Copenhagen apartment market balances close to price fall

The Copenhagen apartment market is teetering on the edge of a price decline, with July sales figures showing a sharp drop. A total of 407 owner-occupied apartments were sold in the municipality that month, a figure significantly lower than both the preceding month and July of the previous year.

Lise Nytoft Bergmann, a housing economist at Nordea, noted that sales typically fall below 400 units before prices begin to drop. "With 407 sales in July, the Copenhagen owner-occupied apartment market is therefore balancing very close to the level where history begins to flash red," she told Ritzau.

Earlier in August, Boligsiden reported that average sales prices for apartments in Copenhagen had stagnated between June and July, failing to show any increase. This stagnation, combined with the declining sales volume, suggests a potential shift in market dynamics.

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With 407 sales in July, the Copenhagen owner-occupied apartment market is therefore balancing very close to the level where history begins to flash red.