Homes sell so fast in Stockholm that buyers bid before public showing

Stockholm

SWEDES eager to buy a home in Stockholm must play by a new rule: Bid on the apartment before it is shown to the public.

The pace of housing sales in the capital city has quickened so much that buyers often have to make a deal almost immediately after the property is listed. Those who wait for an agent's tour could lose the chance to even submit an offer.

"For the buyers, this is very frustrating as the norma…