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Real estate prices up to and including July 2018:

House prices remained unchanged

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-08-09 9.30

Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings remained unchanged in the last three-month period, from May to July 2018, compared with the previous period, from February to April 2018. In the last three-month period, from May to July 2018, prices rose by almost 1 percent on an annual basis compared with the same period last year.

Between the two most recent three-month periods, prices rose in 10 out of 21 counties. The largest increase, 3 percent, was reported in Jämtland County and Kalmar County. The largest decrease, 6 percent, was reported in Västernorrland County, followed by Dalarna County and Västmanland County at 3 percent. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Stockholm and Greater Malmö, prices declined by 1 percent, while prices in Greater Gothenburg remained unchanged.

Prices rose in 15 counties on an annual basis. The largest increase was reported in Blekinge County at 6 percent, followed by Kalmar County and Örebro County at 5 percent. In four counties, house prices declined. The largest decline was reported in Stockholm County at 6 percent, followed by Uppsala County at 2 percent. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Gothenburg and Greater Stockholm, prices declined by 2 and 6 percent, respectively, while prices in Greater Malmö rose by 2 percent.

The average price at the national level for one- or two-dwelling buildings in the period from May to July 2018 was almost SEK 3 million.

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
1707
4 814 2 844 1 435 2.04  
1708
5 640 3 041 1 514 2.07 +1
1709
5 570 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
5 120 3 048 1 530 2.06 ‑1
1801
3 746 3 183 1 602 2.06 0
1802
3 866 3 166 1 606 2.04 ‑1
1803
4 266 3 066 1 559 2.04 0
1804
3 827 3 028 1 552 2.03 0
1805
4 128 3 013 1 545 2.03 0
1806
4 806 2 980 1 530 2.04 +1
1807[1]
498 2 754 1 407 2.06 +1

[1] The figures are preliminary.

Price trend in recent years based on the purchase price coefficient
Real estate prices up to and including July 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
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
County
             
Stockholm
1 458 5 641 1.96 1.97 2.07 -1 -6
Uppsala
336 3 204 2.00 2.00 2.03 0 -2
Södermanland
315 2 507 2.12 2.08 2.11 +2 +1
Östergötland
430 2 842 2.14 2.12 2.15 +1 -1
Jönköping
362 2 238 2.12 2.16 2.04 -2 +4
Kronoberg
189 1 928 2.01 2.00 1.99 0 +1
Kalmar
298 1 711 2.02 1.97 1.92 +3 +5
Gotland
59 2 442 2.06 2.07 2.06 0 0
Blekinge
203 1 717 1.92 1.95 1.82 -1 +6
Skåne
1 367 2 965 1.91 1.93 1.87 -1 +2
Halland
407 3 443 1.96 1.93 1.96 +2 0
Västra Götaland
1 528 3 067 2.11 2.08 2.06 +1 +2
Värmland
296 1 666 2.00 1.96 1.92 +2 +4
Örebro
344 1 946 2.06 2.03 1.97 +2 +5
Västmanland
304 2 236 2.14 2.21 2.12 -3 +1
Dalarna
323 1 726 2.15 2.22 2.12 -3 +1
Gävleborg
318 1 720 2.16 2.14 2.09 +1 +4
Västernorrland
247 1 509 2.13 2.27 2.14 -6 -1
Jämtland
140 1 692 1.93 1.87 1.92 +3 +1
Västerbotten
251 2 066 2.24 2.27 2.19 -1 +2
Norrbotten
257 1 649 2.12 2.07 2.08 +2 +2
Metropolitan areas
             
Greater Stockholm
1 458 5 641 1.96 1.97 2.07 -1 -6
Greater Gothenburg
803 4 483 2.03 2.03 2.06 0 -2
Greater Malmö
584 3 801 1.90 1.93 1.87 -1 +2
The whole country
9 432 2 982 2.04 2.04 2.03 0 +1

Periods: Latest period 2018-05 - 2018-07 Previous period 2018-02 - 2018-04 Previous year 2017-05 - 2017-07

Real estate price statistics for larger municipalities (over 50 000 inhabitants)
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
45 4 713 1.89 1.99 2.05 -5 -8
0126
Huddinge
100 5 109 1.93 1.98 2.18 -2 -12
0127
Botkyrka
68 4 086 1.96 2.01 2.06 -2 -5
0136
Haninge
74 4 376 2.00 2.00 2.13 0 -6
0160
Täby
83 6 919 1.96 1.94 2.07 +1 -5
0163
Sollentuna
51 6 900 1.88 2.01 2.03 -7 -7
0180
Stockholm
236 7 177 1.92 1.96 2.05 -2 -7
0181
Södertälje
68 3 774 2.05 1.93 2.03 +6 +1
0182
Nacka
84 7 593 1.85 1.93 2.06 -4 -10
0188
Norrtälje
84 2 643 2.11 2.01 2.16 +5 -2
0380
Uppsala
147 4 195 1.89 1.97 1.89 -4 0
0480
Nyköping
66 2 584 2.05 2.13 2.06 -4 -1
0484
Eskilstuna
72 2 830 2.26 2.12 2.20 +7 +3
0580
Linköping
138 3 802 1.98 2.01 2.00 -1 -1
0581
Norrköping
126 3 084 2.08 2.11 2.16 -1 -4
0680
Jönköping
107 3 555 2.08 2.19 2.04 -5 +2
0780
Växjö
65 2 955 2.01 1.98 2.02 +1 -1
0880
Kalmar
82 2 407 2.11 2.04 2.01 +4 +5
0980
Gotland
59 2 442 2.06 2.07 2.06 0 0
1080
Karlskrona
73 2 303 2.02 2.01 1.86 +1 +9
1280
Malmö
158 4 244 1.83 1.86 1.85 -2 -1
1281
Lund
64 4 221 1.95 1.94 1.82 0 +7
1283
Helsingborg
123 3 871 1.80 1.79 1.72 +1 +5
1290
Kristianstad
78 2 133 2.01 2.00 1.85 0 +8
1293
Hässleholm
79 1 543 2.06 2.14 1.90 -4 +9
1380
Halmstad
123 3 261 1.88 1.89 1.87 -1 +1
1383
Varberg
49 3 208 2.04 2.06 2.07 -1 -1
1384
Kungsbacka
133 4 632 1.95 1.89 1.96 +3 -1
1480
Göteborg
249 5 493 2.02 2.03 2.05 -1 -1
1481
Mölndal
53 4 798 1.98 2.00 2.02 -1 -2
1485
Uddevalla
46 2 881 2.09 1.98 2.01 +6 +4
1488
Trollhättan
46 2 830 2.07 2.03 2.17 +2 -4
1490
Borås
96 2 533 2.16 2.05 2.04 +5 +6
1496
Skövde
40 2 379 2.09 2.09 2.10 0 0
1780
Karlstad
78 2 557 1.89 1.92 1.99 -2 -5
1880
Örebro
102 3 238 1.99 1.94 1.82 +3 +9
1980
Västerås
114 3 263 2.05 2.02 2.02 +2 +1
2080
Falun
51 2 344 2.00 2.16 2.06 -7 -3
2081
Borlänge
48 2 291 2.00 1.88 1.98 +6 +1
2180
Gävle
97 2 720 2.10 2.08 2.15 +1 -2
2281
Sundsvall
89 2 398 2.15 2.38 2.16 -10 0
2284
Örnsköldsvik
55 1 240 2.15 2.14 2.10 0 +2
2380
Östersund
45 2 633 1.83 1.75 1.75 +4 +4
2480
Umeå
98 3 472 2.12 2.08 2.03 +2 +4
2482
Skellefteå
65 1 639 2.56 2.51 2.39 +2 +7
2580
Luleå
68 2 635 1.99 2.06 1.92 -4 +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 is obtained from Lantmäteriet (the land registration authority).

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