Niclas Rolander. Sep. 17, 2018, 05:08 AM. Stockholm Loop - Solving the Swedish Housing Crisis Through Transit-oriented Development and Sports. STOCKHOLM, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's housing crisis is set to intensify, Swedish Television SVT reported on Friday. Something is rotten in the state of Sweden. Nine out of ten Swedes live in a municipality facing houses shortages.. Account for almost 20 per cent of Sweden’s housing stock – half the rental sector. The shortage is leading to record home prices and a homebuilding boom as cheap credit lures consumers, unable to find affordable rental properties, into the housing market. The Sweden financial crisis 1990-1994 was a housing bubble that took place in Sweden that deflated during 1991 and 1992, and resulted in a severe credit crunch and widespread bank insolvency. A precursor to the politically powerful Swedish Union of Tenants — or Hyresgästföreningen — organized one of Europe’s first rent strikes in 1916, after residents of Nynäshamn, a town south of Stockholm, complained of cockroaches, lice and bare earth floors. The investment bank predicts housing prices will fall 10%, and is worried that even worse could be in store if interest rates rise faster than expected. The causes were similar to those of the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007–2008. Sweden’s housing market has been a political battleground for over a century. STOCKHOLM, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweden's swelling housing problems were dramatically exacerbated by last year's migrant crisis, whereupon the Nordic country took in over 160,000 asylum seekers. Public housing is as important for Sweden in the 21st century as it was when it was created. ... Sweden was suffering from a housing shortage as new construction lagged population growth. Sweden faces housing crisis By Beata Stur epa05014264 (FILE) A file photo dated 16 March 2013 showing the old town, 'Gamla Stan', in Stockholm, Sweden, with the German Church at center and the Royal Palace on background, as seen from Soedermalm suburb. Over 300 companies, found in virtually all municipalities. For the first time in ten years, several construction companies have been forced to buy newly constructed apartments that failed to find buyers. The housing shortage in Sweden is now so bad that some are currently contemplating using shipping containers for apartments. Nine out of ten Swedes live in a municipality facing houses shortages. Swedish public housing companies. Owned by the municipality. According to Statistics Sweden, the average cost of renting an apartment first-hand in Stockholm is around 6,518 Swedish kronor ($783) per month, with 66 … Managed as limited companies. According to a recent study, in the capital city of Stockholm, more than half a million people were on a waiting list for a flat and it took on average eleven years to get one. PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire . Stockholm looks particularly stretched… That something is housing — or, more accurately, the lack of it. Sweden Overwhelmed by Worsening Housing Crisis, Skanska Says By . The housing shortage in Sweden is now so bad that some are currently contemplating using shipping containers for apartments. The problem with the housing market in Sweden (well, it's not supposed to be a problem, but it has become a problem) is that a lot of the building ownership is legally tied to local Kommun council's.