Landlords lend helping hand to Stockholm homeless
A property owner group in Stockholm has promised to provide apartments for homeless people. Up to 100 trial and training homes could be on offer. READ »
Swedish property slump rumbles on
House and apartment prices continued to drop in Sweden during November, though prices fell at a slower rate than previously, according to a new market analysis. READ »
Magazine names Sweden's ten worst landlords
Six out of Sweden’s ten worst landlords, as listed in Hem & Hyra magazine’s annual ranking, come from the same highly criticized company. READ »
Swedish town and ski resort for sale
Ski-loving real estate investors interested in rubbing elbows with royalty may want to venture north to the Swedish village of Storlien, which is on the market for 365 million kronor ($45.6 million). READ »
Sweden sees wave of squatter evictions
Police on Tuesday removed a group of young people from a building in Malmö in the latest in a series of squatter evictions in the south of the country. Protesters in Malmö and Lund have also taken to the streets to demonstrate against housing shortages. READ »
Slump continues for Swedish housing prices
Apartment prices in Sweden took a steep dive in October, with prices for houses also experiencing a downward trend. READ »
Owner-occupied flats coming to Sweden
Sweden has taken another step toward owner-occupied apartments, with the government proposing the new type of housing be introduced on May 1st, 2009. READ »
Noise and nudity top Swedish list of neighbour no-nos
Swedes would rather live next to sex-crazed exhibitionists than rambunctious party animals, according to a new study, which also lists mean old ladies as the least desirable neighbours of all. READ »
One-third of Swedes want to live in gated communities: study
One in three Swedes wants to live in a gated community which prohibits unauthorized people from entering, a new study shows. READ »
Do I have to pay tax when I sell my house?
Ask The Local: People who sell their Swedish homes at a profit and move abroad can end up with a hefty tax bill. We find out what the deal is. READ »
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