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Real estate prices up to and including March 2018:

Declining house prices

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-04-12 9.30

Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings declined by 1 percent in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the fourth quarter of 2017. Prices rose by 6 percent on an annual basis in the first quarter compared with the same period last year.

In the first quarter of 2018, prices declined in 12 of 21 counties compared with the fourth quarter of 2017. The largest decrease, 5 percent, was reported in Västmanland County, followed by Uppsala County and Stockholm County at 4 percent. Rising prices were reported in 8 counties. The largest increase, 8 percent, was reported in Västernorrland County, followed by Gotland County at 6 percent. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Stockholm and Greater Gothenburg, prices declined by 4 and 2 percent respectively, while prices in Greater Malmö remained unchanged.

Prices rose in 19 counties on an annual basis. The largest increase was reported in Västernorrland County at 17 percent, followed by Dalarna County, Gävleborg County and Blekinge County at 12 percent. Prices remained unchanged in both Uppsala County and Stockholm County. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Malmö and Greater Gothenburg, prices rose by 8 and 4 percent respectively, while prices in Greater Stockholm remained unchanged.

The average price at the national level for one- or two-dwelling buildings in the first quarter of 2018 was just over SEK 3.1 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
1703
4 201 2 920 1 531 1.94  
1704
3 322 2 921 1 505 1.98 +2
1705
4 298 2 875 1 462 2.00 +1
1706
6 801 3 081 1 556 2.03 +2
1707
4 812 2 843 1 435 2.04 0
1708
5 636 3 042 1 515 2.07 +1
1709
5 567 2 995 1 487 2.06 0
1710
4 755 2 924 1 475 2.05 ‑1
1711
5 219 2 971 1 470 2.09 +2
1712
5 106 3 049 1 530 2.06 ‑1
1801
3 638 3 182 1 601 2.06 0
1802
3 655 3 164 1 604 2.04 ‑1
1803[1]
2 377 3 033 1 541 2.04 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 March 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
previousyear
County
             
Stockholm
1 583 5 710 2.00 2.07 2.01 -4 0
Uppsala
337 3 192 1.99 2.08 1.99 -4 0
Södermanland
297 2 699 2.12 2.14 2.00 -1 +6
Östergötland
403 2 740 2.15 2.18 1.99 -1 +8
Jönköping
392 2 262 2.15 2.12 1.95 +1 +10
Kronoberg
189 2 000 1.99 2.02 1.86 -2 +7
Kalmar
307 1 938 2.04 1.98 1.86 +3 +10
Gotland
68 2 932 2.06 1.95 1.94 +6 +6
Blekinge
208 1 792 1.97 1.88 1.76 +5 +12
Skåne
1 495 2 996 1.94 1.93 1.79 0 +8
Halland
385 3 362 1.93 1.98 1.87 -2 +3
Västra Götaland
1 660 3 307 2.09 2.10 1.96 -1 +7
Värmland
302 1 718 1.96 2.02 1.87 -3 +5
Örebro
305 2 181 2.01 2.08 1.99 -3 +1
Västmanland
307 2 735 2.17 2.28 2.00 -5 +8
Dalarna
290 1 791 2.25 2.15 2.00 +4 +12
Gävleborg
295 1 769 2.17 2.09 1.94 +4 +12
Västernorrland
229 1 557 2.27 2.10 1.93 +8 +17
Jämtland
122 1 964 1.96 1.99 1.76 -2 +11
Västerbotten
232 2 345 2.28 2.26 2.05 +1 +11
Norrbotten
264 1 633 2.07 2.13 2.01 -3 +3
Metropolitan areas
             
Greater Stockholm
1 583 5 710 2.00 2.07 2.01 -4 0
Greater Gothenburg
917 4 616 2.05 2.08 1.97 -2 +4
Greater Malmö
679 3 776 1.94 1.94 1.79 0 +8
The whole country
9 670 3 139 2.05 2.07 1.93 -1 +6

Periods: [1] Latest period 2018-01 – 2018-03 [2] Previous period 2017-10 – 2017-12 [3] Previous year 2017-01 – 2017-03

Real estate price statistics for larger municipalities (over 50 000 inhabitants)
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
74 5 040 2.05 2.02 2.07 +1 -1
0126
Huddinge
119 5 391 2.00 2.08 2.08 -4 -3
0127
Botkyrka
76 4 213 2.00 2.10 2.05 -5 -3
0136
Haninge
76 4 618 1.99 2.13 2.12 -6 -6
0160
Täby
92 6 912 2.00 2.12 2.01 -5 0
0163
Sollentuna
73 7 179 2.03 2.08 1.99 -2 +2
0180
Stockholm
233 6 906 1.99 2.02 2.00 -2 0
0181
Södertälje
70 3 598 2.00 2.09 2.03 -4 -2
0182
Nacka
99 7 933 1.96 1.93 1.89 +1 +3
0188
Norrtälje
55 2 740 1.94 2.21 2.05 -12 -5
0380
Uppsala
116 4 232 1.98 2.00 1.90 -1 +4
0480
Nyköping
51 2 970 2.13 2.17 1.94 -2 +10
0484
Eskilstuna
65 2 749 2.08 2.22 2.08 -6 0
0580
Linköping
112 3 652 2.08 2.02 1.87 +3 +11
0581
Norrköping
107 3 245 2.10 2.21 2.03 -5 +3
0680
Jönköping
129 3 456 2.23 2.19 2.06 +2 +8
0780
Växjö
78 2 779 1.96 2.12 1.99 -8 -2
0880
Kalmar
92 3 074 2.13 2.07 1.97 +3 +8
0980
Gotland
68 2 932 2.06 1.95 1.94 +6 +6
1080
Karlskrona
73 2 386 2.01 1.81 1.76 +11 +14
1280
Malmö
194 4 417 1.88 1.90 1.76 -1 +7
1281
Lund
71 3 852 1.93 1.90 1.77 +2 +9
1283
Helsingborg
124 3 642 1.79 1.77 1.72 +1 +4
1290
Kristianstad
98 2 216 2.01 1.99 1.85 +1 +9
1293
Hässleholm
75 1 586 2.18 2.08 1.84 +5 +18
1380
Halmstad
113 3 121 1.90 1.95 1.80 -2 +6
1383
Varberg
57 3 470 1.99 2.11 1.98 -6 +1
1384
Kungsbacka
115 4 706 1.96 1.97 1.86 -1 +5
1480
Göteborg
304 5 496 2.03 2.07 1.99 -2 +2
1481
Mölndal
68 4 980 1.96 2.10 1.94 -6 +1
1485
Uddevalla
60 2 693 1.94 1.97 1.86 -1 +5
1488
Trollhättan
57 2 712 2.03 2.21 1.90 -8 +7
1490
Borås
109 2 698 2.06 2.05 1.95 0 +5
1496
Skövde
65 2 431 2.14 2.11 1.98 +2 +8
1780
Karlstad
83 2 786 1.93 2.01 1.97 -4 -2
1880
Örebro
126 3 199 1.92 1.94 1.89 -1 +1
1980
Västerås
163 3 510 2.04 2.11 1.89 -3 +8
2080
Falun
49 2 608 2.16 2.14 1.99 +1 +8
2081
Borlänge
33 2 596 1.95 1.98 1.91 -2 +2
2180
Gävle
85 2 868 2.08 2.18 2.05 -5 +1
2281
Sundsvall
76 2 590 2.36 2.17 2.03 +9 +16
2284
Örnsköldsvik
53 1 241 2.22 2.02 1.95 +10 +14
2380
Östersund
63 2 696 1.87 1.90 1.72 -1 +9
2480
Umeå
101 3 525 2.10 2.12 1.97 -1 +7
2482
Skellefteå
74 1 807 2.57 2.50 2.32 +2 +11
2580
Luleå
72 2 591 1.96 2.01 1.90 -2 +3

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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