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Real estate prices up to and including May 2018:

Declining house prices

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-06-08 9.30

Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings declined by almost 1 percent in the last three-month period, from March to May 2018, compared with the previous period, from December 2017 to February 2018. In the last three-month period, from March to May 2018, prices rose by more than 3 percent on an annual basis compared with the same period last year.

Between the two most recent three-month periods, prices declined in 11 out of 21 counties. The largest decrease, 3 percent, was reported in Jämtland County, Kalmar County, Stockholm County and Gotland County. Rising prices were reported in four counties. The largest increase, 5 percent, was reported in Västmanland County and Kronoberg County. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Gothenburg, Greater Malmö and Greater Stockholm, prices declined between 1 and 3 percent.

Prices rose in 17 counties on an annual basis. The largest increase was reported in Blekinge County at 13 percent, followed by Jönköping County at 12 percent. In three counties, house prices declined. The largest decline was reported in Stockholm County at 4 percent, followed by Uppsala County at 2 percent. In the metropolitan areas of Greater Gothenburg and Greater Malmö, prices rose by 1 and 5 percent, respectively, while prices in Greater Stockholm declined by 4 percent.

The average price at the national level for one- or two-dwelling buildings in the period from March to May 2018 was almost SEK 3.1 million.

Real estate price statistics for one-or two-dwelling buildings by month, whole country
MonthNumber of purchasesAverage price in SEK 1000Average assessed value in SEK 1000Purchase price coefficient (K/T)Change in percent since previous month
1705
4 300 2 875 1 463 2.00  
1706
6 803 3 081 1 556 2.03 +2
1707
4 814 2 844 1 435 2.04 0
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
3 741 3 182 1 602 2.06 0
1802
3 843 3 162 1 604 2.04 ‑1
1803
4 203 3 065 1 558 2.04 0
1804
3 408 3 069 1 566 2.04 0
1805[1]
1 694 3 031 1 563 2.03 ‑1

[1] The figures are preliminary.

Price trend in recent years based on the purchase price coefficient
Real estate prices up to and including May 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 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
County
             
Stockholm
1 457 5 548 1.96 2.02 2.04 -3 -4
Uppsala
336 3 317 1.99 2.03 2.02 -2 -2
Södermanland
310 2 660 2.08 2.12 2.01 -2 +3
Östergötland
421 2 801 2.14 2.14 2.10 0 +2
Jönköping
397 2 224 2.16 2.12 1.93 +2 +12
Kronoberg
165 2 040 2.05 1.96 1.84 +5 +11
Kalmar
315 1 851 1.95 2.02 1.89 -3 +3
Gotland
67 2 810 2.01 2.07 1.89 -3 +7
Blekinge
179 1 689 1.94 1.95 1.72 0 +13
Skåne
1 450 2 990 1.91 1.93 1.82 -1 +5
Halland
388 3 304 1.95 1.96 1.95 0 0
Västra Götaland
1 557 3 224 2.09 2.10 2.02 -1 +4
Värmland
290 1 834 2.00 2.00 1.92 0 +4
Örebro
328 2 071 2.03 2.06 2.00 -1 +2
Västmanland
298 2 320 2.26 2.14 2.05 +5 +10
Dalarna
286 1 872 2.21 2.23 2.04 -1 +8
Gävleborg
322 1 726 2.14 2.15 1.98 0 +8
Västernorrland
196 1 603 2.22 2.17 2.02 +2 +10
Jämtland
107 1 944 1.90 1.96 1.87 -3 +2
Västerbotten
188 2 267 2.23 2.28 2.12 -2 +5
Norrbotten
248 1 606 2.08 2.08 2.10 0 -1
Metropolitan areas
             
Greater Stockholm
1 457 5 548 1.96 2.02 2.04 -3 -4
Greater Gothenburg
848 4 530 2.03 2.06 2.01 -1 +1
Greater Malmö
635 3 801 1.91 1.94 1.81 -2 +5
The whole country
9 305 3 060 2.04 2.05 1.97 -1 +3

Periods: Latest period 2018-03 - 2018-05 Previous period 2017-12 - 2018-02 Previous year 2017-03 - 2017-05

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
48 4 813 1.92 2.06 2.04 -7 -6
0126
Huddinge
103 5 203 1.95 2.04 2.16 -4 -9
0127
Botkyrka
60 4 113 1.99 2.03 2.13 -2 -7
0136
Haninge
75 4 491 2.02 2.02 2.14 0 -6
0160
Täby
79 6 807 1.91 2.03 2.07 -6 -8
0163
Sollentuna
63 6 910 1.98 2.08 1.98 -5 0
0180
Stockholm
234 6 987 1.95 1.99 2.03 -2 -4
0181
Södertälje
72 3 740 2.01 2.01 1.93 0 +4
0182
Nacka
76 8 614 1.95 1.92 2.00 +1 -3
0188
Norrtälje
69 2 944 2.07 2.05 2.06 +1 +1
0380
Uppsala
149 4 329 1.93 1.95 1.94 -1 0
0480
Nyköping
59 3 014 2.15 2.13 1.99 +1 +8
0484
Eskilstuna
69 2 766 2.12 2.12 2.05 0 +4
0580
Linköping
111 3 764 1.99 2.07 1.91 -4 +4
0581
Norrköping
122 3 213 2.12 2.10 2.11 +1 0
0680
Jönköping
113 3 521 2.22 2.22 1.94 0 +15
0780
Växjö
72 2 735 2.00 2.02 1.95 -1 +2
0880
Kalmar
86 2 875 2.04 2.12 1.88 -4 +9
0980
Gotland
67 2 810 2.01 2.07 1.89 -3 +7
1080
Karlskrona
58 2 126 1.99 1.99 1.71 0 +16
1280
Malmö
171 4 442 1.83 1.90 1.82 -4 +1
1281
Lund
81 3 975 1.93 1.87 1.82 +4 +6
1283
Helsingborg
123 3 793 1.80 1.76 1.69 +2 +7
1290
Kristianstad
81 2 090 1.92 2.02 1.81 -5 +6
1293
Hässleholm
90 1 535 2.08 2.08 1.80 0 +16
1380
Halmstad
123 3 157 1.90 1.96 1.88 -3 +1
1383
Varberg
57 3 289 2.11 2.06 2.12 +2 0
1384
Kungsbacka
109 4 543 1.89 1.97 1.92 -4 -2
1480
Göteborg
293 5 341 2.05 2.03 2.01 +1 +2
1481
Mölndal
58 5 060 2.07 2.00 2.01 +3 +3
1485
Uddevalla
58 2 599 2.04 1.93 1.92 +6 +6
1488
Trollhättan
51 2 626 2.08 2.14 2.01 -3 +3
1490
Borås
96 2 631 2.05 2.11 2.06 -3 0
1496
Skövde
48 2 503 2.01 2.15 2.09 -7 -4
1780
Karlstad
90 2 758 2.00 2.01 1.98 -1 +1
1880
Örebro
126 3 101 1.92 1.93 1.87 -1 +3
1980
Västerås
120 3 168 2.05 2.04 1.98 +1 +4
2080
Falun
53 2 759 2.21 2.09 2.00 +6 +10
2081
Borlänge
33 2 363 1.93 1.97 1.98 -2 -2
2180
Gävle
99 2 706 2.07 2.09 2.04 -1 +1
2281
Sundsvall
73 2 548 2.23 2.28 2.21 -2 +1
2284
Örnsköldsvik
45 1 240 2.10 2.06 1.96 +2 +7
2380
Östersund
51 2 870 1.76 1.89 1.79 -7 -2
2480
Umeå
72 3 863 2.11 2.12 2.02 -1 +4
2482
Skellefteå
64 1 670 2.48 2.54 2.36 -3 +5
2580
Luleå
64 2 802 2.05 2.00 1.93 +3 +6

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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