Nordic — On Friday, Obos and Skanska presented a collaboration agreement for the first phase of the construction of a 30-storey residential building in Norra Djurgårdsstaden in Stockholm, marking the beginning of the planning and design of the housing project. Nordic Property News had an interview with the CEO of Obo's Nya Hem, Sofia Ljungdahl, about Stadsljus, as the new landmark will be called, and about the advantages of working together with Skanska.

Nordic — How has the Sweden venture gone for Norwegian Obos so far? Is the team in place and the direction set? Nordic Property News has met Sofia Ljungdahl, CEO of Obo's Nya Hem, and talked about everything from building right portfolios to football.

Sweden — It is almost a year ago that Obos chose not to proceed with any of the architectural proposals they had received for the major project Stadsljus, formerly Gasklockan, in Norra Djurgårdsstaden. But now the proposal has been presented and group CEO Daniel Kjørberg Siraj and Sofia Ljungdahl, CEO of Obos Nya Hem say that the house will not only be a landmark in Stockholm, but also for Obos as a company.

Sweden — Housing construction is said to have collapsed, purchasing power eroded and assets lost value. Construction costs and interest rates have risen, while there is a major housing shortage. But several companies and their managers have ideas about how to turn it all around. Obos' CEO Joakim Henriksson is one of them.

Sweden — It is almost a year ago that Obos chose not to proceed with any of the architectural proposals they had received for the major project Stadsljus, formerly Gasklockan, in Norra Djurgårdsstaden. For Nordic Property News, Anna Grinneby, project development manager at Obos, talks about how the company continues to work on the extensive project and what lies ahead later this autumn.

Nordic — We have more tools and greater flexibility than most," says Obos CEO Daniel Kjørberg Siraj to Nordic Property News after the second quarterly report. The company reported a profit before tax in the second quarter of SEK 1,218 million, an increase from SEK 542 million from the year before. However, housing sales have more than halved.

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.

Norway — Daniel Kjørberg Siraj, board member of Veidekke and CEO of OBOS, has informed Veidekke that he is resigning from the company’s board of directors after having been nominated for a place on the board of NCC. He tells Nordic Property News more about the decision and his future.

Norway — The Norwegian publication Boligproduserene recently published a top list of the nine players who started construction of the most homes in Norway in 2022. Obos ended up at the top. CEO Daniel Kjørberg Siraj tells Nordic Property News about the continued investments in Norway and why parts of the Swedish operation have had to notify more employees of lay offs than the Norwegian one recently.

Norway — Daniel Kjørberg Siraj, CEO of the residential developer Obos, on the great performance in 2021, the challenges on the residential markets in Norway and Sweden, and how the pandemic has affected the business.

Norway — Daniel Kjørberg Siraj, CEO of residential developer Obos, on the collaboration with Ilija Batljan and SBB, the interest in Solon Eiendom’s portfolio, and a summation of the investment operations during 2021.

Sweden — Ingunn Andersen Randa, Executive Vice President at Obos, on the sale to SBB.

Norway — The residential developer Obos’ CEO Daniel Kjørberg Siraj tells Nordic Property News on why the Norwegian and Swedish market stand strong in difficult times, future obstacles for meeting the housing demands, and benefits of investing in Norway.

Nordic — Obos' CEO Daniel Kjørberg Siraj on the recruitment of Sofia Ljungdahl to become the new CEO of a new Swedish subsidiary, whether more Nordic markets will be a part of Obos in the future and actions during the outbreak of covid-19.