Statistikk innhold
Statistics on
Transfer of properties
The statistics comprise the number and value of registered transfers of real property and registered transfers of property owned through a housing cooperative. For dwellings and holiday homes sold on the free market, both total and average purchase prices are published.
Selected figures from the statistics
- Registered transfers of real property and properties owned through a housing cooperative. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Registered transfers of real property and properties owned through a housing cooperative. Preliminary figures
1st quarter 2025 1st quarter 2024 - 1st quarter 2025 1st quarter 2020 - 1st quarter 2025 All transfers 51 252 13.9 1.5 Real estates 41 995 14.1 -11.2 Cooperative estates 9 257 12.9 6.0 Dwelling properties on the free market sale, total 26 483 18.2 4.3 Dwelling properties on owned site, free market sale 18 561 18.3 4.2 Dwelling properties on leased site, free market sale 709 21.0 -8.2 Properties owned through a housing cooperative, free market sale 7 213 17.8 5.9 Holiday properties , free market sale, total 1 916 10.4 -21.6 Holiday properties on owned site, free market sale 1 489 5.9 -19.9 Holiday properties on leased site, free market sale 427 29.8 -26.9 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Transfers of dwelling properties with building, free market sale. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Transfers of dwelling properties with building, free market sale. Preliminary figures
1st quarter 2025 Transfers, total Total purchase price (NOK million) Purchase price per transfer (NOK 1000) Transfers of title Total purchase price, transfer of title (NOK million) Purchase price per transfer of title (NOK 1 000) Transfers of leases Total purchase price on transfer of lease (NOK million) Purchase price, transfer of lease (NOK 1 000) The whole country 19 270 96 680 5 017 18 561 93 659 5 046 709 3 021 4 260 Østfold 1 143 4 869 4 260 1 063 4 551 4 281 80 319 3 982 Akershus 3 084 18 973 6 152 3 008 18 543 6 165 76 430 5 661 Oslo 2 447 21 552 8 808 2 320 20 682 8 915 127 870 6 852 Innlandet 1 107 3 537 3 195 1 067 3 355 3 145 40 182 4 545 Buskerud 830 3 547 4 274 807 3 479 4 311 23 68 2 963 Vestfold 818 3 706 4 530 766 3 528 4 606 52 178 3 416 Telemark 443 1 421 3 209 420 1 362 3 244 23 59 2 570 Agder 1 256 4 862 3 871 1 210 4 724 3 904 46 138 2 994 Rogaland 2 024 9 353 4 621 2 015 9 322 4 627 9 31 3 442 Vestland 2 064 9 388 4 548 2 010 9 147 4 551 54 240 4 446 Møre og Romsdal 888 3 173 3 573 879 3 153 3 587 9 20 2 241 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 1 738 7 068 4 067 1 682 6 891 4 097 56 177 3 169 Nordland - Nordlánnda 655 2 119 3 236 611 2 004 3 280 44 115 2 618 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 598 2 566 4 290 590 2 546 4 315 8 20 2 497 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 175 544 3 107 113 370 3 277 62 173 2 797 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Free market sales of property owned through a housing coopertive. Number, purchase price and joint debt. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Free market sales of property owned through a housing coopertive. Number, purchase price and joint debt. Preliminary figures
1st quarter 2025 Transfers, total Total purchase price (NOK million) Purchase price per transfer (NOK 1000) Joint debt in total (NOK million) Joint debt per transfer (NOK 1000) Total price per transfer included joint debt (NOK 1000) The whole country 7 213 23 774 3 296 3 310 459 3 755 Østfold 426 993 2 331 157 369 2 700 Akershus 823 2 731 3 319 422 512 3 831 Oslo 2 393 11 189 4 676 1 043 436 5 112 Innlandet 287 634 2 210 108 375 2 585 Buskerud 300 735 2 451 114 382 2 833 Vestfold 342 777 2 272 192 561 2 833 Telemark 274 497 1 815 154 563 2 378 Agder 187 458 2 451 88 471 2 922 Rogaland 425 1 154 2 715 219 515 3 230 Vestland 636 1 908 3 001 260 408 3 409 Møre og Romsdal 151 267 1 771 58 384 2 155 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 566 1 474 2 605 263 465 3 070 Nordland - Nordlánnda 203 458 2 255 117 576 2 831 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 152 398 2 619 96 634 3 253 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 48 99 2 053 19 400 2 453 County not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Transfers of holiday properties with building, free market sale. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Transfers of holiday properties with building, free market sale. Preliminary figures
1st quarter 2025 Transfers, total Total purchase price (NOK million) Purchase price per transfer (NOK 1000) Transfers of title Total purchase price, transfer of title (NOK million) Purchase price per transfer of title (NOK 1000) Transfers of leases Total purchase price on transfer of lease (NOK million) Purchase price, transfer of lease (NOK 1000) The whole country 1 916 5 296 2 764 1 489 4 308 2 893 427 988 2 314 Østfold 27 47 1 728 18 34 1 882 9 13 1 422 Oslo and Akershus 51 126 2 463 44 116 2 631 7 10 1 406 Innlandet 472 1 655 3 506 345 1 231 3 569 127 423 3 332 Buskerud 330 1 053 3 190 248 879 3 546 82 173 2 112 Vestfold 17 49 2 902 13 39 2 992 4 10 2 607 Telemark 162 454 2 804 133 388 2 919 29 66 2 275 Agder 210 584 2 783 147 442 3 006 63 142 2 262 Rogaland 69 166 2 402 52 132 2 540 17 34 1 980 Vestland 178 439 2 466 170 424 2 497 8 15 1 816 Møre og Romsdal 55 82 1 490 51 76 1 486 4 6 1 535 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 165 347 2 105 133 307 2 305 32 41 1 273 Nordland - Nordlánnda 99 203 2 050 81 178 2 203 18 24 1 361 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 43 54 1 263 38 50 1 304 5 5 950 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 38 37 983 16 12 728 22 26 1 169 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Registered transfers of real propertyDownload table as ...Registered transfers of real property
1st quarter 2025 Transfers Notified amount (NOK million) The whole country 41 995 134 169 Østfold 2 211 6 362 Akershus 5 089 22 600 Oslo 3 538 28 523 Innlandet 3 825 7 255 Buskerud 2 416 6 138 Vestfold 1 600 5 318 Telemark 1 522 2 836 Agder 2 984 7 166 Rogaland 3 718 13 217 Vestland 4 775 12 468 Møre og Romsdal 2 180 4 336 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 3 771 10 280 Nordland - Nordlánnda 2 081 3 446 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 1 528 3 270 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 757 953 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Registered transfers of real property, by type of propertyDownload table as ...Registered transfers of real property, by type of property
1st quarter 2022 1st quarter 2023 1st quarter 2024 1st quarter 20251 All properties 43 210 42 297 36 812 41 995 Dwelling property total 30 091 30 466 26 352 30 191 Dwelling property with building 28 909 29 519 25 634 29 343 Dwelling property without building 1 182 947 718 848 Holiday property total 6 981 5 690 5 053 5 648 Holiday property with buildingl 5 605 4 953 4 430 4 995 Holiday property without building 1 376 737 623 653 Agricultural/forestry property total 1 879 1 892 1 809 2 032 Agricultural/forestry property with building 1 515 1 573 1 499 1 704 Agricultural/forestry property without building 364 319 310 328 Commercial/office property total 882 977 691 742 Commercial/office property with building 803 913 660 711 Commercial/office property without building 79 64 31 31 Industrial property total 727 724 662 631 Industrial property with building 591 619 557 545 Industrial property without building 136 105 105 86 Communication purposes 122 108 94 115 Other 2 361 2 141 1 845 2 303 Not specified 167 299 306 333 1Preliminary figures. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 11 September 2021.
Registered amount
Registered amount comprises mainly purchase prices. If the transfer is free of charge, the value of the property stated on the deed of conveyance is used.
Average purchase price per transfer
An average purchase price is calculated for the following types of properties and transfers:
- Dwelling property with building, title to land, free market sale and purchase price reported.
- Holiday property with building, title to land, free market sale and purchase price reported.
- Holiday home on leased site, free market sale and purchase price reported.
- Dwelling owned through a housing cooperative.
Transfer
A transfer does not only comprise ordinary sale, but also donation, compulsory sale and eminent domain, licensed decedent estate, inheritance of decedent estate and other. A transfer can also comprise one or several cadastral units. For properties with more than one owner, a transfer can also be a part of a property.
Free market sale
Free market sale means that the property is sold for a price corresponding to the market value. The property is not always announced for sale on the free market.
Name: Transfer of properties
Topic: Construction, housing and property
Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics
The statistics are published at county and municipality level.
The statistics are published quarterly. Preliminary figures are published about 6 weeks after end of quarter. Usually, final figures are available about 32 weeks after end of quarter. The difference between preliminary and final figures is under 1 per cent.
The statistics are based on the date of registration. This date can be several weeks or months later than the date of sale. Data from finn.no from 2016 show that dwelling properties in average are sold 2-3 mounths before the date of registration.
Microdata are stored in Statistics Norway.
The aim is to provide statistics on the extent of transfers of real property in Norway. The statistics have comprised the present level of details since 1991. With fewer details the statistics go back to 1836. However, statistics are lacking for the years 1981-1983.
As from 2017 registered transfers of property owned through a housing cooperative are included.
Users are public institutions, estate agents, media and people in general.
No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar. Read more about principles for equal treatement of all users on ssb.no.
Since 1991 Statistics Norway has worked out the quarterly House Price Index , which provides current price statistics for the housing market.
Statistics Norway also works out statistics on registered transfers of agricultural properties . This statistics are based on the properties defined as agricultural properties in the farm register owned by Norwegian Agriculture Agency.
The Statistics Act §§ 2-1, 3-2.
The statistics comprise all registered transfer of real property (and from 2017 registered transfer of property owned through a housing cooperative) and not only real sales. In addition to sales on the free market, the statistics also include donations, forced sales, expropriations, licensed decent estates, inheritance of decent estate and other registered transfers of title. The statistics include three types of real property: parcels, leases and sections of buildings registered as freehold.
Transfer of real property may occur without registration, but this is very uncommon.
A few transfers include more than one dwelling property unit or holiday property unit.
The statistics are based on data from two governmental administrative registers: the Register of Deeds ("Grunnboka") and the Norwegian Cadastre system (real properties, addresses, buildings and cadastral map). The Norwegian Mapping Authority has been managing the latter register for many years and has in the period 2004-2007 gradually taken over the management of the Register of Deeds from the local courts.
The statistics comprise all registered transfers of real property.
Data from the registers mentioned in chapter 3.2 are forwarded via file transfer and API to Statistics Norway.
The data are subject to computerized controls to detect lacks, errors, extreme values and lack of coherence. Data are corrected by means of additional information from the Register of Real Properties, Addresses and Buildings.
Mainly, the statistics comprise counting of transfers by various characteristics, e.g. type of property, type of transfer, with/without building and type of dwelling. Registered amount in NOK is also added up.
Registered amount is estimated as follows:
If the purchase price is above NOK 1, the registered amount is based on the purchase price. If the purchase price is NOK 1 or less, the registered amount is based on the value of the property stated on the deed of conveyance.
As from 2017 registered transfer of property owned through a housing cooperative is included. Data on share of common debt in the cooperatve come from tax statistics for persons. If data on debt is missing, an average value is used.
Figures based on less than three units (transfers) are not published if this causes risk for identifying any of the units concerned. Furthermore, figures are not published if more than 90 per cent of the registered amount originates from a single unit.
Statistics on transfers of real property exist as a continuous time series from 1836 to 1980. The statistics show the number of transfers and the registered amount, distributed on urban and rural areas. In addition, as from 1852 to 1980 a time series is available on average price per unit of assessed site value for agricultural properties sold on the free market.
Up to and including 1980, the statistics were based on aggregated data forwarded directly from local courts to Statistics Norway. The Register of Real Properties, Addresses and Buildings was established around 1980. The intension was to use this register as base for the statistics as from 1981. However, at that time data from several municipalities were lacking and the data quality for municipalities included was partially poor. Due to this, statistics are lacking for the years 1981-1983. As from 1984 statistics are published again, but for some years data were still of rather poor quality. Statistics at present level of details are published as from 1991.
Before 2006, the statistics were published in this way: 1st quarter, 1st half year, 1.-3. quarter and the whole year. As from 2006, the statistis are published quarterly.
Average price per transfer is published for transfers of dwelling properties with building and holiday properties with building. Properties without purchase price reported are not included. Dwelling property refers to detached houses, semi-detached houses, row-houses, flats in multi dwelling houses etc. Percentage of different dwelling types varies over time. For holiday properties a few transfers may include more than one holiday property unit. Due to these circumstances, the average value do not describe the price trend for a specific type of dwelling or holiday property, particularly not when the average figure is based on just a few transfers.
Therefore, average prices are not published for a lower level than county.
See the section revisions.
The statistics are based mainly on information reported in connection with registration of title to property and thus considered to be reliable. Misclassification of type of property and type of dwelling may occur.
In the period 2004-2007 the number of registered transfers classified as other type of property and other type of dwelling has increased. Registered transfers not specified have also increased. During the control routine we are not able to replace all of the transfers with the correct classification.
Errors originate from data processing in Statistics Norway are considered to be insignificant.
There are formal procedures to be followed when registering a real property. Consequently, non-response does not exist. Delay in the updating of the relevant registers may cause minor lacks in the preliminary statistics.
As from 2017 registered transfer of property owned through a housing cooperative is included. Data on the share of common debt in the cooperatve come from tax statistics for persons. If data on debt is missing, an average value is used.
The figures for dwelling and holiday properties in free sale for the years 2015-2020 have been changed. This is because several dwellings and a small number of holiday properties have by mistake been changed from the free sale to donation. These have now been changed back to free sale.
By linking information about the buyers and sellers involved in the sales with information from the National Population Register, we have been able to determine if any of the buyers are family members of the sellers. Up to three sellers and two buyers from each sale were included in the assessment of whether the buyer is related to the seller.
The following relatives are included in the test:
- Spouse
- Parents
- Children
- Siblings
- Grandparents
- Aunts/uncles
Sales that are declared as free market sales should be placed in the ‘other’ category if the price is lower than the market price. The guidelines for the statistics have not included any criteria for inclusion as a free market sale in terms of how the dwelling is sold or who buys the property. The only requirement has been for it to be sold at market price. This is often difficult to assess.
We have therefore examined how house sales to family members that are categorised as free market sales differ from the rest of the sales. We have only included sales with title transfers here. The average purchase price for dwellings sold to family members was significantly lower than the average for all free market sales. The low purchase price suggests that many of these dwellings were sold at a reduced price. Sales that are declared as free market sales have been placed in the ‘other category from 2015 if the buyer is related to the seller.