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  • Gfeller & Käufeler is a member of Limmatstadt with a new management team

    Gfeller & Käufeler is a member of Limmatstadt with a new management team

    Gfeller & Käufeler, a company specialising in real estate consulting and marketing, announces the retirement of its co-founder and senior partner Heinz Germann as of 1 April in a message on LinkedIn. He was a member of the executive board with Daniel Gfeller and Michael Käufeler and is now retiring. The company has twelve employees and is based in Wettingen.

    The business area is the eastern Limmat valley from Spreitenbach to Würenlingen, according to the real estate company’s website. In the greater Baden-Wettingen region, the company has precise knowledge of the real estate market. In addition, services are also offered in the surrounding area.

    Heinz Germann founded Germann Immobilien in 1996. in 2000, according to the Gfeller & Käufeler website, the company merged with Daniel Gfeller of Gfeller Immobilien in Spreitenbach and then founded Germann & Gfeller Immobilien AG. In 2021, Germann sold his shareholding to Michael Käufeler and the company then traded as Gfeller & Käufeler Immobilien AG.

    According to a statement by Limmatstadt AG, the company Gfeller & Käufeler works together with the location promotion. The company is now a member of Limmatstadt AG. More than 200 shareholders and members of the Location Promotion are committed to the image of the Limmat City in its entirety and diversity.

  • Mobimo records marketing successes

    Mobimo records marketing successes

    According to astatement by Mobimo Holding AG , the Lucerne-based real estate company booked rental income of CHF 60.0 million in the first half of 2022. In a year-on-year comparison, this corresponds to growth of 7.4 percent. Mobimo attributes the increase to the acquisition of new properties. In addition, the company was able to reduce its vacancy rate by 0.2 percentage points to 4.6 percent compared to the end of 2021.

    At CHF 3.8 million, income from developments and the sale of properties was well below the previous year's figure of CHF 54.4 million. Here, the sale of a major project shaped the result, explains Mobimo. The operating result therefore fell year-on-year from CHF 115.4 million to CHF 81.4 million. At CHF 63.5 million, corporate profit was CHF 20.2 million lower than in the first half of 2021.

    Mobimo was able to post a revaluation gain of CHF 29.0 million for its own investment properties under construction. The company writes that the demand for home ownership remains high. In Meggen LU, Mobimo sold 30 newly built apartments in the reporting period. Of a further 38 apartments under construction in Horgen ZH, 29 apartments have already been reserved, according to the announcement.

    Mobimo sees itself well positioned for the future. The company is currently developing six projects with a total volume of CHF 370 million, writes Mobimo. In addition, twelve condominium projects are planned with a total volume of CHF 640 million.

  • Implenia implements real estate projects in Geneva and Lausanne

    Implenia implements real estate projects in Geneva and Lausanne

    Implenia 's Buildings Division has been awarded two contracts in western Switzerland with a total volume of CHF 200 million, the Opfikon-based construction and real estate company said in a statement . Specifically, Implenia is to renovate the historic headquarters of an international organization in Geneva and build two new buildings for production and research in Chesaux-sur-Lausanne on behalf of Pulse , a company belonging to EPIC Suisse AG .

    In Geneva, Implenia will adapt the facades and security installations of the historic building to current standards, redesign the interior and modernize the equipment in the around 1,200 workplaces there. In Chesaux-sur-Lausanne, two four-storey buildings are being built, which are connected by two shared basements. Both projects are being implemented according to the principles of lean construction, explains Implenia. This approach to the planning and execution of construction projects focuses on avoiding waste and exceeding the needs of the client.

  • Hansueli Loosli is elected to the Avobis Board of Directors

    Hansueli Loosli is elected to the Avobis Board of Directors

    According to the media release , the election of Hansueli Loosli completes the Board of Directors of Avobis Group AG . The former CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Coop Group brings with him entrepreneurial thinking and technical expertise as well as an extensive network. He will help drive Avobis’ growth and innovation strategy.

    In addition to other areas, Avobis is also investing in the Limmat Valley. According to a report in the “Badener Tagblatt”, this is happening via the two real estate service providers Rimaplan and Centerio, who are building in an attractive location in Wettingen AG and operating the Center Passage. The Avobis Group bought both in 2021. Rimaplan AG had its headquarters in Würenlingen AG until the beginning of 2020 and then in Zug. She is involved as a project developer in the Häfliger area on Wettinger Landstrasse, where, among other things, two five-storey apartment buildings with a total of 35 apartments and a small commercial part are to be built. At the beginning of 2016, Rimaplan took over the management of the Center Passage shopping center in Wettingen. This was taken over by Centerio AG in 2019.

    Hansueli Loosli brings “great strategic experience and diverse skills and is a valuable addition to today’s board,” says Thomas Abegg, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Avobis Group AG. Avobis is an “agile, innovative and bold company that has been successfully revolutionizing the real estate market in Switzerland for 25 years,” says Hansueli Loosli, who is chairing the Customers and Market Committee on the Board of Directors and thus taking on the strategic processing of the market and support responsible for large partnerships.

    Loosli was Swiss Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010 and received the SwissAward in 2003.

  • Warteck Invest grows profitably

    Warteck Invest grows profitably

    Despite the ongoing pandemic, 2021 was a successful financial year, Warteck Invest wrote in a statement . Specifically, the Basel real estate company increased its net profit by 2.4 percent to CHF 27.4 million. Excluding the gain from the revaluation of properties, growth of 5.6 percent to CHF 17.4 million was realised.

    At CHF 36.9 million, rental income was 0.4 percent up on the previous year. Financial expenses fell year-on-year by 2.6 percent to CHF 5.5 million. The vacancy rate was reduced by 0.6 percentage points to 2.4 percent compared to 2020.

    The market value of Warteck Invest’s real estate portfolio increased by CHF 35.8 million to CHF 874.4 million in the course of the year under review. The increase was not achieved through acquisitions, but through investments in new construction and renovation projects and the resulting revaluations. In the past financial year, the real estate company invested a total of CHF 22.8 million in ongoing projects. A project pipeline with a total volume of over 270 million Swiss francs should generate further growth over the next five to seven years.

  • UBS sells stake in real estate company in Japan

    UBS sells stake in real estate company in Japan

    UBS Asset Management and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to sell their Mitsubishi Corp.-UBS Realty Inc. (MC-UBSR) joint venture to American private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc. , UBS Group AG and UBS AG announce in a press release. The transaction, which is still subject to the approval of the relevant authorities, is expected to be completed in the coming month. The sale has “no impact on UBS’s asset management, wealth management and investment banking business in Japan,” explains the major Zurich bank.

    The sale marks the end of a 20-year success story for the joint venture. According to her, MC-UBSR has developed into one of Japan’s largest asset managers in the real estate sector. “We believe KKR is well positioned to continue to grow the business,” Suni Harford, President of UBS Asset Management, said in the statement. For UBS, the sale is expected to generate a gain in asset management and an increase in core capital (CET1) of around $0.9 billion.

    “The Japanese market remains a cornerstone of our Real Estate & Private Markets business in Asia Pacific going forward,” said Harford. Real estate investments in Japan are to be offered to clients through the UBS Japan Advisors unit.

  • Realsmart has opened a new office in Dietikon

    Realsmart has opened a new office in Dietikon

    The real estate company Realsmart Immo AG has opened its office in Dietikon am Kirchplatz. This means that you are "now in the heart of the Limmat Valley", according to the media release on LinkedIn. Founder and managing director Beatrice Ludwig not only invites you to visit the new Dietiker office, but also to visit her own stand at the Zurich Real Estate Days from March 18th to 20th.

    According to an article in “Das Limmattal” about moving into the new office space in Dietikon, Beatrice Ludwig and her team are distinguished by their many years of expertise in real estate issues. "We show sellers what their property can really be worth and help the property to present itself properly," Beatrice Ludwig is quoted as saying in the official monthly newspaper of the Limmattal Trade Association .

    Realsmart was founded five years ago and was initially based in Baden AG and from June 2020 in Dietikon. In February, the new office at Kirchplatz was occupied. According to the article, Beatrice Ludwig feels comfortable in the comfortable office space based on Verena Mumford's home staging concept.

    A Realsmart flyer refers to the collaboration with Verena Mumford from MW Home Staging . They skillfully put a property in the best light for sale and rental or give valuable furnishing tips with housing advice. There is also a competition in the flyer. Prices include a professional real estate appraisal worth CHF 950 and housing advice for CHF 500. The completed flyer can be handed in in Dietikon or at stand 30 at the Zurich Real Estate Days.

  • Implenia posts double-digit million profit

    Implenia posts double-digit million profit

    In the 2021 financial year, Implenia generated sales totaling CHF 3.76 billion. In a year-on-year comparison, this corresponds to a decline of 5.6 percent. In a statement , the construction and real estate company from Opfikon informed that it was lower than expected “despite portfolio adjustments and longer project durations”. The order backlog increased by 7.7 percent year-on-year to a high of CHF 6.88 billion at the end of 2021. Implenia attributes the development here to “the strategic focus on large and complex projects”.

    Implenia’s operating result at EBIT level for the year under review was CHF 114.8 million. In the previous year, a loss of CHF 146.8 million was incurred here. The consolidated result increased from a loss of CHF 132.1 million to a profit of CHF 64.0 million from 2020 to 2021. All four of Implenia’s business areas were involved in the positive developments. For the current financial year, Implenia is aiming for an EBIT of more than 120 million francs.

    Following the loss in fiscal 2020, the company initiated a comprehensive transformation process. Implenia explains that this transformation is now well advanced. In the future, the company intends to continue to focus on construction and real estate services in Switzerland and Germany as well as on tunnel construction and related infrastructure projects in other markets.

    “The 24 percent increase in the operating result shows that we are consistently implementing our transformation,” Implenia CEO André Wyss is quoted as saying in the statement. “After portfolio adjustments, with a strategic focus on profitable, complex projects and thanks to Value Assurance, all divisions are well positioned to further increase profitability.”

  • Ina Invest looks back on a good year

    Ina Invest looks back on a good year

    In the 2021 financial year, Ina Invest achieved an operating profit of 14.4 million francs and a net profit of 12 million francs. According to a media release , the company, which was spun off from Implenia in 2020, “again exceeded expectations”. Last year, the operating profit was around 5.5 million francs and the net profit was around 4 million francs.

    The value of the real estate portfolio has risen by 19 percent to CHF 435 million since the previous year. In January 2022, the takeover of the Bredella area in Pratteln from the CERES Group was completed. As a result, the value of the real estate portfolio at the beginning of the year rose to CHF 700 million. Ina Invest describes the Bredella area as “one of the most interesting and largest development portfolios in Switzerland” with great potential.

    In the announcement, the company also emphasizes the good development at the Lokstadt Halls in Winterthur. The halls were “almost completely rented out in a very short time”. The Lokstadt in Winterthur and the Bredella area in Pratteln are examples of Ina Invest’s strategy. This concentrates on “future locations of the 10 million Swiss, which will be completely reinvented in the next 20 years”.

    Ina Invest continues to assess the market prospects as “promising”. In 2022, the company wants to continue growing and focus on the entrepreneurial integration of the newly created portfolio.

  • Novavest records double-digit million profit

    Novavest records double-digit million profit

    According to a statement by Novavest Real Estate AG , the value of the real estate company’s real estate portfolio rose from CHF 645.4 million to CHF 741.3 million as of the reporting date at the end of 2021. Novavest explains that the growth is made up of success from revaluations of CHF 21.8 million, the acquisition of four properties and investments in existing properties and new construction projects.

    Rental entries increased year-on-year by 10 percent to CHF 26.7 million. The operating result at EBIT level increased year-on-year from CHF 22.9 million to CHF 39.1 million. Profit including revaluations is CHF 29.3 million, compared to CHF 17.8 million in the 2020 financial year. Excluding revaluations, profit in 2021 was CHF 11.7 million, up CHF 0.6 million on the previous year.

    Novavest will publish the detailed annual report on February 22nd.