Germany’s rental market is outpacing incomes
In major German cities, asking rents have been rising significantly faster than real wages since 2023. At the same time, housing construction fell to 206,600 completions in 2025. This is…
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Condos Are Gaining Ground Over Single-Family Homes
In June 2026, asking prices for condominiums in Switzerland will rise by 0.7 percent, while prices for single-family homes will remain virtually flat, up 0.1 percent. This shift is particularly…
Homes Remain Expensive Despite the Slump
Condominium prices rose again by 1.0 percent in the second quarter of 2026, while single-family home prices remained flat—albeit at a high level. The barrier to entry remains high for…
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immo!nvest+ Romandie presents its housing market by sub-region
A new map tool from Barnes Suisse reveals the price differences in the housing market in French-speaking Switzerland. It highlights, in particular, how significantly the resale, new-build and luxury sectors…
Housing preferences and the market are drifting apart
According to the 2026 Dream Home Study, 43 per cent of those surveyed would prefer to live in the countryside, but rising prices, a shortage of properties and high barriers…
Switzerland is slipping down the rankings
Switzerland has slipped to third place in the 2026 IMD ranking. The slump in economic performance strikes at the heart of the country’s competitiveness: as growth slows and foreign trade…
Vaz/Obervaz is putting more pressure on the housing market
It is not Zurich, but Vaz/Obervaz that has the most acute housing shortage in the latest municipal ranking. For the Graubünden housing market, this is more than just a curiosity:…
The housing market remains strong yet vulnerable
The Swiss National Bank considers the residential property market to remain vulnerable in 2025, even though a nationwide correction has not materialised for years. At the same time, according to…
Private banks are growing, but pressure on margins is mounting
With assets totalling 3.5 trillion Swiss francs, Swiss private banks are set to reach a new asset high in 2025. At the same time, rising costs are eating into profits,…
Luxury Market Loses Momentum in the Lowlands
Swiss luxury real estate prices rose again by more than 3 percent in 2025. However, while mountain communities continued to see growth of 6 percent, many primary residence markets along…
Energy supplier achieves solid half-year result despite market uncertainties
Despite what it describes as challenging geopolitical conditions, Axpo achieved a solid result in the first half of 2026. At CHF 836 million, EBIT was roughly on a par with…
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Schindellegi and the wet ground
High above Lake Zurich, a development for the top league is being built in Schindellegi. But things are bubbling underneath the building site. Artesian groundwater, a year of standstill and…
When immigration causes wealth to explode
Switzerland has become a nine-million society at full throttle. Anyone who bought a home in the right place during this time is now sitting on a wealth effect of historic…
Ticino is attractive, but picky
A high quality of life, a strategically favorable location and attractive yields make Ticino an attractive location for real estate investors. However, image and location alone are not enough to…
Bubble fears, stable cash flows
The Swiss real estate market appears overheated to many observers, but the picture in the capital market engine room is more nuanced. The yield spread between core real estate and…
Study warns of new price dynamics on the housing market
Rental price momentum on the Swiss residential property market is likely to pick up again after a relative lull due to a shortage of supply, high demand and rising construction…
Study sees regulation as a barrier to suitable housing
According to Fürschi Züri, ensuring that housing in Zurich remains affordable and of high quality requires the development of residential areas in line with demand and a significant increase in…
Property is driving growth in the crowdfunding market
The Swiss crowdfunding market grew again in 2025 for the first time since the record year of 2021. A study by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts shows…