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ECB Lowers Rates Again, More Cuts Expected This Year

The European Central Bank (ECB) is lowering its interest rates for the seventh time since June last year. And more rate cuts are expected during the year, which could open up for interest rate cuts also in Sweden.
ECB Lowers Rates Again, More Cuts Expected This Year

SBAB Predicts Decline in Mortgage Rates as Repo Rate Expected to Drop

Variable mortgage rates may be on their way down again, according to the state-owned mortgage bank SBAB. The bank's economists expect the Swedish Central Bank to lower the repo rate in August.
SBAB Predicts Decline in Mortgage Rates as Repo Rate Expected to Drop

Fixed-Rate Mortgages Gain Popularity, Indicating Possible Trend Shift

Mortgage borrowers are choosing to an increasing extent to tie their mortgages to longer loan periods when they take out new loans, according to the state-owned mortgage bank SBAB. From January to March, the proportion of those tying their mortgages has more than doubled, from 3 to 7 percent, according to SBAB.
Fixed-Rate Mortgages Gain Popularity, Indicating Possible Trend Shift

SBAB Cuts Fixed Mortgage Rates as Borrowing Costs Drop

SBAB is lowering the list rates on mortgages with binding periods between 1 and 10 years, the bank announces in a press release. The rates are being lowered by 0.
SBAB Cuts Fixed Mortgage Rates as Borrowing Costs Drop

Stockholm Stock Exchange Surges Amid Trump Tariff Pause, Uncertainty Remains

The Stockholm Stock Exchange is surging after Donald Trump's tariff pause. But the situation is still uncertain on the global market.
Stockholm Stock Exchange Surges Amid Trump Tariff Pause, Uncertainty Remains

Swedish Central Bank Poised to Respond to Economic Uncertainty

The turbulence surrounding the Trump administration's tariffs and security policy overhaul has "undoubtedly increased uncertainty" around both inflation and recovery in the Swedish economy, according to Vice Governor of the Central Bank Aino Bunge. The Central Bank is, according to Bunge, ready to act "if necessary".
Swedish Central Bank Poised to Respond to Economic Uncertainty

Stock Market Crash Dampens Swedish Housing Price Forecasts

The stock market crash is expected to have effects on the housing market. Lower price increases than previously forecast are to be expected, according to the state-owned bank SBAB.
Stock Market Crash Dampens Swedish Housing Price Forecasts

Sweden's Housing Market Faces Uncertainty as Interest Rate Fears Loom

It became no greater lift for housing prices in March. The entire year has started weakly according to SBAB's chief economist Robert Boije.
Sweden's Housing Market Faces Uncertainty as Interest Rate Fears Loom

SBAB Increases Fixed-Rate Mortgage Interest by 0.10 Points

The state-owned bank SBAB is raising the interest rates on its fixed-rate mortgages. The list rates on loans with a binding period of 1-10 years are being increased by 0.
SBAB Increases Fixed-Rate Mortgage Interest by 0.10 Points

Young Adults Find More Opportunities in Sweden's Housing Market

Young people now have it somewhat easier to enter the housing market, according to the state-owned bank SBAB's survey. However, for a 27-year-old man, there are still several alternatives than for a same-aged woman.
Young Adults Find More Opportunities in Sweden's Housing Market

Another Major Bank Raises Mortgage Interest Rates

Swedbank is raising its mortgage rates on loans with longer binding periods. The bank is raising the so-called list rates, where loans with a two-year binding period are increased by 0.
Another Major Bank Raises Mortgage Interest Rates

SBAB: The Central Bank lowers the interest rate after the summer

Despite rising inflation – state-owned SBAB still believes in another interest rate cut this year. The forecast is, however, that it will come first in September.
SBAB: The Central Bank lowers the interest rate after the summer

Mortgage lenders raise interest rates

Handelsbanken, one of the largest lenders on the Swedish mortgage market, is the next actor to raise its mortgage rates on loans with longer binding periods. For loans with a three-year binding period, Handelsbanken is raising the rate by 0.
Mortgage lenders raise interest rates

Major Bank Raises Mortgage Interest Rates

The Danske Bank is raising the list rates on mortgages with interest rate binding periods between one and ten years, according to the bank's website. The one-year rate is being raised, for example, by 0.
Major Bank Raises Mortgage Interest Rates

More banks raise variable mortgage rates

The state-owned bank SBAB was the first to raise the variable mortgage rates on Thursday – now Länsförsäkringar is following in the same tracks. Länsförsäkringar is raising its variable mortgage rate by 0.
More banks raise variable mortgage rates

SBAB First to Raise Variable Mortgage Rate

The state-owned bank SBAB is the first to raise the variable mortgage interest rates. .
SBAB First to Raise Variable Mortgage Rate

This is how much the mortgage rate fell in February

The variable mortgage rates continued to fall in February, according to statistics showing what households actually pay for their home loans. .
This is how much the mortgage rate fell in February

Still no price increase on the housing market

The price development on the housing market is still slow, show new figures from Booli. And despite the falling interest rates, it is still a good bit away from the peak levels of three years ago.
Still no price increase on the housing market

SBAB: No Interest Rate Cut Until August

Don't count on any interest rate cut until after the summer. This is indicated by state-owned SBAB in a new market forecast.
SBAB: No Interest Rate Cut Until August

The Government Will Not Sell More State-Owned Companies

The Government will not sell any more state-owned companies before the parliamentary election in 2026, according to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party). .
The Government Will Not Sell More State-Owned Companies

Economist: Don't Count on Lower Mortgage Interest Rates

Rising inflation and no interest rate cuts in sight from the Central Bank – what does it mean for your mortgage rate going forward? Don't count on interest rates going down much more, says Robert Boije, chief economist at SBAB. .
Economist: Don't Count on Lower Mortgage Interest Rates

SBAB gains market shares on the mortgage market

The state-owned bank SBAB is taking market shares on the mortgage market. In connection with the 2024 year-end report, the bank provides an update on the situation regarding mortgages: "The conditions are challenging with low market growth and high competition regarding mortgages.
SBAB gains market shares on the mortgage market

Housing prices rose the most in January

Housing prices rose by 2 percent in January in Sweden as a whole. And the price increase was just as large for apartments as for houses.
Housing prices rose the most in January

More banks lower mortgage rates

The state-owned bank SBAB and Handelsbanken are lowering their mortgage rates. SBAB is lowering its variable mortgage rate by 0.
More banks lower mortgage rates
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