Denmark — Since the entry into the Danish market in 2012, Balder has made their mark with acquisitions and project developments. And now they are ready for more. Nordic Property News looks in to Balder’s future in Denmark.

Sweden — In March 2020 the Swedish pension company Alecta decided to form a dedicated real estate company. Now they’ve added a new key piece to the team. Nordic Property News looks into the forming of the new team and the operations so far.

Sweden — Cushman & Wakefield appoints Rikard Skoglund as Head of Agency Leasing. He gives Nordic Property News his views on the development of the office rental levels, the state of the rental market and about the advantages of going from the occupier side to the leasing side of advisory.

Finland — Finland is Balder second market after their native Sweden. Now the Swedish giant is ready for a major expansion in Finland.

Sweden — Castellum's largest owner Rutger Arnhult has been elected new chairman of Castellum after a being publicly opposed by parts of the nomination committee. He tells Nordic Property News about his ambitions for Castellum, the critique from his opponents, his view on Castellum's position in Entra.

Sweden — The pandemic has presented challenges on the office rental markets. In Stockholm, the number of sqm rented out has dropped significantly.

Denmark — Leaves after four years to become Chief Portfolio Strategist.

Sweden — Johan Zachrisson has been appointed new Director of Business Development at Fabege. He tells Nordic Property News why he wanted to join Fabege, what he hopes to accomplish and what he can bring from his time at Cushman & Wakefield.

Nordic — Over the last years several Nordic real estate companies have been bought out and delisted – and more could follow. Nordic Property News presents a list of the market cap for the listed Nordic real estate companies.

Nordic — As international pension funds are looking to allocate more capital towards the real estate sector a flood of capital will target the Nordics. Ingemar Rindstig, Executive Director at EY Real Estate, shares from what country he expects to rush to Nordic real estate.

Nordic — BGO made the entry into the Nordic real estate market with a logistics acquisition in Malmö – and they are ready for more. Toby Phelps, Managing Partner and Head of European Equity, and Sebastian Rossavik, Principle, tell Nordic Property News about the appeal of the Nordic markets, what BGO new investments are looking at and what cities they will focus on.

Nordic — Over the last years several Nordic real estate companies have been bought and delisted from the stock exchange. Now more company acquisitions are expected to follow. Nordic Property News presents a list of companies that could be bought out.

Nordic — Union Investment expands their Nordic operation and enters the residential segment. Martin Schellein, Head of Investment Management Europe at Union Investment Real Estate, tells Nordic Property News about their residential ambitions, how they want to grow their portfolio, where they are looking for acquistions and their view on Nordic investments in other segments.

Nordic — Earlier this month SBB added a new real estate company holding to their portfolio with the acquisition of 20 percent in Heba. Nordic Property News has looked into SBB’s holdings in real estate companies.

Sweden — Residential has become the most sought-after segment in Swedish real estate. As more and more players look for residential investments, a new trend has emerged on the Swedish market.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list of the real estate companies with the highest dividend per share.

Denmark — Christina Ofschonka, Managing Director and Senior Fund Manager at AEW, tells Nordic Property News about the Eurocore Fund, the Nordic targets within the fund, whether Sweden and Norway are of interest for the global investor, and reasons behind the major Danish residential investment and the development opportunities.

Denmark — A year ago, K-Fastigheter crossed the Öresund strait to commence business in Denmark. CEO Jacob Karlsson shares his view of why the Danish market is so attractive to conduct business on for the company.

Sweden — The Southern part of Sweden has started to catch the eye of foreign investors with both Blackstone and Patrizia making major acquisitions there in 2020. For 2021 the interest continues to increase and the transaction volume is believed to rise even higher.

Norway — Pareto forms the new company and acquires a community property portfolio in Oslo. Oskar Wigsén, CEO of newly formed Krona Public Real Estate, tells Nordic Property News about the acquisition, his view on the Norwegian market for community properties and the future of the company.

Finland — Timo Lehmus, EVP at the construction giant YIT, on the major rental agreement with Postnord, the current state of the Finnish logistics market, and the project pipeline.

Sweden — Genova has completed the largest acquisition in company history through a portfolio purchase for MSEK 970. CEO Michael Moschewitz tells Nordic Property News about the work of weighting the portfolio towards community properties and housing, how they want to work with their project development and why they want to focus on Stockholm.

Sweden — The City of Stockholm is selling a 15,000 sqm plot in the city center for the first time in ten years.

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents the net operating income among the Nordic property giants, during Q4.

Sweden — Swedish residential has become a darling for foreign investors – but how will that relationship develop going forward?