Hemnet Buyers’ Barometer March 2026: Subdued Price Expectations
5 March 2026
| Non regulatory
In Hemnet's Buyers’ Barometer for March, price expectations have weakened. The share of homebuyers who expect prices to fall increased from 10 percent in February to 13 percent in March.
At the same time, the share of buyers expecting rising property prices decreased marginally, from 43 to 42 percent during the same period. Overall, this results in a net balance—the difference between those expecting rising versus falling prices—of +29 percent. This represents a decrease of 4 percentage points compared to February’s survey.
Percentage of buyers expecting:
- Rising prices: 42.2 percent (42.9% previous month)
- Falling prices: 13.2 percent (10.3% previous month)
- Unchanged prices: 44.7 percent (46.8% previous month)
Erik Holmberg, Market Analyst at Hemnet, comments:
"We are now seeing a slight dampening in price expectations, which is likely linked, in part, to concerns regarding the geopolitical situation. However, the change is relatively small, and generally, many parameters such as interest rates, the labor market, and property prices have shown stable development during the start of the year. In the short term, the conflict in the Middle East is likely to have a limited impact on the housing market; however, if it leads to increased inflation and rising interest rates, it could affect mobility and price trends moving forward."
About the survey: Hemnet's Buyers’ Barometer was sent to 2,006 respondents between March 1st and 3rd.
For more information please contact:
Erik Holmberg, Market Analyst, Hemnet
M: +46 72-55 88 050
E: [email protected]
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