house hunting in ... stockholm - home theater projector

By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRESEPT. 7, 2010A TWO -
Bedroom apartment in Stockholm OSTERMALM block 4.
5 million crowns ($620,000)This 860-square-
Foot unit on top floor 19-
The century apartment building has two bedrooms and a half bath.
Floor in the foyer-to-
Frosted glass doors in ceiling mirrors and guest bathrooms with Boffi made Italian fixtures.
The master bedroom features a private balcony overlooking the courtyard and a red lacquer closet door. A multi-
The paneled beam window above the door allows the light to enter the corridor.
The second bedroom is currently being used as a dressing room.
Gray in the main bathroom-and-
White marble floors and walls, and oval bathtubs made by Philip Stark.
Separate shower with royal blue floor tiles.
The glass blocks emit light from the kitchen on the other side of the wall. The eat-
There is a square round stainless steel sink in the kitchenoff faucet.
The countertops and tailgates are granite.
In the living room, a car
Movies can be viewed using a home theater projector.
The living room and kitchen are facing the street and each room has a tile --
Burning Stoves found in most Swedish homes.
The whole hotel has wood flooring and radiator.
The building has a shared garden and an annex with laundry facilities and a party room for residents.
The Ostermalm area in Stockholm is a quiet residential area with many old houses.
From this apartment, you can reach the city center within a five-minute walk, just on the other side of Humlegarden Park.
There are playgrounds, football fields and walking trails in the park.
The international airport is a 30-minute drive away.
The advertising market outlines that Sweden's real estate market has been insulated by low interest rates from the worst housing crisis (
Currently as low as 1.
Mortgage 5%)
Anders eBay, senior agent of Stockholm ppsholmen Fastighetsmakleri Sotheby's International Real Estate, said that due to the shortage of apartments in the city.
The leasing market is strictly regulated, he said.
Elbe said that the difficulty of obtaining a lease means that many people keep the lease after moving out, which brings a chain reaction to renting r from other subleases.
In addition, Claudia Warman, chief analyst at the Swedish Association of Realtors, said that many rental apartments have been converted into apartments in recent years.
Advertising prices in many regions have returned to their peak in August 2007. Wormann said.
Single in the past year
Home prices in Sweden rose 6%, while apartment prices rose 11%.
The price of both orders rose 9%.
According to her, in the past year, family homes and apartmentsWormann.
She said that at present, the average apartment area in Stockholm city is 32,000 crowns per square meter. wide (
$400 per square foot.
37 crowns against $1). Mr.
Elbe said that the most prestigious block in Stockholm is Ostermalm, where the average price is 70,000 crowns per square meter, but the price of the main property can reach 130,000 crowns per square meter
The Association of Realtors is also following. home prices.
These numbers are up 5% in Stockholm and 8% countries.
In the past year
The Gothenburg in the Baltic Sea is a popular second largest island.
Destination. Ms.
Warman said the second house there averaged 23,863 crowns per square meter.
In another area of Oster, which has a large number of second houses, one can be purchased at an average price of 33,000 crowns per square meter. Wormann said. Second-
Buyers in Stockholm tend to prefer islands or a string of islands within the city. Ms.
Warman says the second house there costs 34,286 crowns per square meter.
Who bought about 500,000 second houses in Sweden? Wormann said.
Most of the second batch of buyers are from Sweden, but there are also buyers from the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland and Norway.
There are also many buyers in Germany and the Netherlands. Mr.
Some buyers are from the US and Russia, but "Sweden is not attracting so many foreigners," Elbe said. ”Ms.
Wormann said the recent international outrage over the Millennium trilogy by Swedish writer stiieg Larsson has not yet translated into an increase in foreign buyers, but "it certainly helps to put Sweden on the map.
The real estate market in Sweden is very liquid.
Elbe means it's easy to buy and sell.
He said it is possible to finish the sale in a few days.
Most brokerage companies hold two or more open houses a week after the property goes public.
They then hold an auction, which is usually completed within two weeks of its listing. Elbe said.
Brokers are required by law to be neutral and they usually represent buyers and sellers in transactions.
The seller pays the broker's fees, ranging from 2 to 4%, including all legal costs and documentation preparation costs. Mr.
Elbe said buyers pay 1
5% transfer tax when paying-
Family home but no transaction tax on the apartment.
There are no restrictions on foreign buyers.
Useful Website Official tourist guide for SITESStockholm: stockholmtown.
Swedish tourism website: visitsweden.
Local News: Swedish English news: local news.
Sweden: Sweden.
The Swedish currency and currency; Swedish krona (1 krona=$0. 14)
Taxes of 1,943 crowns and monthly FEESA apartment fees include property taxes, maintenance and cleaning of public areas, and access to shared gardens and the use of separate entertainment rooms.
CONTACTJohan Derelov, House of skeppshomem Fastighetsmakleri, www. skeppsholmen. , 011-46-8545-80-
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