ARTICLES TAGGED WITH "Hans Wallenstam"

Wallenstam's Q3: "We have maintained a good pace"

Sweden Sweden — On Tuesday morning, CEO Hans Wallenstam and Deputy CEO and CFO Susann Linde presented Wallenstam's figures for the third quarter of 2025. There was also time for questions, reflections and thoughts about them, as well as talk about the transaction market and Wallenstam's role in it. "We receive a lot of inquiries about our properties, but we are also looking for acquisitions", said Hans Wallenstam during the presentation.

Hans Wallenstam's view of the residential market

Sweden Sweden — Since Hans Wallenstam took over as CEO of Wallenstam in 1991, the residential segment has experienced both soaring highs and deep lows. During the peak of housing construction, there was a shortage of homes in every city. Today, construction sites stand still in many locations. Yet, in his in-depth interview with Nordic Property News, Wallenstam’s CEO and principal owner describes a market that is beginning to stabilize. And while not everything is as it once was, some truths remain constant: “Urbanization in Sweden continues. Although not at the same pace as before, there will still be demand for new housing in attractive locations,” says Hans Wallenstam.

Wallenstam's future plans for the Stockholm market

Sweden Sweden — Wallenstam makes a large divestment in Stockholm. CEO tells Nordic Property News about the transaction, the future plans for the Stockholm market and what kind of properties they look to invest in.

Wallenstam CEO: "If the location and product is right, the market is there"

Sweden Sweden — Hans Wallenstam shares what awaits with the fifth Hötorgsskrapan and how he sees the coworking market going forward, as well as the reasons for Convendum's difficulties. He also sees that the company will be able to increase the pace of residential development but also sees a major challenge in how the City of Gothenburg works with urban development.

Hans Wallenstam wants a Polish solution – for the Swedish residential market

Sweden Sweden — Hans Wallenstam summarizes the property year 2024 from Wallenstam’s view and talks about the investment opportunities after the recent blockbuster deals in Gothenburg and Stockholm. He also tells how he was inspired during a trip to Poland to find a possible solution to the crisis in housing construction in Sweden.

Wallenstam sells commercial properties in Gothenburg

Sweden Sweden — Wallenstam has signed an agreement for the sale of four commercial properties with related development opportunities in Gothenburg. The buyer is Safjället Fastigheter through subsidiaries.

"The ink has barely dried and we are getting lots of requests"

Sweden Sweden — With one of the year's largest acquisitions and the entry into CBD Stockholm at the end of the quarter, Wallenstam now presents its interim report. The Gothenburg office market feels stable and Hans Wallenstam sums up his attitude towards office death and home working with the words: - It is a non-issue. People want to go back to the office.

Wallenstam's growth ambitions for the Stockholm office market

Sweden Sweden — Wallenstam enters the office market in Stockholm with a bang. After buying the skyscraper Hötorgskrapan from AMF Fastigheter for SEK 2.8 billion (EUR 255 million), CEO Hans Wallenstam tells Nordic Property News about the many years of work to find the right starting point in Stockholm, how they want to develop the newly acquired property, how they want to continue growing and how the commercial market in Stockholm differs from that in Gothenburg.

Hans Wallenstam: "The worst is behind us now"

Sweden Sweden — All the key figures in Wallenstam's Q2 point in the right direction according to Hans Wallenstam, who sees a turning point for the industry and the market as a whole. The Wallenstam CEO sees progressively better times ahead, where he hopes that the company will be able to start even more projects and be able to build more homes for the roughly 235,000 people who are in Wallenstam's housing queue.

Wallenstam: "We'll See Major and Minor Developments in a Rollercoaster"

Sweden Sweden — Wallenstam's increased dividend yield requirement in 2022 is one of the consequence of an uncertain and waiting real estate market as well the higher interest costs, the company writes in its year-end communiqué. To Nordic Property News, CEO Hans Wallenstam says that it is the difficulties in valuing the property portfolio that should stand in contrast to the fact that, after all, they deliver a result after tax that amounts to SEK 1.1 billion.

Wallenstam Acquires Stockholm Project from Ikano Bostad – and Makes Swap Deal

Sweden Sweden — Wallenstam is acquiring a project close to the city in Stockholm from Ikano Bostad. The project has a completed zoning plan and the planned production start is already in 2023.

Wallenstam Acquires Property in Central Gothenburg

Sweden Sweden — Wallenstam has signed an agreement to acquire a commercial property in central Gothenburg for an agreed property value of SEK 1,125 million. The property will be taken into possession on February 1, 2022.

Wallenstam Makes Investment in SBB

Sweden Sweden — Wallenstam has chosen to subscribe for B shares in a directed new issue in SBB for SEK 250 million in total.

Wallenstam Reaches Milestone – After Construction Start in Uppsala

Sweden Sweden — The construction of Wallenstam’s 10,000th apartment since the turn of the millennium has started. The production rate of apartments has gradually increased since the company resumed its new construction operations. The magic number of 10,000 apartment construction starts has been passed through the Kompositören project in Rosendal, Uppsala.

Wallenstam's Concerns over the Attractive Area in Central Gothenburg

Sweden Sweden — Comments possible development plans in the attractive location in Sweden’s number two: “It is not easy to make everyone happy.”

Wallenstam Invests in Klarna

Sweden Sweden — Klarna is carrying out a new issue in which Wallenstam is investing SEK 125 million.

SBB Acquires Two Community Service Properties from Wallenstam

Sweden Sweden — Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden acquires two centrally located community service properties let to school operators from Wallenstam for an agreed total property value of MSEK 380.

Wallenstam Has Reached 10,000 Rental Apartments Under Management

Sweden Sweden — Wallenstam now has 10,000 rental apartments under management. The tenant Dennis Furlan and his family are moving into Wallenstam’s 10,000th apartment in the new production in Elisedal, Gothenburg.

Wallenstam Launches New Climate Targets

Sweden Sweden — As a part of Wallenstam’s sustainability work, four climate targets are now being introduced. The aim of the targets is to further reduce the carbon footprint from the building operations and from the properties’ energy consumption and residual waste. In addition, all business trips shall be carried out in a carbon-neutral way.

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.

Wallenstam Sells Newly Constructed Residential Property to Länsförsäkringar

Sweden Sweden — An agreement has been signed on the sale of Wallenstam's new construction project in the New York block at Gärdet in Stockholm. The buyers are 14 companies within the Länsförsäkringar Group, which are scheduled to take possession of the property when it is completed on December 15, 2020.

This Is the Biggest Challenge for the Real Estate Heavyweight

Sweden Sweden — Hans Wallenstam, CEO of Wallenstam: ”We need to find solutions, so that our tenants survive the crisis.”

They Control the Listed Real Estate Giants

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents the largest owners of the listed real estate companies in the Nordic region.

The Investment Focus of the Real Estate Profiles

Nordic — Erik Selin, CEO at Balder, and Hans Wallenstam, CEO at Wallenstam, on new investment opportunities in the UK and Germany, which housing reforms are needed and whether residential developers risk going bankrupt.

Wallenstam Makes Gothenburg Acquisition

Sweden Sweden — Wallenstam acquires a property in Gothenburg CBD from SEB Trygg Liv for MSEK 375 (EUR 36M).