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Real estate prices up to and including April 2018:

Declining house prices

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-05-14 9.30

Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings declined by more than 1 percent in the last three-month period, from February to April 2018, compared with the previous period, from November 2017 to January 2018. In the last three-month period, from February to April 2018, prices rose by 5 percent on an annual basis compared with the same period last year.

Between the two most recent three-month periods, prices declined in 12 out of 21 counties. The largest decrease, 7 percent, was reported in Jämtland County, followed by Östergötland County at 4 percent. Rising prices were reported in 6 counties. The largest increase, 6 percent, was reported in Västernorrland County, followed by Gotland County at 5 percent. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Stockholm and Greater Gothenburg, prices declined by 3 and 2 percent respectively, while prices in Greater Malmö remained unchanged.

Prices rose in 19 counties on an annual basis. In Uppsala County, prices remained unchanged and in Stockholm County prices declined by 2 percent. The largest increase was reported in Västernorrland County at 15 percent, followed by Blekinge County at 12 percent. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Gothenburg and Greater Malmö, prices rose by 3 and 8 percent respectively, while prices in Greater Stockholm declined by 2 percent.

The average price at the national level for one- or two-dwelling buildings in the period from February to April 2018 was SEK 3.1 million.

Real estate price statistics for one-or two-dwelling buildings by month, whole country
MonthNumber of purchasesAverage price in SEK 1000Average assessed value in SEK 1000Purchase price coefficient (K/T)Change in percent since previous month
1704
3 324 2 922 1 506 1.98  
1705
4 300 2 875 1 463 2.00 +1
1706
6 802 3 081 1 556 2.03 +2
1707
4 814 2 844 1 435 2.04 0
1708
5 640 3 041 1 514 2.07 +1
1709
5 569 2 994 1 487 2.06 0
1710
4 768 2 926 1 476 2.05 ‑1
1711
5 225 2 971 1 470 2.09 +2
1712
5 119 3 048 1 530 2.06 ‑1
1801
3 720 3 184 1 602 2.06 0
1802
3 817 3 166 1 606 2.04 ‑1
1803
4 105 3 069 1 558 2.04 0
1804[1]
1 696 3 067 1 555 2.05 0

[1] The figures are preliminary.

Price trend in recent years based on the purchase price coefficient
Real estate prices up to and including April 2018

Real estate price statistics for the last three-month period compared with the previous three-month period and the corresponding period last year
 Number of purchases latest periodAverage price latest period (SEK 1000)K/T latest periodK/T previous periodK/T previous yearChange in percent since previous periodChange in percent since previous year
County
             
Stockholm
1 537 5 653 1.99 2.06 2.02 -3 -2
Uppsala
359 3 272 2.01 2.07 2.01 -3 0
Södermanland
297 2 768 2.09 2.15 1.99 -3 +5
Östergötland
431 2 748 2.11 2.20 2.04 -4 +4
Jönköping
400 2 245 2.18 2.11 1.96 +3 +11
Kronoberg
198 2 002 2.02 2.03 1.86 0 +9
Kalmar
321 1 818 1.97 2.00 1.89 -1 +5
Gotland
72 3 016 2.06 1.96 1.92 +5 +8
Blekinge
210 1 749 1.97 1.93 1.76 +2 +12
Skåne
1 490 3 013 1.93 1.93 1.80 0 +7
Halland
406 3 234 1.93 2.00 1.91 -3 +1
Västra Götaland
1 641 3 275 2.08 2.10 1.99 -1 +5
Värmland
281 1 705 1.95 2.01 1.89 -3 +3
Örebro
313 2 105 2.04 2.04 2.02 0 +1
Västmanland
290 2 607 2.21 2.24 1.99 -2 +11
Dalarna
298 1 829 2.22 2.24 2.00 -1 +11
Gävleborg
295 1 740 2.17 2.13 1.96 +2 +11
Västernorrland
210 1 525 2.26 2.13 1.96 +6 +15
Jämtland
102 1 906 1.87 2.01 1.81 -7 +3
Västerbotten
213 2 306 2.28 2.26 2.08 +1 +9
Norrbotten
254 1 647 2.05 2.11 2.04 -3 +1
Metropolitan areas
             
Greater Stockholm
1 537 5 653 1.99 2.06 2.02 -3 -2
Greater Gothenburg
887 4 586 2.04 2.08 1.97 -2 +3
Greater Malmö
662 3 853 1.94 1.94 1.79 0 +8
The whole country
9 618 3 107 2.04 2.07 1.95 -1 +5

Periods: Latest period 2018-02 - 2018-04 Previous period 2017-11 - 2018-01 Previous year 2017-02 - 2017-04

Real estate price statistics for larger municipalities (over 50 000 inhabitants)
CodeMunicipalityNumber of purchases latest periodAverage price latest period (SEK 1000)K/T latest periodK/T previous periodK/T previous yearChange in percent since previous periodChange in percent since previous year
0123
Järfälla
65 4 963 2.01 2.04 2.05 -1 -2
0126
Huddinge
108 5 503 2.00 2.06 2.14 -3 -6
0127
Botkyrka
73 4 118 1.98 2.06 2.12 -3 -6
0136
Haninge
74 4 636 2.00 2.12 2.16 -5 -7
0160
Täby
73 7 098 1.96 2.11 2.04 -7 -4
0163
Sollentuna
71 7 241 2.05 2.06 1.97 -1 +4
0180
Stockholm
244 7 011 1.98 2.03 2.00 -3 -1
0181
Södertälje
66 3 655 1.92 2.11 1.94 -9 -1
0182
Nacka
89 8 316 1.98 1.94 1.93 +2 +2
0188
Norrtälje
69 2 905 2.01 2.12 2.13 -5 -6
0380
Uppsala
134 4 403 1.99 1.97 1.94 +1 +3
0480
Nyköping
61 3 070 2.12 2.16 1.91 -1 +11
0484
Eskilstuna
67 2 753 2.09 2.21 2.01 -6 +4
0580
Linköping
118 3 633 2.00 2.07 1.89 -3 +6
0581
Norrköping
113 3 235 2.11 2.19 2.09 -4 +1
0680
Jönköping
122 3 469 2.22 2.25 2.02 -1 +10
0780
Växjö
77 2 755 2.00 2.08 1.98 -4 +1
0880
Kalmar
83 2 938 2.00 2.12 1.94 -6 +3
0980
Gotland
72 3 016 2.06 1.96 1.92 +5 +8
1080
Karlskrona
71 2 215 2.02 1.87 1.75 +8 +16
1280
Malmö
191 4 422 1.87 1.89 1.78 -1 +5
1281
Lund
77 3 986 1.95 1.88 1.81 +4 +8
1283
Helsingborg
123 3 694 1.79 1.79 1.73 0 +4
1290
Kristianstad
81 2 308 2.02 1.93 1.84 +4 +10
1293
Hässleholm
87 1 617 2.18 2.02 1.89 +8 +16
1380
Halmstad
119 3 042 1.90 1.98 1.85 -4 +3
1383
Varberg
64 3 383 2.05 2.11 2.02 -3 +2
1384
Kungsbacka
111 4 561 1.90 2.01 1.86 -5 +2
1480
Göteborg
286 5 551 2.03 2.06 1.98 -1 +3
1481
Mölndal
65 5 010 2.02 2.05 1.98 -2 +2
1485
Uddevalla
66 2 637 1.97 1.97 1.91 0 +3
1488
Trollhättan
57 2 579 2.02 2.20 1.93 -8 +5
1490
Borås
106 2 709 2.05 2.07 2.02 -1 +2
1496
Skövde
60 2 579 2.09 2.12 2.06 -1 +1
1780
Karlstad
78 2 777 1.89 2.05 2.05 -8 -8
1880
Örebro
125 3 119 1.95 1.92 1.90 +1 +2
1980
Västerås
145 3 318 2.01 2.09 1.90 -4 +6
2080
Falun
52 2 517 2.13 2.15 1.97 -1 +8
2081
Borlänge
35 2 442 1.86 2.02 1.95 -8 -4
2180
Gävle
93 2 809 2.06 2.18 2.04 -6 +1
2281
Sundsvall
69 2 535 2.38 2.18 2.11 +9 +13
2284
Örnsköldsvik
47 1 203 2.17 2.04 1.97 +6 +10
2380
Östersund
53 2 612 1.77 1.92 1.78 -7 0
2480
Umeå
86 3 653 2.08 2.12 1.96 -2 +6
2482
Skellefteå
68 1 817 2.56 2.51 2.32 +2 +11
2580
Luleå
74 2 641 2.01 1.98 1.91 +2 +5

Definitions and explanations

Price changes are estimated using the purchase price coefficient (K/T). K/T is the ratio between the purchase price and the assessed value at a certain time and is reported as an unweighted mean value.

One- or two-dwelling buildings for permanent dwelling include detached one- or two-dwelling buildings, terraced houses and link-attached buildings. Real estate with site leasehold rights is included.

Source

The data comes from Lantmäteriet (the land registration authority).

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