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Real estate prices up to and including August 2017:

No slowdown in house prices

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2017-09-07 9.30

Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings rose by almost 4 percent in the last three-month period, from June to August 2017, compared with the previous period, from March to May 2017. In the last three-month period, from June to August 2017, prices rose by 9 percent on an annual basis compared with the same period last year.

Between the two most recent three-month periods, rising prices were reported in 20 of 21 counties. The largest increase was reported in Gotland County at 14 percent, followed by Kronoberg County at 9 percent. The lower range of price growth includes Halland County, Örebro County and Värmland County, with price increases at 1 percent. Only one county, Norrbotten County, reported unchanged prices. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Stockholm, Greater Gothenburg and Greater Malmö, prices rose between 2 and 4 percent.

Rising prices were reported in all 21 counties on an annual basis. The largest increase in prices at county level was 15 percent, reported in Jönköping County. The smallest increases in prices, 3 percent, were reported in Jämtland County and Örebro County. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Stockholm, Greater Malmö and Greater Gothenburg, prices rose between 5 and 11 percent.

The average price at the national level for one- or two-dwelling buildings in the period from June to August 2017 was SEK 3 million. In the metropolitan areas, the average price spanned from SEK 3.7 million in Greater Malmö to SEK 5.9 million in Greater Stockholm.

Real estate price statistics for one- or two-dwelling buildings by month, whole country
MonthNumber
of
purchases
Average
price in
SEK
1000
Average
assessed
value in
SEK 1000
Purchase
price
coefficient
(K/T)
Change in
percent
since
previous
month
1608
5 540 2 888 1 534 1.91  
1609
5 779 2 771 1 493 1.90 ‑1
1610
4 042 2 633 1 420 1.89 0
1611
4 571 2 750 1 472 1.91 +1
1612
4 755 2 900 1 540 1.92 +1
1701
3 460 2 965 1 562 1.92 0
1702
2 968 2 947 1 555 1.92 0
1703
3 473 2 891 1 513 1.95 +1
1704
3 288 2 923 1 506 1.98 +2
1705
4 202 2 878 1 465 2.00 +1
1706
6 515 3 080 1 553 2.04 +2
1707
4 070 2 917 1 467 2.06 +1
1708[1]
1 862 3 073 1 523 2.07 +1

[1] The figures are preliminary.

Price trend in the last year, based on the purchase price coefficient, in the whole country
Real estate prices up to and including August 2017

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
period
Average
price
latest
period
(SEK 1000)
K/T
atest
period
K/T
previous
period
K/T
previous
year
Change in
percent
since
previous
period
Change in
percent
since
previous
year
County
             
Stockholm
1 972 5 929 2.08 2.05 1.98 +2 +5
Uppsala
449 3 180 2.06 2.03 1.94 +2 +7
Södermanland
410 2 584 2.12 2.02 1.93 +5 +10
Östergötland
550 2 581 2.16 2.10 1.93 +3 +12
Jönköping
485 2 113 2.10 1.94 1.82 +8 +15
Kronoberg
264 2 099 2.03 1.86 1.83 +9 +11
Kalmar
440 1 733 1.93 1.90 1.84 +2 +5
Gotland
92 2 902 2.13 1.88 1.91 +14 +12
Blekinge
252 1 758 1.83 1.72 1.70 +6 +8
Skåne
1 838 2 942 1.90 1.82 1.72 +4 +10
Halland
424 3 277 1.98 1.96 1.77 +1 +12
Västra Götaland
1 868 3 187 2.08 2.02 1.88 +3 +10
Värmland
379 1 602 1.95 1.93 1.82 +1 +7
Örebro
385 2 081 2.01 1.99 1.95 +1 +3
Västmanland
362 2 570 2.16 2.04 1.97 +6 +10
Dalarna
425 1 712 2.15 2.04 1.97 +5 +10
Gävleborg
453 1 659 2.11 1.98 1.90 +6 +11
Västernorrland
388 1 540 2.15 2.04 1.95 +5 +10
Jämtland
145 1 797 1.96 1.89 1.90 +4 +3
Västerbotten
442 2 073 2.20 2.12 2.02 +3 +9
Norrbotten
424 1 579 2.10 2.10 1.95 0 +8
Metropolitan areas
             
Greater Stockholm
1 972 5 929 2.08 2.05 1.98 +2 +5
Greater Gothenburg
984 4 642 2.08 2.01 1.86 +3 +11
Greater Malmö
825 3 714 1.90 1.82 1.72 +4 +10
The whole country
12 447 3 026 2.05 1.98 1.88 +4 +9

Periods: [1] Latest period 2017-06 – 2017-08 [2] Previous period 2017-03 – 2017-05 [3] Previous year 2016-06 – 2016-08

Real estate price statistics for larger municipalities
CodeMunicipalityNumber of
purchases
latest
period
Average
price
latest
period
(SEK 1000)
K/T
latest
period
K/T
previous
period
K/T
previous
year
Change in
percent
since
previous
period
Change in
percent
since
previous
year
0123
Järfälla
84 5 303 2.08 2.04 2.03 +2 +3
0126
Huddinge
125 5 955 2.18 2.17 2.08 0 +5
0127
Botkyrka
90 4 383 2.08 2.14 2.08 -3 0
0136
Haninge
99 4 358 2.13 2.14 2.04 0 +4
0160
Täby
121 7 736 2.07 2.08 1.98 -1 +4
0163
Sollentuna
84 7 302 2.07 1.98 1.99 +4 +4
0180
Stockholm
301 7 161 2.06 2.03 1.98 +1 +4
0181
Södertälje
89 3 755 2.02 1.93 1.90 +5 +6
0182
Nacka
124 8 226 2.02 2.02 1.90 0 +6
0188
Norrtälje
113 2 533 2.19 2.06 1.98 +7 +11
0380
Uppsala
170 3 959 1.90 1.95 1.90 -2 0
0480
Nyköping
78 2 815 2.11 2.00 2.02 +5 +4
0484
Eskilstuna
104 2 691 2.17 2.06 1.99 +5 +9
0580
Linköping
130 3 576 2.01 1.87 1.83 +7 +10
0581
Norrköping
156 3 044 2.20 2.12 1.91 +4 +15
0680
Jönköping
134 3 403 2.10 1.93 1.86 +9 +13
0780
Växjö
100 3 284 2.10 1.96 1.94 +7 +8
0880
Kalmar
94 2 744 2.02 1.89 1.97 +7 +3
0980
Gotland
92 2 902 2.13 1.88 1.91 +14 +12
1080
Karlskrona
97 2 466 1.87 1.72 1.75 +9 +7
1280
Malmö
236 4 412 1.86 1.83 1.73 +2 +8
1281
Lund
103 3 867 1.84 1.82 1.70 +1 +8
1283
Helsingborg
142 3 724 1.74 1.69 1.62 +3 +7
1290
Kristianstad
128 1 956 1.87 1.81 1.75 +3 +7
1293
Hässleholm
65 1 350 2.00 1.78 1.78 +12 +12
1380
Halmstad
106 2 966 1.88 1.90 1.67 -1 +12
1383
Varberg
73 3 411 2.07 2.12 1.93 -2 +7
1384
Kungsbacka
128 4 660 1.97 1.93 1.76 +2 +12
1480
Göteborg
325 5 848 2.05 1.99 1.87 +3 +9
1481
Mölndal
67 4 774 2.08 1.99 1.91 +5 +9
1485
Uddevalla
63 2 682 2.05 1.89 1.79 +8 +15
1488
Trollhättan
51 2 757 2.21 2.01 1.93 +10 +15
1490
Borås
115 2 545 2.00 2.07 1.87 -3 +7
1496
Skövde
66 2 356 2.13 2.09 1.97 +2 +8
1780
Karlstad
99 2 586 2.03 1.98 1.91 +2 +6
1880
Örebro
144 3 272 1.83 1.85 1.85 -1 -1
1980
Västerås
178 3 451 2.03 1.98 1.93 +2 +5
2080
Falun
70 2 720 2.08 1.98 1.92 +5 +8
2081
Borlänge
67 2 008 1.97 1.99 1.94 -1 +1
2180
Gävle
131 2 665 2.18 2.03 1.93 +8 +13
2281
Sundsvall
129 2 391 2.14 2.21 2.06 -3 +4
2284
Örnsköldsvik
92 1 408 2.14 1.98 1.91 +8 +12
2380
Östersund
46 2 938 1.75 1.80 1.85 -3 -5
2480
Umeå
153 3 409 2.03 2.00 1.94 +2 +5
2482
Skellefteå
156 1 783 2.33 2.37 2.28 -2 +2
2580
Luleå
92 2 518 1.92 1.93 1.91 -1 +1

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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