Real estate prices and registrations of title 2021
Real estate for SEK 427 billion changed owner in 2021
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2022-06-02 8.00
There were almost 154 000 granted registrations of title in 2021, which is 14 000 more than in 2020. Excluding heritage, exchanges, gifts and mergers there were almost 119 000 registrations of title with a purchase price. The total purchase price for these properties was just less SEK 427 billion, which is an all-time high.
There were 60 284 transactions of purchases of one- or two-dwelling buildings for permanent living, excluding site leaseholds, at market conditions in 2021, compared with 56 519 transactions in 2020. There were 11 864 purchases of real estate for seasonal and secondary use and 4 003 in agricultural real estate. In the real estate categories commercial and industries, there were 1 554 and 714 purchases respectively.
Real estate price development
Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings rose by 17 percent at national level in 2021 compared with 2020. Real estate prices for an equivalent comparison for buildings for seasonal and secondary use rose by 17 percent. The price of agricultural real estate rose by 13 percent in 2021. In a somewhat longer perspective, a comparison between 2011 and 2021 shows that prices have increased by between 44 percent and 82 percent for the three real estate categories. The figure below illustrates how prices in the various real estate categories have evolved since 1990 in relation to the consumer price index.
Buyer and seller by age
The average age of buyers of a one- or two-dwelling building for permanent living is 39 years and the average age of sellers is 53 years. The figure below shows that most buyers are in the age group 30-34 years, followed by 35-39 years and 25-29 years. Most sellers are in the age group 50-54 years, followed by 55-59 years and 45-49 years. The age group distribution is more even among sellers of one- or two-dwelling buildings for permanent living than among buyers. A majority of buyers were in the younger age groups.
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