Sweden
Stockholm · Gothenburg · Malmö
~30,000 Lebanese Swedes from the civil-war era, now settled citizens and homeowners — with modest but real second-home demand back in Lebanon.
Can foreigners buy? No restrictions on foreign buyers. Most Stockholm apartments are bostadsrätter — you buy membership in a housing cooperative, and the board must approve you.
Where Sweden searches
The platforms locals actually use. Every link opens the source itself — NAKIL shows you the map; the listings live with them.
Qasa
Good for relocating & rentingSweden's main rentals marketplace (Blocket's housing arm folded into it in 2025) — first- and second-hand rentals with contracts, deposit-free guarantees and vetted tenants.
Hemnet
Sweden's near-monopoly sales portal — effectively every brokered home sale in the country is here, with final sold prices published.
Booli
Bank-owned search engine aggregating brokers' own sites plus sold-price history and valuations — catches pre-market stock and grounds your price expectations.
Agencies worth knowing
The established names a newcomer to Sweden would be pointed at.
Sweden's largest chain (~250 offices, Swedbank-owned).
The #2 nationwide network.
The luxury player since 1992.
Design-led luxury agency with buyers from 80+ countries.
Relocating & renting in Sweden — how it works
- 1First-hand rental contracts in Stockholm take years of queueing — newcomers live on the second-hand (sublet) market via Qasa, with contract and deposit protections built in.
Looking at it differently? Buying a home