International superstar becomes a partner in the Swedish real estate profile's company

Sweden Sweden — A Swedish property profile and an international superstar in business? It has become a reality in Greece, where Giannis Antetokounmpo's company invested in Stenhus owner Elias Georgiadis-owned Hellenic wineries. For Fastighetssverige, Elias Georgiadis talks about the deal with the world star, the success with the Greek real estate company Premia Properties and the situation on the Greek market.

"The bond market is opening up"

Nordic — Danske Bank-dou Louis Landeman, Senior Credit Analyst, and Marcus Gustavsson, Credit Researcher, took part in Sepref's seminar real estate financing. There they shared their views on the bond market, where certain changes can be glimpsed.

Swedish heavyweights take next step in major Stockholm project

Sweden Sweden — New offices and residences of over 100,000 square meters are planned when Fabege and NCC invest heavily in Solna Business Park. Nordic Property News tells you more about the plans going forward.

Leaves Castellum to start a new company

Sweden Sweden — A new company enters the Swedish real estate market when Tina Lindh leaves Castellum to start Equity Places, which will work on developing holistically sustainable properties and neighborhoods. She tells Nordic Property News about the new venture, the need for more knowledge about holistic urban development and social sustainability, the goals for the company and the importance of representation for younger people with a foreign background in the industry.

Johan Michelson believes in a strong future for hotels

Nordic — BWH Hotels is now investing heavily in the Aiden brand on the Swedish and Norwegian markets, with the launch of seven new hotels this autumn. Johan Michelson, CEO of BWH Hotels Scandinavia, talks about the new venture and how the collaboration with the hotel operator CIC Hospitality will look like.

Newsec lays the foundation for a Nordic Advisory Board

Nordic — Last week, Newsec announced that they had attached five new heavy names to a Swedish Advisory Board. The intention is that the addition should complement the advisers, according to Max Barclay, vice president at Newsec. But they are also looking for similar industry names in the other Nordic countries.

After the Turku acquisition – Niam is looking to expand its Finnish portfolio

Finland Finland — Niam continues to expand its Finnish portfolio through the acquisition of the Sampotalo office building in Turku. Antti Muilu, Country Manager at Niam, tells Nordic Property News about his view of the Turku market and the state of Niam’s Finnish portfolio.

"The proportion of 'failed transactions' has increased significantly"

Sweden Sweden — The renowned real estate lawyer Safa Mahmoudi has been promoted at TM & Partners and was recently appointed Managing Partner at the firm. He tells Nordic Property News more about the new role, why there has been higher activity on the transaction market than one might think and what the trends in the market look like ahead of autumn and winter.

Christina Hambäck appointed new CEO of Qarlbo Property: "The company should grow"

Sweden Sweden — Qarlbo Property recruites Christina Hambäck as new CEO. She tells Nordic Property News about her new position, her view of the company she is joining, the goals for Qarlbo Property and how she will benefit from her long career in the property industry when she settles into the CEO's chair.

August was the strongest month on the housing market

Finland Finland — According to Jukka Rantanen, CEO of the real estate brokerage chain Sb-Hem, consumers have returned to the housing market in Finland after the quiet month of July. Rantanen shares his take to Nordic Property News, concerning the positive development.

Winners and losers on the Nordic stock markets in August

Nordic — It was mostly a bleak month for the listed Nordic real estate companies during August, with the exception of Eastnine which rallied heavily after the sale of Russian company MFG. Here Nordic Property News presents a list of the companies' performance during the eighth month of the year.

Patrick Gylling comments the CEO change at Cibus: "The financial carries a lot of weight"

Nordic — Sverker Källgården leaves Cibus as CEO after four years. Cibus' chairman of the board, Patrick Gylling, explains why the decision is coming now and what they are looking for in a future CEO.

Sverker Källgården on his time with and exit from Cibus

Nordic — Cibus is making a change at the very top. Sverker Källgården is stepping down as CEO and a successor is to be recruited. After the announcement, Sverker Källgården tells Nordic Property News about his feelings about leaving the company, how he views his time as CEO and how he views Cibus' status today, as well as his thoughts on his own future.

The top ten Nordic logistics transactions so far in 2023

Nordic — So far in 2023 the top ten logistics transactions in the Nordics have reached a total volume of approximately EUR 1.3 billion, making up about half the totalt transaction volume for logistics as a whole in the region so far this year. Nordic Property News presents the key figures behind the ten largest logistics deals up until July 2023.

Dramatic drop for logistics transactions in the Nordics

Nordic — Logistics has been the third largest segment in Europe and the Nordics for the past three years, but transaction volume for logistics in the Nordics has plummeted so far in 2023, down 75 percent compared to 2022 according to the latest figures from Colliers. Here Nordic Property News dives in to the Nordic logistics market with the help of Colliers' latest figures and outlooks for the growing segment.

The Nordic top buyers and sellers during H1

Nordic — The Nordic transaction market has been cool during the first half of the year and this is reflected when Nordic Property News compiles a list of which property companies that have bought and sold the most during the first six months of the year. More than a dozen companies have been completely inactive on the transaction side.

The next step for Klövern under the new CEO

Sweden Sweden — With Nrep as the new main owner, changes are being made to the CEO's chair in Klövern. The new CEO Rickard Langerfors tells Nordic Property News about the new position, the ambitious goals for Klövern and the accompanying challenges, in which markets the company wants to grow and about the possibility of new acquisitions.

Rising yields expected in Sweden’s largest markets

Sweden Sweden — Here are the yield development expectancies in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, according to SEPREF’s Q3 consensus forecast.

"Foreign investors are waiting for more price adjustments"

Sweden Sweden — Savills' Head of Research Maryrose David sees that to a large extent the foreign investors are still waiting for a further price adjustment to take place in the Swedish transaction market before they start to get involved in deals. In addition, she explains why Sweden and Germany are the European countries most affected by dramatic losses in transaction volumes so far this year.

Discounts dominate among the Nordic real estate shares

Nordic — The listed Nordic real estate companies have now all submitted their reports for the first half of the year and it can still be concluded that according to the net asset values reported, almost all companies are traded at a discount on the stock exchange. Here Nordic Property News presents an updated list after the companies' Q2 reports.

How Areim wants to gear up in Denmark

Denmark Denmark — After the key recruitment – Peter Frische, Head of Areim Denmark, on the current state on the Danish market, and investment targets ahead for Areim.

Heimstaden's early vision for the classic Eon house

Sweden Sweden — Eon's old headquarters near the landmark property Kronprinsen in Malmö is to be converted into housing, commerce and offices. Now Heimstaden's vision for the building is starting to take shape and here you can see the first illustrations and read more about the content of the major investment.

Patrizia launches new Nordic logistics platform – these are the assets they are looking to acquire

Nordic — Patrizia launches a new Nordic logistics platform and makes its inaugural acquisition from Alta Fastigheter. Dan Valenzano, Patrizia Managing Director, Transactions, tells Nordic Property News about the new platform, the timing for the launch, the acquisition from Alta and what kind of logistics acquisitions Patrizia is looking to make going forward.

Milestone reached for Karlatornet – long interview with Ola Serneke and Erik Selin

Sweden Sweden — The time has come for the first people to move into Karlatornet, the Gothenburg skyskraper that is the tallest building in the Nordics. For some, the wait has been long – especially for Ola Serneke. Nordic Property News was present when a tour of the entrance and the viewing apartment on the 25th floor was given. Balder's CEO Erik Selin was also in the apartment, who, like Ola Serneke, gave his view on the situation going forward.

"We should be a growth company that make the shareholders rich"

Sweden Sweden — Fastator makes a familiar change at the top when founder and largest owner Joachim Kuylenstierna steps in and takes over as CEO. Kuylenstierna told Nordic Property News about the return to the CEO chair, Fastator's status, how the company should develop, about the misconceptions surrounding consolidation and why he does not want to make general statements about the market.