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Real estate prices up to and including February 2018:

House prices remained unchanged

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-03-09 9.30

Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings remained unchanged in the last three-month period, from December 2017 to February 2018, compared with the previous period, from September to November 2017. In the last three-month period, from December 2017 to February 2018, prices rose by 7 percent on an annual basis compared with the same period last year.

Between the two most recent three-month periods, prices rose in 8 out of 21 counties. The largest increase, 9 percent, was reported in Gotland County, followed by Gävleborg County at 5 percent. Declining prices were reported in 10 counties. The largest decrease, 6 percent, was reported in Västmanland County, followed by Kronoberg County at 3 percent. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Malmö, Greater Gothenburg and Greater Stockholm prices declined between 1 and 2 percent.

Prices rose in all 21 counties on an annual basis. The largest increase was reported in Gävleborg County at 16 percent, followed by Jämtland County and Västerbotten County at 12 percent. The smallest increase, 2 percent, was reported in Stockholm County and Uppsala County. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Stockholm, Greater Gothenburg and Greater Malmö, prices rose between 2 and 9 percent.

The average price at the national level for one- or two-dwelling buildings in the period from December 2017 to February 2018 was just over SEK 3.1 million. The average age of the people who bought houses was 38 years, while the seller was 53 years on average.

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
1702
3 429 2 974 1 563 1.93  
1703
4 197 2 921 1 531 1.94 0
1704
3 318 2 922 1 506 1.98 +2
1705
4 298 2 875 1 462 2.00 +1
1706
6 801 3 081 1 556 2.03 +2
1707
4 808 2 840 1 433 2.04 0
1708
5 628 3 044 1 515 2.07 +1
1709
5 557 2 995 1 487 2.06 0
1710
4 279 3 016 1 519 2.06 0
1711
4 823 3 027 1 496 2.09 +2
1712
4 863 3 079 1 546 2.06 ‑1
1801
3 470 3 188 1 602 2.06 0
1802[1]
1 978 3 114 1 575 2.06 0

[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 February 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
1 686 5 780 2.04 2.08 2.00 -2 +2
Uppsala
367 3 263 2.03 2.08 1.98 -2 +2
Södermanland
329 2 646 2.11 2.12 2.03 0 +4
Östergötland
437 2 730 2.15 2.20 1.97 -2 +9
Jönköping
436 2 279 2.11 2.13 1.92 -1 +10
Kronoberg
182 2 141 1.96 2.03 1.91 -3 +3
Kalmar
338 1 873 2.02 1.99 1.84 +2 +10
Gotland
59 3 198 2.09 1.92 1.93 +9 +8
Blekinge
211 1 904 1.95 1.90 1.76 +3 +11
Skåne
1 568 2 969 1.93 1.94 1.78 0 +9
Halland
392 3 480 1.98 1.98 1.85 0 +7
Västra Götaland
1 709 3 277 2.11 2.08 1.93 +1 +9
Värmland
327 1 632 2.00 2.04 1.88 -2 +6
Örebro
332 2 023 2.04 2.08 1.97 -2 +3
Västmanland
314 2 732 2.16 2.29 1.98 -6 +9
Dalarna
342 1 840 2.23 2.16 2.01 +3 +11
Gävleborg
321 1 738 2.17 2.07 1.88 +5 +16
Västernorrland
300 1 517 2.19 2.11 2.01 +3 +9
Jämtland
144 1 902 1.96 1.99 1.75 -1 +12
Västerbotten
236 2 241 2.26 2.21 2.02 +2 +12
Norrbotten
281 1 606 2.11 2.13 2.03 -1 +4
Metropolitan areas
             
Greater Stockholm
1 686 5 780 2.04 2.08 2.00 -2 +2
Greater Gothenburg
931 4 609 2.05 2.08 1.93 -1 +6
Greater Malmö
704 3 729 1.94 1.96 1.78 -1 +9
The whole country
10 311 3 122 2.06 2.07 1.92 0 +7

Periods: [1] Latest period 2017-12 – 2018-02 [2] Previous period 2017-09 – 2017-11 [3] Previous year 2016-12 – 2017-02

Real estate price statistics for larger municipalities
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
78 5 018 2.03 2.03 2.11 0 -3
0126
Huddinge
122 5 605 2.06 2.07 2.05 -1 0
0127
Botkyrka
83 4 207 2.04 2.05 2.07 0 -1
0136
Haninge
73 4 508 2.02 2.15 2.08 -6 -3
0160
Täby
96 7 050 2.05 2.15 1.98 -5 +3
0163
Sollentuna
72 7 074 2.05 2.04 2.03 0 +1
0180
Stockholm
248 6 951 2.00 2.05 2.00 -2 0
0181
Södertälje
76 3 687 2.04 2.10 2.00 -3 +2
0182
Nacka
106 7 775 1.92 2.06 1.91 -7 +1
0188
Norrtälje
68 2 788 2.12 2.18 2.06 -3 +3
0380
Uppsala
142 4 063 1.94 2.04 1.92 -5 +1
0480
Nyköping
53 3 113 2.15 2.18 1.94 -1 +11
0484
Eskilstuna
95 2 815 2.11 2.19 2.09 -4 +1
0580
Linköping
111 3 671 2.06 2.02 1.87 +2 +10
0581
Norrköping
124 3 099 2.11 2.20 1.97 -4 +7
0680
Jönköping
150 3 485 2.21 2.12 2.04 +4 +8
0780
Växjö
74 3 165 2.02 2.12 1.98 -4 +2
0880
Kalmar
94 3 041 2.15 2.11 2.01 +2 +7
0980
Gotland
59 3 198 2.09 1.92 1.93 +9 +8
1080
Karlskrona
69 2 536 1.97 1.91 1.71 +3 +15
1280
Malmö
193 4 377 1.92 1.91 1.74 0 +10
1281
Lund
66 3 628 1.87 1.91 1.76 -2 +6
1283
Helsingborg
134 3 737 1.75 1.77 1.67 -1 +5
1290
Kristianstad
90 2 153 2.02 1.96 1.82 +3 +11
1293
Hässleholm
72 1 594 2.10 2.06 1.90 +2 +10
1380
Halmstad
109 3 209 1.98 1.91 1.79 +3 +10
1383
Varberg
72 3 741 2.09 2.11 1.89 -1 +11
1384
Kungsbacka
121 4 678 1.99 1.99 1.87 0 +7
1480
Göteborg
298 5 554 2.03 2.08 1.95 -3 +4
1481
Mölndal
88 4 949 2.01 2.11 1.92 -5 +4
1485
Uddevalla
63 2 531 1.97 1.90 1.86 +3 +6
1488
Trollhättan
69 2 844 2.17 2.24 1.94 -3 +12
1490
Borås
122 2 674 2.12 2.06 1.87 +3 +13
1496
Skövde
53 2 360 2.15 2.15 2.04 0 +5
1780
Karlstad
91 2 718 2.03 2.06 1.98 -1 +3
1880
Örebro
123 3 086 1.91 2.00 1.88 -5 +2
1980
Västerås
168 3 522 2.04 2.14 1.87 -4 +9
2080
Falun
59 2 531 2.14 2.07 2.02 +3 +6
2081
Borlänge
52 2 542 1.97 2.07 1.87 -5 +5
2180
Gävle
93 2 799 2.14 2.13 2.01 0 +7
2281
Sundsvall
103 2 350 2.25 2.18 2.05 +4 +10
2284
Örnsköldsvik
75 1 254 2.01 2.04 1.98 -2 +1
2380
Östersund
58 2 832 1.91 1.96 1.69 -3 +13
2480
Umeå
101 3 439 2.08 2.11 1.95 -1 +7
2482
Skellefteå
74 1 721 2.55 2.36 2.27 +8 +12
2580
Luleå
73 2 626 1.98 1.96 1.91 +1 +4

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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