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Real estate prices and registrations of title 2020

Real estate for SEK 327 billion changed owner in 2020

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-06-03 9.30

There were almost 140 000 granted registrations of title in 2020, which is 1 000 less than in 2019. Excluding heritage, exchanges, gifts and mergers there were just less than 105 000 registrations of title with a purchase price. The total purchase price for these properties was just less than SEK 327 billion, which is an all-time high.

There were 56 519 transactions of purchases of one- or two-dwelling buildings for permanent living, excluding site leaseholds, at market conditions in 2020, compared with 56 298 transactions in 2019. There were 12 827 purchases of real estate for seasonal and secondary use and 3 630 in agricultural real estate. In the real estate categories commercial and industries, there were 1 441 and 642 purchases respectively.

Real estate price development

According to real estate price index, the price changes between 2020 and 2019 have varied somewhat for the different types of real estate. The price of real estate for seasonal and secondary use rose by 10 percent and one- or two-dwelling buildings rose by 7 percent at national level. The price of agricultural real estate rose by 4 percent in 2020. In a somewhat longer perspective, a comparison between 2010 and 2020 shows that prices have increased by between 31 percent and 57 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.

Real estate price indices and consumer price index (CPI), index 2000=100
Real estate prices and registrations of title 2020

Buyer and seller by age

The average age of buyers of a one- or two-dwelling building for permanent living is 39 years, which has remained unchanged in the past five years. The average age of sellers is 53 years, and has changed from 53 years to 54 years in the past five 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 45-49 years, followed by 50-54 years and 40-44 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.

Buyer and seller by age group
Real estate prices and registrations of title 2020

 

Nordic comparison

In the past year, the development of prices of one- or two-dwelling buildings for permanent living in the Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark) ranged from 1 percent to 7 percent. In a long-term perspective, a comparison between 2020 and 2010 shows that prices have developed differently in the various Nordic countries. In Sweden and Norway, prices have increased by 57 percent and by 51 percent, respectively, while prices in Denmark have increased by 28 percent. In Finland, prices have decreased by 2 percent.

Real estate price index for one- or two-dwelling buildings, nominal prices, index 2000=100
Real estate prices and registrations of title 2020

Source

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

Lantmäteriet

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