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12 July 2023
The sharp decline in the housing market is slowing down – the number of mortgages in the second quarter fell by six percent compared to the first quarter. But in the counties of Norrbotten and Västernorrland instead, a slight rise is visible. This shows Lantmäteriet (the Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority) latest statistics for mortgages on the real estate market for the second quarter of 2023.
- The slightly downward trend in the real estate market continues, but the difference compared to previous quarters is now that the reduction occurs at a slower pace, says Dennis Lindén, head of unit at Lantmäteriet.
During the second quarter of 2023, 38,200 new mortgages in real estate have been registered. It is six percent less than the first quarter before, when the number was 40,500. The reduction is relatively evenly distributed across the country, except in Norrbotten and Västernorrland where the number of mortgages has instead increased by around 12 percent
In total for the entire country, the number of mortgages has nevertheless decreased by 53 percent compared to the same period last year, which is a direct consequence of the sharp decline in 2022.
Statistics on the number of mortgages per county and quarter are presented below.
| County | Differens in % Q1 2023-Q2 2023 |
Differens in % Q2 2022 - Q2 2023 |
Q2 2023 april-juni |
Q1 2023 |
Q4 2022 |
Q3 2022 |
Q2 2022 april-juni |
Q1 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge | -9% | -55% | 770 | 849 | 1 259 | 1 301 | 1 707 | 1 443 |
| Dalarna | 3% | -50% | 1 754 | 1 708 | 2 706 | 2 745 | 3 485 | 2 838 |
| Gotland | -19% | -47% | 393 | 484 | 525 | 592 | 737 | 780 |
| Gävleborg | -2% | -54% | 1 398 | 1 424 | 2 160 | 2 269 | 3 031 | 2 431 |
| Halland | -6% | -54% | 1 675 | 1 789 | 2 552 | 2 854 | 3 603 | 3 796 |
| Jämtland | -11% | -53% | 737 | 830 | 1 187 | 1 325 | 1 564 | 1 241 |
| Jönköping | -1% | -53% | 1 578 | 1 588 | 2 437 | 2 477 | 3 364 | 2 870 |
| Kalmar | -2% | -47% | 1 444 | 1 469 | 2 033 | 2 163 | 2 703 | 2 420 |
| Kronoberg | -8% | -51% | 869 | 945 | 1 298 | 1 329 | 1 769 | 1 510 |
| Norrbotten | 12% | -50% | 1 194 | 1 063 | 1 732 | 1 959 | 2 386 | 1 960 |
| Skåne | -8% | -52% | 5 110 | 5 533 | 7 643 | 8 383 | 10 734 | 10 388 |
| Stockholm | -3% | -55% | 4 718 | 4 875 | 6 771 | 7 609 | 10 382 | 9 054 |
| Södermanland | -11% | -55% | 1 254 | 1 403 | 1 842 | 2 203 | 2 780 | 2 425 |
| Uppsala | -24% | -57% | 1 272 | 1 677 | 2 097 | 2 257 | 2 977 | 2 615 |
| Värmland | -17% | -52% | 1 284 | 1 544 | 1 964 | 2 063 | 2 658 | 2 439 |
| Västerbotten | -4% | -51% | 1 195 | 1 251 | 1 881 | 2 069 | 2 460 | 2 405 |
| Västernorrland | 12% | -47% | 1 165 | 1 044 | 1 629 | 1 844 | 2 183 | 1 726 |
| Västmanland | -12% | -53% | 994 | 1 128 | 1 600 | 1 705 | 2 124 | 2 155 |
| Västra Götaland | -5% | -53% | 6 471 | 6 823 | 9 422 | 10 002 | 13 638 | 12 553 |
| Örebro | -10% | -55% | 1 184 | 1 318 | 1 892 | 2 037 | 2 618 | 2 245 |
| Östergötland | -4% | -57% | 1 709 | 1 772 | 2 742 | 2 915 | 3 974 | 3 481 |
| In total | -6% | -53% | 38 168 | 40 517 | 57 372 | 62 101 | 80 877 | 72 775 |