Buying a home in a housing cooperative is a common method of home purchase in Norway. Let's take a look at the world of the borettslag. Having lived in apartments for the majority of my life,...
Renting accommodation rather than buying is a smart move when you first move to Norway. Here's what you need to know. We strongly advise all new arrivals to rent a place to live for at least...
The bid has been accepted. What's next? So after several viewings and the strange (at least for me!) and stressful bidding process, we successfully bought a house. I still can't quite believe it, even though I'm...
For those following our journey to buying a house, I have some exciting news! But first, following on from the viewing process, I'd like to explain how the bidding process works. Note: this is not intended to be...
A few weeks ago I wrote that after almost five years in Norway, we are looking at buying a house. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of emailing listings back and forth, zooming in...
After more than four years living in Norway the time has finally come. We are buying a house! Well, starting the process at least. Last week we took a trip to the bank to enquire about...
A Norwegian real estate agent gives us the lowdown on the ins and outs of buying property in Norway. Finding a place to live in a major Norwegian city such as Oslo or Stavanger can be...