Phase 1 of 5: Buy
Know what you are buying before you bid.
Before you bid, you need to know what you are actually buying. Here are the questions that need answers, and where to find them.
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The questions that need answers
Before you buy: where to find the answers
Each question has one place in Placepoint where you find the answer, with the source shown.
Who owns the property, and through what structure?
The owner tab in the property panelThe registered owner from Grunnboken (the Land Registry), the company behind it with its conglomerate and ownership shares, and what else the owner owns. Private individuals are shown without names.
Source: Grunnboken (Kartverket) and the shareholder register, updated continuously
What does Grunnboken say about encumbrances, mortgages and easements?
The Documents tabEncumbrances, mortgages and easements per matrikkelenhet (cadastral unit), with the land register extract ready to download when you need it for the contract.
Source: Grunnboken (Kartverket)
What has sold in the area, and at what price?
The Transactions tab and Market ActivityRegistered ownership changes with price and date, on the property and in the area, on a map and in a list, so your price expectations are based on evidence.
Source: Kartverket, around 240,000 registered ownership changes a year
Which tenants are in the building, and for how long?
The Tenants tabThe companies at the address, with employees, industry and how long they have been registered there. The seller has the contracts. You have the rest here.
Source: Enhetsregisteret linked to the property, 5.3 million links
What does the zoning say about future development?
The Zoning tabThe current plan with its purpose and provisions, and the cases under consideration on and around the property.
Source: Municipal planning registers and post journals
How to do it
From first search to purchase
Five steps, as they look in Fusion. The screenshots show the feature, not the customer's own data.
- owners and rights holders in the Land Registry
- 14 million
- Source: docs.placepoint.no/om/tall, retrieved 16 October 2026
- ownership links between company, owner and property
- 30 million
- Source: docs.placepoint.no/om/tall, retrieved 16 October 2026
- registered ownership changes a year
- 240 000
- Source: docs.placepoint.no/om/tall, retrieved 16 October 2026
The sources behind the answers
Everything in the buying phase rests on Grunnboken, the matrikkel and the company registers. Every field shows its source and date.
Ask the Agent
The same answer in Claude, Copilot or ChatGPT
Placepoint AI gives your AI tool the same data as Fusion, with the source for each field. Three questions from this phase, and what you get back.
Who owns Storgata 12 in Oslo, and what else do they own?
You getThe registered owner, the company behind it, and a list of their other properties.
What has sold within 500 metres in the last two years?
You getA table with address, date and price, and a map you can add to your memo.
Which cases have been registered on the property in the last year?
You getThe public records journal documents for each case, with date and municipality.
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What customers say
How they use it in this phase
“We see a clear efficiency gain with Placepoint, as much of the information we need on ownership, ownership structures, zoning purposes and encumbrances is gathered in one place. Several of us in the organisation use the tool daily and get a lot out of it.”
Kristian Aksland, Partner, CMS Kluge“We use Placepoint daily for credit work. Among other things, we can identify ownership concentration in business parks.”
Lars Kristian Tveter, Senior Relationship Manager, Danske BankLearn more
Terms you will come across in this phase
Land Registry
Grunnboken (the Land Registry) is Norway's register of property rights. Learn what it contains and how to read it.
Read the articleRegistersCadaster
The matrikkel is Norway's official register of properties, buildings and addresses. Learn what it contains, who uses it and how to find matrikkel data for a property in Placepoint.
Read the articleRightsWhat are easements, really?
Easements are rights attached to a property. Read about the types and what they mean when property changes hands.
Read the articleValue and marketWhat is yield?
Yield is a key measure of profitability in commercial property. We explain how to calculate it and what investors look for.
Read the articleAcross the whole value chain