https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedes are borrowing money more than ever, data from Statistics Sweden revealed on Wednesday, as household indebtedness reached new heights. https://www.thelocal.se/20131127/swedish-mortgages-continue-to-grow Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:41:00 +0100 swedish-mortgages-continue-to-grow As the European Commission unveiled recommendations for Sweden on Wednesday, EU representatives in Stockholm said they welcomed the public debate about high levels of household indebtedness. https://www.thelocal.se/20130529/48186 Wed, 29 May 2013 15:50:00 +0200 48186 Several Swedish banks are suspected of passing on the names of customers who have been denied a mortgage to other lenders who offer higher interest rates to high-risk borrowers. https://www.thelocal.se/20130419/47434 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:49:00 +0200 47434 Rising mortgage lending is outpacing the increase in property prices in Sweden, leading a key state oversight board to raise a warning flag. https://www.thelocal.se/20130228/46454 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:58:00 +0100 46454 A survey, carried out by the Association of Swedish Real Estate Agents (Mäklarsamfundet) on 1,800 realtors countrywide, shows that 54 percent believe that small houses prices will fall in the near future. https://www.thelocal.se/20111208/37826 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:04:00 +0100 37826 Sweden's central bank does not believe the country is in the midst of a housing bubble, saying in a report published Tuesday that rapidly rising housing prices are due to natural developments in the market. https://www.thelocal.se/20110405/33032 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:44:00 +0200 33032 Many Swedes with short-term fixed-rate mortgages will face higher bills from now on, after state-owned mortgage lender SBAB and Nordic bank Nordea both raised rates. But mortgages fixed for three years or more will become cheaper, SBAB said. https://www.thelocal.se/20100811/28312 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:49:00 +0200 28312 A Swedish lesbian couple who wanted a mortgage were told by a bank clerk that they should change their lifestyle and think about living apart. https://www.thelocal.se/20100722/27936 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:06:00 +0200 27936 People who want to buy their first home but have trouble getting a bank loan could soon get a credit guarantee from the state, under plans unveiled by the government. https://www.thelocal.se/20070607/7523 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:29:00 +0200 7523