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  • Rents in Switzerland continue to rise

    Rents in Switzerland continue to rise

    The monthly rental index compiled by the digital property marketplace Homegate in collaboration with Zürcher Kantonalbank closed at 129.5 points in January. Compared to the previous month, the index rose by just 0.2 per cent, Homegate reported in a press release. In contrast, the property marketplace’s experts recorded a 3.1 per cent increase in asking rents across Switzerland compared to the previous year.

    Within the cantons, Homegate’s experts have observed significant year-on-year increases in many cases. In the canton of Graubünden and the two combined cantons of Appenzell, however, asking rents in January 2025 were 0.8 and 0.5 per cent lower than in January 2024. Appenzell continued the decline that began in the previous month. Graubünden, on the other hand, has somewhat offset the decline of the past two months, but remains below the level of around a year ago, according to the press release.

    In the eight Swiss cities included in the index, the experts have identified consistently rising asking rents over the past twelve months. In the press release, they highlight Lucerne and Basel with increases of 7.7 and 6.6 per cent respectively. Rents in Lucerne were 1.4 per cent lower than in December 2024. At -2.2 per cent, Lugano recorded the sharpest month-on-month decline. Rents in the city of Bern, on the other hand, rose by 0.6 per cent compared to December 2024.

    Homegate is a division of SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG. This combines the digital marketplaces of TX Group, Ringier and Mobiliar.

  • A year to forget? Not for homeowners and tenants!

    A year to forget? Not for homeowners and tenants!

    2021 is unlikely to be remembered as a bright year – the never-ending pandemic sends its regards. However, a reliable source of positive news has been the real estate market. Owners of condominiums were able to post an increase in value of 7.3 percent over the course of the year, while the increase in single-family houses was almost as high at 6.9 percent. This is shown by the evaluation of sales advertisements as part of the Swiss Real Estate Offer Index, which is collected by the Swiss Marketplace Group in cooperation with the real estate consultancy IAZI.

    The reason for the significant increases in value is probably not solely due to the changes in living requirements due to the pandemic. The economy is also developing solidly, immigration is continuing and the supply of land is becoming increasingly scarce. At the same time, consumer prices have risen sharply, which further increases the attractiveness of tangible assets such as home ownership as protection against inflation.

    No bad news for tenants either
    2021 also meant it with tenants: inside not bad. Anyone looking for a new apartment was able to benefit from a minimal decline in asking rents of 0.3 percent over the year on average. The fact that the rent trend tipped into the red is thanks to a veritable year-end spurt: In December, a nationwide drop of 0.9 percent was registered.

    What will 2022 bring for the Swiss real estate market? “Under the current conditions, the new year should also come up with rising property prices. Whether the trend turns around is largely up to the monetary authorities: The American central bank (Fed) has announced that it will raise the key interest rate faster than planned. If the European (ECB) and Swiss monetary authorities (SNB) join in, prices would also fall in this country, ”says Martin Waeber, Managing Director Real Estate, Swiss Marketplace Group.