Sweden faces housing crunch despite government building plan
Strict regulations, a lack of capacity in the construction sector and political deadlock hamper plans and reforms
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IT is one of Swedish centre-left Prime Minister Stefan Lofven's signature policies - building 700,000 homes in a decade to ease a shortage of dwellings that has businesses worried about attracting employees and policy makers fearing a property bubble.
But Mr Lofven's plans may be pie in the sky, industry officials and analysts say.
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