Norway House Prices Fall 0.3% MoM in February

2026-03-04 10:21 By Judith Sib-at 1 min. read

House prices in Norway decreased by 0.3% month-on-month in February 2026, following a 0.6% rise in the previous month.

Residential sales totaled 7,862 units in February, 4.9% fewer than in the corresponding month of the previous year, while 8,165 homes were listed for sale, 1.0% more than last year.

The average time to sell a home was 59 days in February, shorter than January's 62 days.

Bergen and Stavanger, along with surrounding areas, had the fastest sales, with selling periods of 15 and 19 days, respectively, while Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg had the longest selling period at 122 days.

Regionally, Porsgrunn/Skien recorded the highest price increase (+1.2%), followed by Bergen (+1.0%) and Bodø (+0.9%).

Meanwhile, Tønsberg and Færder (-2.7%), Ålesund (-1.3%), and Oslo (-1.2%) saw the sharpest declines.

On a yearly basis, house prices rose by 3.0%, easing from a 4.2% increase in January.

For the January-February period, prices were 4.1% higher compared with the same period a year ago.



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