy in H2.

Nordic — CEO Erik Selin says that Balder has emerged from the economic cycle stronger than before. The focus in recent quarters has been on streamlining operations and creating added value through good investments. He gives his view on which markets that are on the wish list.

Norway — Mipim is just a month away and Nordic Property News has taken a closer look at which Nordic companies sends the most participants to the real estate fair. Next are the participants from Norway.

Nordic — The year-end reports have started to come in and Bonava is one of the listed companies that is the earliest to submit its. The company reduced sales and operating profit in the fourth quarter compared to the same period the year before – but the last quarter of the year points upwards compared to the rest of 2024. Bonava's CEO Peter Wallin answers questions about the past year and also explains why the fourth quarter is traditionally so strong for Bonava.

Sweden — Mipim is just a month away and Nordic Property News has taken a closer look at which Nordic companies sends the most participants to the real estate fair. First out are the participants from Sweden.