Hemnet's buyer barometer June 2026: Price expectations moderate slightly

The share of buyers expecting falling property prices is also decreasing. In June, 13 percent of buyers stated that they believe prices will drop, meaning more people instead expect a stable price trend.

The share of homebuyers who expect unchanged prices has increased by 5 percentage points since May. In June, 48 percent of respondents stated that they believe property prices will remain flat over the next six months.

Overall, this means that the net figure—the difference between the share of buyers who expect rising versus falling prices—amounts to +25. This is one percentage point lower than in May's survey.

Share of buyers who expect:

• Rising prices: 38.9% (41.8% previous month)
• Falling prices: 13.4% (15.8% previous month)
• Unchanged prices: 47.7% (42.4% previous month)

Comment from Hemnet
Erik Holmberg, Market Analyst at Hemnet, comments:
"The fact that price expectations are moderating slightly is not particularly surprising. As the war and crisis in the Middle East drag on without a clear resolution, uncertainty increases, which likely causes more homebuyers to adopt a wait-and-see approach. At the same time, this is not a sharp drop in expectations, but rather a slight decline that we have seen over several months. What we are actually seeing is a clear increase in activity during the spring and a continued relatively strong price trend."

Hemnet's Buyer Barometer was sent to 2,190 respondents between June 1–3.

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