Even the schoolchildren know that the standard of living in Sweden is very high, but not all our representations correspond to the actual state of affairs in this kingdom - in particular, there are interesting nuances concerning the tightly regulated real estate market of this country.
Unlike most In Sweden, urban housing is not privately owned, but is owned by joint stock companies, and the level of legislative regulation of all issues in this sector is so high that it causes legitimate associations with the solution of housing issues in the Soviet Union. In Sweden, for example, there is also a waiting list for housing, and waiting for a positive outcome often turns out to be waiting for years and decades.
Another surprising aspect of the Swedish real estate market can be considered the lack of practice of inheritance of housing: after the death of a tenant the apartment does not go to his relatives, but in the housing stock existing for the distribution of housing between the needy (actually waiting lists). However, one should not be particularly surprised at this state of affairs - for nearly a century the ruling party of the country remained a party of Social Democrats.
Thus, most of the urban population rents housing, but rent is possible in two versions: renting a "first hand" (under the contract with the joint-stock company) and "second hand" - from a person who has a contract with the direct owner. It is the first variant of the lease, the cheapest and most profitable, and is the subject of many years of waiting: strict compliance with environmental laws restricts the scale of new housing construction in the country, and there is no surplus.
In a word, although the population of the Russian capital is more than ten times the population of Stockholm (in the Swedish capital and today there are less than a million people), no one will offer a service like a comfortable apartment in Moscow for a day in Moscow.
Naturally, the owner of the contract is also strictly controlled by the owner of the contract: it is necessary to justify the necessity of his absence and confirm his temporary nature, and the payment assigned to a temporary tenant can not exceed a statutory maximum.
And here do not play such chips as a prestigious district (it's no secret that this factor is often decisive even for short-term rent, and an apartment for rent in Moscow or Paris in the historical center can cost an order of magnitude higher than in a sleeping area): Swedes have traditionally estimate only the quality and comfort of housing.
As a result of such a tough policy, Sweden does not practice buying housing for the purpose of immediate resale, real estate prices are based on a real balance of supply and demand, and therefore demonstrate a stable growth even in times of crisis, which makes real estate in the northern kingdom a very reliable object of investment. The