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Buying property in Oslo: the steps for buyers
The official steps for buying a home in Oslo. It is general information, not legal or tax advice.
Updated October 2026
The estate agent
Most homes are sold by a licensed estate agent (eiendomsmegler), who runs the viewing and the bidding. Take your own legal advice before you bid.
Registration with Kartverket
Kartverket is the land-registration authority: it registers the transfer of the property and handles the document duty in the first instance; a registration fee is charged even where no duty is due.
The document duty
The document duty is 2.5 per cent of the property’s value at registration, in Skatteetaten’s and Kartverket’s words. Shares in housing cooperatives (borettslag) pay none.
Where people live
See our property guide for Frogner, the waterfront, Grünerløkka and the hills. We don’t publish prices or yields.
Questions and answers
What is the document duty in Norway?
2.5 per cent of the property’s value at registration; none on housing-cooperative shares.
Who registers a property sale in Norway?
Kartverket, the Norwegian Mapping Authority.
General information only, not legal or tax advice. Confirm every step with a Norwegian lawyer and your agent.