Sweden's property credit crunch intensifies

The recent downgrading of Swedish property company SBB’s credit rating to “junk” and the ensuing market fallout have highlighted financing fragilities in the Swedish property market. But, while SBB is not alone in facing a sizeable financing challenge, we don’t think that the issues it faces, or the risks to property values, are systemic.

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