Real estate industry House price statistics December 2009

Main points
Average prices of homes passed through Finn.no in December 2009 was 1.4 percent lower than in November. Adjusted for seasonal variations were prices 0.7 percent higher than in November, and the “underlying” price developments is thus positive. The fact that the actual price change is less than the seasonally adjusted means that prices in [...]

Corporate responsibility for property players

It is not only ethically correct to take responsibility beyond laws and regulations: it can also be profitable.
Recently Aspelin Ramm and Evotek signed a deal with the Church City Mission about energy saving. The agreement fits into a wide range of community initiatives from Aspelin’s platform.
The privately held real estate company uses a portion of [...]

New Construction Market 2009-2010

The Norwegian Home Builders and Contractors Association (BNL) had previously indicated a decline of 30-40 billion due to the crisis. It will involve 30 000 fewer jobs in the construction industry in 2009, and 60 000 fewer in the value chain, considering the ripple effects.
CEO Ketil Lyng in BNL pointed out that the bailout [...]

Real Estate Blog International Welcomes Mark Palace!

Welcome Mark Palace to Real Estate Blog International!
I met Mark on the CIPS International Institute on a cruise to the Bahamas.  He belongs to the group “Sons of Norway”, speaks fluent Norwegian, and has real estate offices in Norway.

Here is what Mark does in his spare time

Founder/CEO at Palace Properties International, Inc.
Vice-President [...]