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Swedish Landlords Offload Properties Amid Balance Sheet Pressure

Residential apartment blocks in Stockholm.Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
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Sweden’s commercial landlords continue to divest properties as they seek to lighten heavy debt loads built in the era of cheap money.

On Tuesday, Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB and Castellum AB separately announced transactions worth 191 million kronor ($17 million) and 430 million kronorBloomberg Terminal, respectively. SBB said the sale of buildings to Nykvarn Municipality was part of its previously announced package to offload 3 billion kronor of assets to existing tenants.