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.

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

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.

Nordic — The fingers holding the wallets whitened noticeably at the knuckles during the first quarter of 2023, a partial year that can be described as continued waiting with great caution in both buying and selling. But there were some acquisitions and disposals, and Nordic Property News has the list of the top buyers during the period.

Norway — Yesterday Entra's credit rating was lowered by Moody's by one step from Baa1 to Baa2. The new rating also has a negative outlook, similar to the previous one. Entra's CFO Anders Olstad tells Nordic Property News that the downgrade has resulted in the company discussing its divestment target.

Nordic — Pictet sharpens its team in the Nordic markets through the recruitment of Linus Nilsson. The new Head of Nordics tells Nordic Property News what attracted him to Pictet, how he views the company's position in the Nordics and where he sees the best growth opportunities in the Nordic markets.

Nordic — Nordic Property News lists the largest transactions in the Nordics during April, 2023.

Finland — Bids farewell to the company after 16 years.

Nordic — Balder has no plans to change its ownership in Entra, and CEO Erik Selin sees it as too dangerous to buy up the entire company, although he believes that the company's stock is "extremely cheap" right now. Here he also tells how he sees the future of the company's rating from S&P, which in 2022 wrote down the outlook for the company's BBB rating to negative.

Nordic — Creates a residential project in attractive metropolitan area.

Sweden — SBB's housing spin-off Neobo has seen its share price halved since the listing on February 10, from SEK 16 down to around SEK 8. On Wednesday, the company submitted its first quarterly report since the separation from SBB and Nordic Property News got an interview with the company's CEO Ylva Sarby Westman. Among other things, she talks about the upcoming measures to strengthen the company, the views on the transaction market and how to succeed in convincing the market of the company's strengths.

Sweden — SBB's B-share had its worst day ever on the stock exchange and dropped more than 24 percent on Tuesday, a further deterioration after Monday's loss of just over 20 percent. The collapse in SBB also dragged the entire real estate sector with it, which fell by more than 4.5 percent. Aktiesparna's general counsel Sverre Linton tells Nordic Property News that SBB is an incredibly pressured company that now needs to find convincing solutions to resolve its refinancing. He also gives his view on Ilija Batljan's future in the company.

Sweden — Sagax goes against the grain and reports an increased management result of 20 percent in the first quarter, compared to Q1 2022. CEO David Mindus tells Nordic Property News how he sees the transaction market in the company's segment: "Many want to see the market more stabilized before making large investments."

Norway — Entra has sold two properties in Oslo for almost NOK 1.5 billion. The buyer is NREP and the disposals were made at approximately one percent below book value according to Entra. For Nordic Property News, Entra's CFO Anders Olstad talks more about the background to the deal, why the property were sold below book value and what the ambition for their assets looks like going forward.

Sweden — SBB's B share fell almost 20 percent on Monday, the second worst day for the stock ever, and the D share fell even more by over 26 percent during a blood-red day on the stock market for Ilija Batljan's real estate company. The sharp decline came after credit rating agency S&P downgraded SBB's credit rating to BB+, or "junk status", with a negative outlook. Read SBB's comment on the downgrade and parts of S&P's negative analysis.

Sweden — Swedbank's head of prognosis, Andreas Wallström, is absolutely certain that inflation will begin to fall, but the forecast includes continued interest rate increases from the Riksbank on a number of additional occasions. At the same time, he wants to see more incentives for municipalities and regions.

Finland — Nordika continues its development in Finland through the establishment of a local team and an office in Helsinki. Robert Högström, head of administration at Nordika, tells Nordic Property News about the new recruitments, how he views the Finnish market and how much Nordika aims to invest in Finland in the future.

Denmark — It is difficult to put your finger on why it differs between Sweden and Denmark when it comes to the interest in renting a terraced house. That's what Rikard Henriksson, managing partner at Niam, thinks. The interest is so great that they are now joining forces in a joint venture with Danish Milton Huse to further develop that side of property development.

Nordic — Office investment has fallen to an all-time low in Europe and fewer office properties were sold in the first quarter of the year than during the financial crisis, MSCI Real Assets' latest report shows. Nordic Property News does a segment-by-segment review with the help of MSCI's chief analyst Tom Leahy.

Nordic — It was a mixed bag in April for the real estate sector, with some strong climbers and some heavier bottomers. Nordic Property News presents a list of how the companies performed on the stock exchange during the fourth month of the year.

Nordic — Eastnine have had a hard time trying to sell its stake in the Russian fashion company Melon Fashion Group, a holding that accounts for almost a quarter of the company's assets. After the aborted deal in March, the company is now holding discussions with other potential buyers, and here CEO Kestutis Sasnauskas explains why he is confident that the company can be sold at the same level as was agreed in connection with the broken deal. He also comments on what must happen if a sale is not possible.

Sweden — More than ten years after he handed over CEO responsibility to Eva Landén, Rutger Arnhult returns as CEO of Corem - with Eva Landén as deputy CEO. For Nordic Property News, the industry veteran talks about his return, how he will lead the company and how he, as by far the largest owner, views his future holdings in the company.

Sweden — Corem makes a change in CEO. Rutger Arnhult steps in as new CEO and Eva Landén moves to a role as Deputy CEO. Chairman of the board Patrik Essehorn tells Nordic Property News about the shift, about the work ahead and how the new top duo will lead the company.

Nordic — The Nordic duo, particularly Sweden, stand out in a negative sense as MSCI Real Assets details the European property market performance in Q1. Their latest report shows, among other things, that commercial real estate investment in Europe fell to an eleven-year low in the first quarter of this year, a run led by the office sector.