SEB housing price expectations index slips to 44 in August

• SEB’s August 2026 housing price expectations index slipped 3 points to 44, remaining near historical highs despite a pullback.
• 53% of households expect prices to rise over the next year; 9% expect declines, pointing to a still-strong net balance.
• Regional sentiment stayed uneven, strongest in northern Sweden at 55, weakest in Stockholm at 39.
• Rate-fixing intentions rose to 11% within three months, signaling households may see the mortgage-rate trough as passed.
• Households forecast the policy rate at 1.95% in a year, up from 1.92% in the prior month.

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