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Real estate prices up to and including March 2019

House prices declined

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2019-04-11 9.30

Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings declined by 1 percent in the first quarter of 2019 compared with the fourth quarter of 2018. Prices remained unchanged on an annual basis in the first quarter compared with the same period the year before.

Between the two most recent quarters, prices declined in 13 out of 21 counties, while rising prices were reported in 6 counties. The largest decline was reported in Västerbotten County and Norrbotten County at 5 percent, followed by Uppsala County at 4 percent. The largest rise was reported in Dalarna County at 3 percent, followed by Kronoberg County at 2 percent. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Malmö, Greater Stockholm and Greater Gothenburg, price changes ranged from minus 1 percent to plus 2 percent.

On an annual basis, prices rose in 12 counties. The largest increases were reported in Värmland County, Kronoberg County and Blekinge County at 5 percent in each county. Declining prices were reported in 8 counties. The largest decline was reported in Västernorrland County and Västerbotten County at 5 percent, followed by Jönköping County at 4 percent. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Gothenburg and Greater Malmö, prices rose by 2 percent and 1 percent, respectively, while prices in Greater Stockholm declined by 3 percent.

The average price at the national level for one- or two-dwelling buildings in the first quarter 2019 was almost 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
1803
4 303 3 069 1 561 2.04  
1804
3 905 3 022 1 549 2.03 0
1805
4 315 3 020 1 548 2.03 0
1806
5 852 2 999 1 542 2.04 0
1807
4 852 2 725 1 391 2.06 +1
1808
6 142 2 998 1 520 2.08 +1
1809
3 919 2 745 1 389 2.07 ‑1
1810
5 076 2 778 1 412 2.07 0
1811
5 964 2 879 1 462 2.07 0
1812
3 977 2 947 1 493 2.06 ‑1
1901
3 714 3 176 1 616 2.05 0
1902
3 297 2 961 1 509 2.04 ‑1
1903[1]
2 412 3 097 1 571 2.07 +1

[1] The figures are preliminary.

Price trend in recent years based on the purchase price coefficient
Real estate prices up to and including March 2019

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 periodK/T previous periodK/T previous yearChange in percent since previous periodChange in percent since previous year
County
             
Stockholm
1 421 5 735 1.94 1.94 1.99 0 -3
Uppsala
341 3 170 1.98 2.06 2.01 -4 -2
Södermanland
302 2 591 2.12 2.10 2.09 +1 +1
Östergötland
424 2 957 2.18 2.23 2.15 -2 +1
Jönköping
350 2 085 2.07 2.12 2.16 -2 -4
Kronoberg
222 2 114 2.06 2.02 1.96 +2 +5
Kalmar
331 1 679 1.99 2.04 2.00 -2 0
Gotland
50 3 017 1.98 2.02 2.05 -2 -3
Blekinge
169 1 971 2.05 2.06 1.96 -1 +5
Skåne
1 476 3 073 1.97 1.99 1.93 -1 +2
Halland
357 3 230 1.99 2.00 1.93 -1 +3
Västra Götaland
1 613 3 298 2.12 2.09 2.08 +1 +2
Värmland
286 1 818 2.04 2.02 1.94 +1 +5
Örebro
298 1 910 2.10 2.11 2.03 0 +3
Västmanland
304 2 442 2.16 2.19 2.17 -2 -1
Dalarna
303 1 749 2.21 2.15 2.25 +3 -2
Gävleborg
296 1 859 2.23 2.20 2.18 +1 +2
Västernorrland
245 1 520 2.09 2.15 2.21 -3 -5
Jämtland
110 1 760 2.00 2.06 1.93 -3 +3
Västerbotten
264 2 182 2.15 2.26 2.27 -5 -5
Norrbotten
261 1 755 2.08 2.18 2.05 -5 +1
Metropolitan areas
             
Greater Stockholm
1 421 5 735 1.94 1.94 1.99 0 -3
Greater Gothenburg
882 4 605 2.08 2.04 2.04 +2 +2
Greater Malmö
645 3 984 1.96 1.99 1.94 -1 +1
The whole country
9 423 3 080 2.05 2.07 2.04 -1 0

Periods: Latest period 2019-01 – 2019-03, Previous period 2018-10 – 2018-12, Previous year 2018-01 – 2018-03.

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
55 4 836 1.91 1.90 2.03 0 -6
0126
Huddinge
92 5 063 1.93 1.92 2.02 +1 -4
0127
Botkyrka
70 3 944 1.93 1.95 1.99 -1 -3
0136
Haninge
93 4 346 2.01 1.98 2.01 +2 0
0160
Täby
89 6 590 1.93 1.91 1.98 +1 -2
0163
Sollentuna
68 6 874 1.90 1.87 2.04 +2 -7
0180
Stockholm
217 7 051 1.93 1.92 1.97 +1 -2
0181
Södertälje
66 3 628 2.03 2.00 1.98 +2 +2
0182
Nacka
100 7 585 1.77 1.81 1.96 -2 -10
0188
Norrtälje
45 2 985 2.22 2.14 1.98 +4 +12
0380
Uppsala
140 4 044 1.85 2.04 1.99 -10 -7
0480
Nyköping
59 2 909 2.20 2.12 2.11 +4 +4
0484
Eskilstuna
87 2 786 2.08 2.12 2.10 -2 -1
0580
Linköping
106 3 978 1.98 2.05 2.07 -3 -4
0581
Norrköping
123 3 411 2.15 2.20 2.14 -2 0
0680
Jönköping
96 3 522 2.06 2.16 2.24 -5 -8
0780
Växjö
86 3 239 2.04 1.91 1.96 +7 +4
0880
Kalmar
72 2 569 2.17 2.02 2.09 +7 +4
0980
Gotland
50 3 017 1.98 2.02 2.05 -2 -3
1080
Karlskrona
53 2 586 2.06 2.05 2.03 0 +1
1280
Malmö
161 4 756 1.90 1.89 1.88 +1 +1
1281
Lund
81 4 563 2.03 2.03 1.91 0 +6
1283
Helsingborg
132 3 836 1.87 1.84 1.78 +2 +5
1290
Kristianstad
91 2 201 2.06 2.04 1.98 +1 +4
1293
Hässleholm
77 1 475 2.15 2.03 2.20 +6 -2
1380
Halmstad
92 3 108 1.97 1.94 1.89 +2 +4
1383
Varberg
50 3 425 2.22 2.16 1.99 +3 +12
1384
Kungsbacka
110 4 412 1.94 1.90 1.93 +2 0
1480
Göteborg
280 5 444 2.08 2.03 2.02 +2 +3
1481
Mölndal
76 5 042 2.00 2.02 1.99 -1 0
1485
Uddevalla
51 2 669 1.98 1.94 1.93 +2 +2
1488
Trollhättan
74 2 572 2.01 2.24 2.01 -10 0
1490
Borås
86 2 896 2.21 2.23 2.08 -1 +6
1496
Skövde
62 2 743 2.14 1.99 2.12 +7 +1
1780
Karlstad
93 2 699 2.00 2.10 1.93 -5 +4
1880
Örebro
89 3 016 1.98 1.96 1.94 +1 +2
1980
Västerås
153 3 154 2.03 2.03 2.02 0 0
2080
Falun
58 2 555 2.07 2.13 2.13 -3 -3
2081
Borlänge
47 2 325 1.89 1.90 1.94 0 -3
2180
Gävle
97 2 725 2.19 2.21 2.07 -1 +6
2281
Sundsvall
85 2 442 2.15 2.23 2.31 -3 -7
2284
Örnsköldsvik
65 1 112 2.08 2.15 2.12 -3 -2
2380
Östersund
46 2 452 1.93 1.85 1.82 +4 +6
2480
Umeå
110 3 493 2.06 2.15 2.09 -4 -1
2482
Skellefteå
82 1 578 2.23 2.38 2.59 -7 -14
2580
Luleå
74 2 562 1.86 1.98 1.99 -6 -7

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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