Jónas Atli Gunnarsson
Jónas Atli Gunnarsson is an economist at the Housing and Construction Authority in Iceland. He has been in the news for discussing the significant increase in requests for reassessment of fire insurance valuations following the agency's announcement that many homes were undervalued. Jónas noted that since the announcement, there have been around 700 requests, creating a substantial influx of work for the agency. He highlighted the agency's expectation of a large volume of applications, although the actual number was slightly lower than anticipated.
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Jónas Atli Gunnarsson, an economist at HMS, commented on the pros and cons of support for homebuyers from construction companies.
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Iceland· 2025-12-02
Jónas Atli Gunnarsson, an economist at the Housing and Construction Authority, discussed the pros and cons of such loans in an interview.
„Almennt séð er ég jákvæður“Iceland· 2025-11-28
Jónas Atli Gunnarsson is an economist at the Housing and Construction Authority (HMS) discussing the pros and cons of a new housing purchase option.
Kúlulán fyrir íbúðakaupendurIceland· 2025-11-27Jónas Atli Gunnarsson is an economist and team leader at HMS discussing new regulations for construction contractors.
Loka fyrirtækjunum og sleppa að borgaIceland· 2025-11-01Jónas Atli Gunnarsson, an economist and team leader at HMS, discusses the potential impacts of the government's housing policy.
Losa sig hugsanlega við íbúðirnarIceland· 2025-10-31Jónas Atli Gunnarsson discussed the challenges in the housing market at the Planning Day.
Gæti tekið eitt og hálft ár að losa lager nýrra íbúðaIceland· 2025-10-23Jónas Atli Gunnarsson, an economist at HMS, compiled data on the correlation between immigration and rental prices in the capital region.
Aðflutningur þrýstir á húsaleiguIceland· 2025-08-09Jónas Atli Gunnarsson is an economist and team leader at HMS who discusses the decline in the number of apartments under construction.
Íbúðum í byggingu fækkar um land alltIceland· 2025-07-10Jónas Atli Gunnarsson, an economist at HMS, mentions that they have received numerous requests for reassessment since the announcement of the undervaluation.
Málin hrúgast inn eftir tilkynningu í síðasta mánuðiIceland· 2025-07-07