Anyone who negotiates down their mortgage interest rate can save thousands of Swedish kronor a year. Here are the economists' tips for the new year. Demand a better interest rate, says Compricer's savings economist Christina Sahlberg.
BusinessThe Riksbank left the key interest rate unchanged at 1.75 percent this week. Despite this, several banks have announced that they are raising the interest rate on certain mortgages. - The Riksbank's key interest rate is not the only thing that directly determines mortgage rates, says savings economist Christina Sahlberg.
BusinessSkandia is raising interest rates on mortgages, both with short and longer fixed terms.
BusinessThe average interest rate for variable mortgages was 2.65 percent in November, according to a review from the comparison service Zmarta.
BusinessThe year has begun with a hard global upward pressure on long-term interest rates. USA tariffs and shaky public finances in Europe are causing concern. This is accelerating the shift – from cuts to hikes – on mortgages with longer binding periods, according to Christina Sahlberg, economist at the comparison site Compricer.
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