Roger Akelius: "Leiv is needed at SBB"

Sweden Sweden — For Nordic Property News, Akelius founder Roger Akelius comments on Friday's big bombshell in the real estate industry – that Ilija Batljan is resigning as CEO of SBB and will be replaced by Akelius CFO and Vice President Leiv Synnes.

The companies with the lowest ICRs in the Nordics

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list over the Nordic listed companies with the lowest Interest Coverage Ratios for Q1 2023.

Colliers' expert: Danish companies are waiting for Swedish sales

Denmark Denmark — In Denmark the money is waiting to be spent on real estate, and many local investors on the market are hoping that the Swedish companies that own real estate in Denmark will start selling. Colliers Denmark's partner Peter Winther spoke of this during the advisor's latest Nordic Outlook, which was presented earlier this week. Nordic Property News gives you the picture of the Danish real estate market at the moment and the moves going forward.

SBB slaughtered on the stock market in May

Nordic — May was a gloomy and pitch-black month for the listed nordic real estate companies, where crisis-hit SBB fell wildly and lost 70 percent in value. Nordic Property News presents a list of the companies' losses on the stock exchange during the fifth month of the year.

Partner leaves Slättö

Nordic — Partner leaves management position and bids farewell to Slättö after just under four years.

The Highest LTVs in the Nordics

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents how high the loan-to-value ratio the listed companies had in Q1 2023.

Areim Looks to Drive Green Transition within Datacenters

Nordic — Areim invests in data centers and closes a new fund with SEK 5 billion (approximately EUR 456M) in capital. Therese Norling, Fund Manager at Areim, tells Nordic Property News about the investment, the goals for Eco Data Centers, green transition and about investing in the segment during the current energy situation.

Colliers: The Office Compass Is in a Spin

Sweden Sweden — On Friday, Colliers released its latest office report and by all accounts, the pandemic continues to leave its mark. But when Karin Witalis, Associate Director, EMEA Research at Colliers, sums up the office market in Stockholm, it reads "everyone wants everything". Nordic Property News called her up to find out what that means.

Castellum Wants to Postpone Access in Major Office Project

Sweden Sweden — The company cites the current market situation and difficulties in paying the purchase price as reasons for wanting to postpone their access to one of the two properties that make up the SEK 1.7 billion investment Infinity in Hagastaden. Nordic Property News has more details about the matter.

Former Castellum Head Returns to Nordic Giant

Nordic — Returns to an old acquaintance after more than 20 years to focus on the trade segment. Nordic Property News tells more.

Turbulence and Uncertainty in the Market Opens Opportunities for Slättö

Nordic — Slättö continues its journey with Lærernes Pension as a new anchor investor. After the Danish pension fund's investment in the company, Deputy Managing Partner Jonas Andersson talks about the importance of having the new investor in place, how you want to continue growing, which segments you see as particularly interesting and where in the Nordics you see the best business opportunities.

Well Known Trio Starts New Real Estate Company: "Like Hemfosa"

Sweden Sweden — The former SBB duo Lars Thagesson and Oscar Lekander have together with Hemfosa acquaintance Bengt Kjell started a new property company called Treholex. Lars Thagesson tells Nordic Property News about the investment, ambitions, acquisitions that have already been made and that the company will have to change its name: "Of course we can't have that name"

Niam Ready to Grow in Oslo: "We Will Look for More Investment Opportunities"

Norway Norway — Niam expands in Oslo through a new acquisition. Morten Roland, Country Manager for Niam Norway, tells Nordic Property News about Niam’s position in Oslo, which Oslo areas he considers interesting to grow in and about possible investments in other Norwegian cities.

Balder's New CEO in Finland Wants to Lay the Foundations for Further Growth

Finland Finland — Balder wants to streamline the management of its holdings in Finland. Juha Lehtonen, who already manages Balder's properties in Finland through the company Bridge Properties, is appointed as the CEO of Balder Finland. Here, the new CEO gets to give his view on how the new organization should be designed.

Sofia Folstad Appointed New Head of Transactions at Storsala

Sweden Sweden — Storsala continues its growth journey and completes a new key recruitment as Sofia Folstad joins the company as Partner and Head of Transactions. She tells Nordic Property News about the new role, the journey Storsala is facing and what opportunities she sees in the market.

The Norwegian Oil Fund Passes NOK 15,000 Billion – This Is its Property Ownership

Nordic — Last week, the Norwegian oil fund passed a value of over NOK 15,000 billion, corresponding to approximately SEK 14,500 billion. Due to this, Nordic Property News has made an updated survey of the fund's holdings in Nordic listed property companies. Read about what the ownership looks like now.

Pre-purchased Homes Can Become a Problem for Housing Developers

Nordic — The housing developers suffer greatly from the pending purchase willingness of households when it comes to new construction housing. It is difficult to raise the level of pre-purchased homes, although most people believe that there are still few unsold apartments at completion. But for those who signed up for pre-sale, the situation now looks radically different, where there are now reports that the buyers are trying to pull out of sale. Nordic Property News has taken a closer look at how big the exposure is for the companies with their homes that are under production.

The Top Analysts' Q1 Judgement: "Credit Rating Is Top of Mind"

Sweden Sweden — The first reporting period of the year is over and Nordic Property News enlists the help of CBRE's Daniel Holmkvist and Colliers' Mikael Söderlundh to sift through the flood of reports. Read about the duo's insights, analyzes and future predictions regarding the companies and the industry in general.

"SBB's Challenges Not Representative of the Entire Sector"

Sweden Sweden — Despite the fact that it has been difficult in recent months, fund manager Peter Norhammar believes that the real estate sector will give a positive return in 2023. For Nordic Property News he gives, among other things, his view on SBB's vulnerable position after the rating downgrade, why the problems are piling up for the company and how the rest of the companies are holding up when the turbulence spills over into the entire sector.

Amaron's New Venture: the Targets for the New Fund

Sweden Sweden — After the big sale of Norama Real Estate Fund Sicav-SIF, the AIF fund manager is now back and is building up the next big fund: Amaron Real Estate Fund, which should reach SEK 4–6 billion within three years. Stefan Wilhelmson, CEO, and Martin Mildner, portfolio manager, for Amaron Fund Management, tell Nordic Property News about the new major investment, where to look for new acquisitions, what type of properties you are interested in buying and give their view of the investment market right now.

They Have the Highest Occupancy Rates in the Nordics

Nordic — Nordic Property News lists the occupancy rates among the listed Nordic real estate companies in Q1.

They Invested the Most in Their Portfolio During Q1

Nordic — With both buying and selling at a slow pace, many companies burrow down and look over their houses. Literally. Nordic Property News has the list of the companies that invested the most during the first quarter of the year.

AMF Fastigheter's Goals for its First Joint Venture

Sweden Sweden — The biggest acquisition of the year in Sweden is underway. This time it is the pension administrators AMF and Swedish pension giant AP7 who join forces in a joint deal for one of the country's most attractive locations, with a price tag of 7.4 billion SEK. "For us, it was important to continue to be the majority owner," says AMF Fastigheter's CEO Tomas Erséus to Nordic Property News.

Nordic Top Sellers in Q1

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list of the top sellers among the listed Nordic real estate companies in Q1 2023.

Swedish Pension Giant AP7 to Make Acquisitions for EUR 6.3–7.4 billion

Sweden Sweden — Swedish pension giant AP7 has stepped into the property industry through a major deal with AMF. After acquiring 33 percent, equivalent to SEK 7.4 billion (approximately EUR 674M), of a JV company that owns the Urban Escape block, Per Olofsson, acting Head of Asset Management at AP7, tells Nordic Property News about the big investment, the company wants to invest going forward, what type of partners AP7 sees itself working with, what kind of properties are of interest and about expanding abroad.