Sweden — Newsec's latest vacancy survey for the third quarter of this year shows that the share of vacant office space has increased in both Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö compared to the same quarter last year, and also compared to the first quarter of this year. In Stockholm, vacancies have increased from 9.1 percent at this time last year to 14.3 percent now. – In some submarkets, vacancies are the highest we have ever seen, says Adam Tyrcha, Chief Growth Officer at Newsec.

Sweden — Newsec continues its growth journey and is strengthening its leasing operations with the appointment of Marie Meyer as Leasing Manager for Folksam’s commercial property portfolio. She shares with Nordic Property News what attracted her to Newsec, her dedicated role with Folksam, and her perspective on their portfolio.

Sweden — The transaction market is reawakening – and according to Ulrika Lindmark of Newsec, Sweden is now close to reaching its historically typical transaction volumes. Risk appetite is rising, particularly in the residential sector, where interest extends not only to new developments but also to offices outside Stockholm’s CBD. The future of the office remains in flux, with many tenants only now realising the long-term importance of physical offices for sustainable operations.

Nordic — Fidelio Capital, a Swedish investment firm, has become a new minority shareholder and strategic partner in Newsec. Gabriel Fitzgerald, Founder and CEO of Fidelio Capital, tells Nordic Property News about his perspective on Newsec’s current position, its potential, and what Fidelio aims to contribute as a shareholder.

Sweden — What will the Swedish transaction year 2025 be like, what factors will have the greatest impact on its development, which segments will be hot and cold, and what role will foreign players have? A panel consisting of Erik Nyman, JLL, Peter Wiman, EY, Maryrose David, Savills, and Adam Tyrcha, Newsec, shares their views of the transaction year that awaits.

Nordic — Max Barclay, Deputy CEO at Newsec, on the expected figures on the transaction markets in the Nordic countries.

Sweden — Max Barclay, with the titles deputy CEO and head of advisory operations at Newsec, predicts how the winds are blowing and scouts how 2024 will develop, which segment is the hottest right now and how advisors can take advantage of the development of artificial intelligence, AI.

Finland — Newsec launches a new Capital Markets advisory setup in Finland. Amos Larinkoski, Vice Head of Capital Markets, tells Nordic Property News about the new organization, the Cross-Nordic platform, the appetite for Finnish real estate from non-Nordic foreign investors and about the market situation in Finland.

Sweden — Adam Tyrcha, Head of Research, Newsec Advisory and Anders Elvinsson, Head of Valuation and Strategic Advisory, Cushman & Wakefield looked, among other things, at the office and housing markets when they participated in a panel debate on the market situation organized by MSCI's Property Intel earlier this week. Here are the strengths and weaknesses of the segments and what investor appetite looks like.

Nordic — 2023 was characterized by an overall weakness in the transaction market. In warehouse, logistics and industrial properties, however, we have seen a significant driving force. With a share of 27 percent of the total transaction volume, this segment has proved to be the most robust and prominent in the last year. Max Barclay, head of advisory operations at Newsec predicts will see in 2024 in the logistics market.

Sweden — In the office rental market, a clear slowdown is observed with extended rental periods and increased discounts. This development can be partly attributed to increasing uncertainty among potential tenants, as well as a gradually rising vacancy rate. Newsec and Colliers summarize 2023 and predict what lies ahead in 2024.

Sweden — Transactions within the housing segment have declined significantly during 2023 in Sweden. Despite this, there is a great deal of interest in the real estate sector, not least from foreign investors, says Newsec's head of Swedish advisory operations, Johanna Hessius.