Sweden — At the end of February, SBB announced that it was investigating the possibility of listing the subsidiary Sveafastigheter - during last Friday's presentation of the Q1 report Ilija Batljan announced that there are two further choices the company can take regarding Sveafastigheter's future. SBB's CEO also comments on the continued sales ambition for 2023.

Nordic — Still major challenges, but improvements are visible in some of the regions' portfolios. That's CEO Peter Wallin's words about this year's first quarterly report for Bonava can be summed up. "The results look good in terms of margins, with a few exceptions. The machinery works."

Nordic — Wednesday evening 200 employees got the boot from JM. The day before the first quarterly report was presented. JM suffers from reduced purchasing power and a slowdown in construction, but CEO Johan Skoglund says that despite this, they hava achieved a record number of building permits.

Norway — Entra, where Balder and Castellum are major owners, has now sold properties for SEK 2.3 billion, a little more than a third of the sales target of SEK 5.5 to 6 billion. In connection with the presentation of the Q1 report, CEO Sonja Horn commented more on how the divestment work is going in the challenging transaction market and explained why the vacancy rate increased during the first quarter.

Sweden — When the Q4 report was released, it was unclear from Castellum's side whether they would be net sellers or net buyers in 2023 – but after the Q1 report released on Wednesday, it is now clear that they will be net sellers. The Entra holding is not for sale according to the company, and CEO Joacim Sjöberg tells Nordic Property News how they see the sales potential in the rest of their extensive portfolio.

Sweden — Doxa's CEO Victor Persson tells Nordic Property News about the work leading up to the company's billion-dollar bid for Serneke, why a takeover attracts so much and Karlatornet's part in Serneke's attractiveness.

Sweden — Yesterday it became clear that Doxa has submitted a takeover offer for Serneke Group. Ola Serneke, founder of Serneke, says to Nordic Property News that he is positive to the offer that means that company can get a broad and stable owner base. Now Jan C Johansson, Serneke group's chairman, also comments on the potential takeover "We didn't contact Doxa".

Sweden — In the United States, there is talk of a "golden ticket" in the real estate market – that is to succeed in finding a vacant office building that can be converted into housing that can provide a lucrative future. The Swedish market hasn't really come that far, but with increasing vacancies in above all the older stock, one can ask – when will it be profitable to convert vacant office space into housing? Nordic Property News enlists the help of Cushman & Wakefield's valuer and analyst Frida Carlsson to dig into that and other issues surrounding office conversions.

Nordic — Nordic Hotel Consulting recently announced its expansion in Stockholm. CEO Christian Kielgast tells Nordic Property News about NHC’s goals for the Swedish market, the affects of the pandemic on the hotel market and why activity could rise on the hotel transaction market.

Nordic — Nordic Property News lists the Swedish securities funds' holdings in the Nordic listed real estate companies in 2022. How many funds that own, how much they own – and the funds that sit most heavily in the companies.

Nordic — Nordic Property News has listed the Nordic real estate companies’ preferred stocks. Which stock provides the highest yield and which stock has had the best development during 2023?

Nordic — The Swedish real estate profile Knut Pousette on why he stepped down from the CEO chair at Fastator, his engagement in Företagsparken, and where the light industrial company will focus its Nordic investments, going forward.

Sweden — After the SEK billion deal between K2A and Savills IM, Nordic Property News spoke with Christian Lindberg, vice president at K2A, about why this was the best option right now for the company and whether the future holds more sales.

Nordic — Exclusive for Nordic Property News: Thorsten Slytå, Managing Director and Head of Nordic Real Estate, shares his thoughts on the Nordic market, which country they focus on now, why he enjoys working for BlackRock, and why the Nordics is a “very important market” for the investor.

Sweden — The billion-dollar deal with K2A is the largest purchase in Sweden that Savills IM has made in almost a decade. For Nordic Property News, Peter Broström, responsible for Nordic operations within Savills IM, talks about the background to the giant deal, the new strategy and what type of deals they continue to look for.

Sweden — NREP's logistics company Logicenters has drawn the longest straw in a tender competition for an extensive food warehouse in Torslanda in Gothenburg. Nordic Property News tells more about the details of the venture and the tough competitors they managed to beat.

Sweden — The former CEO of Castellum continues to to deepen his social commitment and is now involved in starting a new foundation to create a better Gothenburg. He is part of a well-known trio that also consists of former Säpo chief Klas Friberg and Majblomman's former general secretary Tove Lindhahl Greve. Henrik Saxborn tells Nordic Property News more about the new initiative and what he hopes they will achieve.

Nordic — Edward Fryzer, Director, Investments at Pembroke: “We are creating a lot of organic growth within our portfolio in the Nordics, which is a strategy of ours.”

Sweden — Savills' latest report on the office market in Gothenburg highlights several new interesting findings that Nordic Property News dives into together with Head of Research, Maryrose David, and Savills' Office Expert, Lisa Örn. * Big difference compared to Stockholm * This is where the vacancy levels are increasing * Unusual discounts for new contracts

Sweden — Mattias Lundström only lasted just over nine months in the role of CFO at John Mattson. For Nordic Property News, CEO Per Nilsson explains why the CFO is leaving the company.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents the fees of the chairmen in the largest Nordic real estate companies on the stock exchange.

Denmark — Capital Investment makes a change in CEO as Jesper Damborg steps down. Damborg tells Nordic Property News about the decision, stepping into a role on Capital Investment’s Board of Directors and what’s next for himself.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents the wages of the CEOs in the largest Nordic real estate companies on the stock exchange.

Nordic — Nordic Property News takes a closer look at the largest transactions on the Nordic markets in Q1.

Sweden — The office market is estimated to continue struggling with even higher yields, a decreased rental growth prospect and increased vacancies, according to Cushman & Wakefield's latest Office Snapshot. Anders Elvinsson, Head of Valuation & Strategic Advisory, on the outcome of the report.