Nordic — Obos has appointed a new Group Chief Executive Officer, Marianne Gjertsen Ebbesen. She tells Nordic Property News about her new role, her leadership style, the company’s current position and challenges, and her outlook on how the housing markets in Norway and Sweden will develop in the coming years.

Nordic — After 20 years with the group, of which the past ten as CEO, Daniel Kjørberg Siraj has decided to step down from his position at residential developer Obos. In an interview with Nordic Property News, the departing CEO reflects on his decision, his time at the company, its current standing, and his personal plans for the future.

Nordic — Collaboration has an important role to play in a changing society. This is according to Daniel Kjörberg Siraj, CEO of Obos, who highlights the Stadsljus project as an example. The company's collaboration with the builder Skanska has only had positive effects: “Higher profitability, smoother construction process with fewer conflicts and less friction,” the CEO tells Nordic Property News.

Sweden — The small house industry is basically at a standstill, while many people dream of living in small houses. Joakim Henriksson, CEO of Obos Sweden, shares how he sees that equation and the SEK 1 billion investment they are making despite the recession.

Nordic — The Obos Group achieved a pre-tax profit of NOK 154 million in the first quarter of 2025, a 57 percent decrease in profit, which is believed to be mainly due to changes in the value of investment properties and financial instruments. The company's CEO and President, Daniel Kjørberg Siraj, still believes that Obos is performing better than expected.

Nordic — After Finnish comedy group KAJ won big with the song "Bara bada bastu"(Just take a sauna) in the Swedish Melodifestivalen a little more than a week ago, Nordic Property News asked the question – will more people want to take a sauna now and let the sweat swirl? Will it affect what is demanded in newly produced residential and to what extent are companies working with offering a sauna today? Six companies in the industry answer this question.

Nordic — On Friday, Obos and Skanska presented a collaboration agreement for the first phase of the construction of a 30-storey residential building in Norra Djurgårdsstaden in Stockholm, marking the beginning of the planning and design of the housing project. Nordic Property News had an interview with the CEO of Obo's Nya Hem, Sofia Ljungdahl, about Stadsljus, as the new landmark will be called, and about the advantages of working together with Skanska.

Nordic — How has the Sweden venture gone for Norwegian Obos so far? Is the team in place and the direction set? Nordic Property News has met Sofia Ljungdahl, CEO of Obo's Nya Hem, and talked about everything from building right portfolios to football.

Sweden — It is almost a year ago that Obos chose not to proceed with any of the architectural proposals they had received for the major project Stadsljus, formerly Gasklockan, in Norra Djurgårdsstaden. But now the proposal has been presented and group CEO Daniel Kjørberg Siraj and Sofia Ljungdahl, CEO of Obos Nya Hem say that the house will not only be a landmark in Stockholm, but also for Obos as a company.

Sweden — Housing construction is said to have collapsed, purchasing power eroded and assets lost value. Construction costs and interest rates have risen, while there is a major housing shortage. But several companies and their managers have ideas about how to turn it all around. Obos' CEO Joakim Henriksson is one of them.

Sweden — It is almost a year ago that Obos chose not to proceed with any of the architectural proposals they had received for the major project Stadsljus, formerly Gasklockan, in Norra Djurgårdsstaden. For Nordic Property News, Anna Grinneby, project development manager at Obos, talks about how the company continues to work on the extensive project and what lies ahead later this autumn.

Nordic — We have more tools and greater flexibility than most," says Obos CEO Daniel Kjørberg Siraj to Nordic Property News after the second quarterly report. The company reported a profit before tax in the second quarter of SEK 1,218 million, an increase from SEK 542 million from the year before. However, housing sales have more than halved.

Nordic — The housing developers suffer greatly from the pending purchase willingness of households when it comes to new construction housing. It is difficult to raise the level of pre-purchased homes, although most people believe that there are still few unsold apartments at completion. But for those who signed up for pre-sale, the situation now looks radically different, where there are now reports that the buyers are trying to pull out of sale. Nordic Property News has taken a closer look at how big the exposure is for the companies with their homes that are under production.

Norway — Daniel Kjørberg Siraj, board member of Veidekke and CEO of OBOS, has informed Veidekke that he is resigning from the company’s board of directors after having been nominated for a place on the board of NCC. He tells Nordic Property News more about the decision and his future.

Norway — The Norwegian publication Boligproduserene recently published a top list of the nine players who started construction of the most homes in Norway in 2022. Obos ended up at the top. CEO Daniel Kjørberg Siraj tells Nordic Property News about the continued investments in Norway and why parts of the Swedish operation have had to notify more employees of lay offs than the Norwegian one recently.