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  • Clever tool makes living dreams come true

    Clever tool makes living dreams come true

    Whether buying, modernizing, managing or selling a property – the Liiva home ownership platform is the digital companion for all kinds of dream homes. In combination with personal advice from the parent companies, the Liiva digital platform offers you as a customer a hybrid ecosystem.

    Customized modernization

    A future-oriented function of Liiva is the innovative modernization planner, which determines the current market value of a property and creates a concrete renovation plan. It is therefore always clear how much it costs you to maintain or increase the value of your property.

    Users who value sustainability will also find the information they are looking for: Liiva indicates the property’s energy consumption, provides general information on energy-related refurbishment and on the specific potential of the property for energy-related improvements.

    The modernization planner shows to what extent the energy efficiency of your home can be increased and energy consumption reduced by replacing the heating medium and switching to renewable energy sources. The practical tool also provides valuable tips for improving the energy rating.

    Finally, all relevant information about the property is stored in a “digital house folder” and can be called up at any time and from anywhere.

    Do you want to equip your home for an energy-efficient future?

    Learn more about Liiva here

  • Asking rents are developing differently

    Asking rents are developing differently

    The rental index, which is collected monthly by the digital real estate marketplace Homegate in cooperation with the Zürcher Kantonalbank , closed in May at 117.6 points, Homegate informs in a press release . Compared to the previous month, advertised rents increased by an average of 0.2 percent across Switzerland. The analysts of the index have observed different developments within the individual cantons.

    Rents have remained relatively stable in most cantons. In the canton of Geneva, asking rents in May were 1 percent lower than in April. In the cantons of Zug, Graubünden, Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden, on the other hand, the analysts identified significant increases of between 1.1 and 4.1 percent. However, they mainly attribute the jump of 4.1 percent in the canton of Zug to a decline in the previous month.

    In the eight cities examined in the index, the analysts identified an increase in asking rents of 0.7 percent in St.Gallen and a decrease of the same amount in Geneva and Lausanne. The two cities in western Switzerland are also the only ones where analysts have observed a drop in asking rents year-on-year.

    When recording rental price changes for the rental index, the rental prices are corrected for different quality, location and size of the apartments, explains Homegate. This makes it possible to record the actual rental price development.

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

  • Home prices continue to rise

    Home prices continue to rise

    The prices for residential property continued to rise in April, according to the Freiburg real estate marketplace ImmoScout24 , which belongs to the Zurich SMG Swiss Marketplace Group . According to the latest Swiss Real Estate Offer Index compiled by the group in cooperation with the real estate consultancy IAZI , prices for single-family homes rose by 0.6 percent in April compared to March. An increase of 8.3 percent was measured over the last twelve months.

    Condominium prices rose even more sharply in April, up 1.4 percent month-on-month. Compared to April 2021, the analysts of the index have observed a price increase of 8.1 percent. In April, however, rents throughout Switzerland remained almost unchanged in both a monthly and year-on-year comparison. A slight decline in asking rents in the greater Zurich region offset increases in eastern Switzerland, north-western Switzerland and Ticino.

    For the future, the analysts are assuming a weakening of the price dynamics for residential property. “De facto, mortgage interest rates have been rising for several months, making real estate financing more expensive,” explains Martin Waeber, Managing Director Real Estate, SMG Swiss Marketplace Group, in the press release. “The more these costs rise, the more likely it is that prices will calm down.” The SMG Swiss Marketplace Group combines the digital marketplaces of TX Group , Ringier and Mobiliar .

  • Residential property prices continue to rise

    Residential property prices continue to rise

    The prices for residential property continued to rise in March, according to the Freiburg real estate marketplace ImmoScout24 , which belongs to the Zurich SMG Swiss Marketplace Group . According to the latest Swiss Real Estate Offer Index, compiled by the group in cooperation with the real estate consultancy IAZI , prices for single-family homes rose by 0.5 percent in March compared to February. An increase of 6.6 percent was measured over the last twelve months.

    Condominium prices rose 0.4 percent month-on-month in March. Compared to March 2021, the analysts of the index have observed a price increase of 8.0 percent.

    In March, on the other hand, rents throughout Switzerland remained constant both on a monthly and yearly basis. Slight declines in advertised rents in the regions of Central Switzerland, Greater Zurich and Northwestern Switzerland offset increases in the Mittelland and Ticino.

    “Although the war has not yet had any direct effects on the real estate market, it is likely to have an indirect impact on housing costs through energy prices,” said Martin Waeber, Managing Director Real Estate, SMG Swiss Marketplace Group, in the statement. “Should oil and gas remain at a high price level, this could lead to a significant increase in ancillary costs.” The digital marketplaces of the TX Group , Ringier and Mobiliar are combined in the SMG Swiss Marketplace Group.

  • Swiss Marketplace Group combines platforms from TX Group, Ringier and Mobiliar

    Swiss Marketplace Group combines platforms from TX Group, Ringier and Mobiliar

    TX Group , Ringier and Mobiliar as well as the financial investor General Atlantic have founded a joint venture, inform the four partners in a joint announcement . The Swiss Marketplace Group, launched on November 11, is to manage the digital marketplaces of Ringier and Mobiliar as well as TX Group in an independent market presence . The joint venture will be managed by Martin Waeber, Pierre-Alain Regali, Francesco Vass and Boris Gussen under the leadership of Gilles Despas.

    The marketplaces acheter-louer.ch, anibis.ch, AutoScout24, Car For You, FinanceScout24, home.ch, Homegate, icasa.ch, ImmoScout24, ImmoStreet.ch, MotoScout24, Ricardo, tutti.ch and advertising marketing are combined in SMG . TX Group will hold 31 percent, Ringier and Mobiliar 29.5 percent each and General Atlantic 10 percent in the new joint venture, according to the announcement. However, the voting rights in SMG are divided between the partner companies at 25 percent each.

    “Today we are embarking on an exciting journey with a new, forward-thinking and future-oriented company,” Despas is quoted in the press release. According to the CEO of SMG, the new company should strive for sustainability, live “real diversity in an inspiring, multilingual and agile environment” and drive “the digitization of our industries”.

  • Housing is becoming more expensive

    Housing is becoming more expensive

    "Renting and buying in Switzerland is getting more expensive", is how ImmoScout24 wrote a message on the current Swiss Real Estate Offer Index . It is prepared monthly by ImmoScout24 and the real estate consultancy IAZI AG . According to the surveys, the prices for rents and residential real estate rose on average across Switzerland in the first half of 2021.

    The prices for residential property have only risen for months, explains ImmoScout24 in the message. Since the beginning of the year, prices for single-family houses have risen by a total of 3.8 percent, with a price increase of 1.4 percent compared to May being observed in June alone. The corresponding values for condominiums were 4.7 and 1.0 percent, respectively.

    The index analysts have observed an ups and downs in rents over the past few months. There was an increase of 0.7 percent over the first half of the year. In June, an average increase of 0.6 percent compared to May was registered.

    Renting has not become more expensive everywhere, it says in the message. Specifically, monthly rents dropped between 3.0 and 0.1 percent in Ticino, the Central Plateau, the Lake Geneva region and northwestern Switzerland.

    Martin Waeber is quoted in the press release as saying that "the record price increase in the residential property market" has contributed to the fact that many people did not even ask themselves whether to rent or buy. “If you don't necessarily want to rent in the center”, you can “still get a bargain in some regions”, says the Scout24 Group's CFO.

    The Scout24 group belongs to the insurance group Mobiliar and the media group Ringier . In addition to the real estate platform ImmoScout24, the network of online marketplaces operates the platforms AutoScout24, FinanceScout24, MotoScout24, the classified ads platform Anibis and the marketer Scout24 Advertising.

  • ImmoScout24 relies on iptiQ

    ImmoScout24 relies on iptiQ

    ImmoScout24 wants to offer customers residing in Germany a rental loss insurance. To this end, the real estate platform of the Scout24 Group is working together with the white label insurer iptiQ from Swiss Re , the Zurich insurance group informs in a message . The offer launched under the ImmoScout24 brand covers the complete or partial loss of up to six monthly rents including ancillary costs. The insurance can be taken out and managed online.

    "With the digital ImmoScout24 loss of rent insurance, we are providing private landlords with an innovative service that makes renting safer for them," Ralf Weitz, Managing Director of ImmoScout24, is quoted in the press release. This could be particularly relevant in times of the pandemic, says Weitz. ImmoSout24 takes on the role of the registered agent in the partnership.

    IptiQ is responsible for covering all insurance-related aspects of the community offer, is further explained in the communication. "With ImmoScout24 we have the ideal partner in Germany to be able to offer customers tailor-made insurance products in the household sector online exactly when it matters", Andreas Schertzinger, CEO iptiQ EMEA P&C, is quoted there.

    The Scout24 group belongs to the insurance group Mobiliar and the media group Ringier . In addition to the real estate platform ImmoScout24, the network of online marketplaces operates the platforms AutoScout24, FinanceScout24, MotoScout24, the classified ads platform Anibis and the marketer Scout24 Advertising.

  • Flatfox buys furniture

    Flatfox buys furniture

    Mobiliar acquired Flatfox on April 7th, informs the insurance cooperative in a message . The Zurich-based company has developed a platform with a free marketplace for real estate. Flatfox also offers corporate customers digital tools for the rental process.

    With the takeover of Flatfox, Mobiliar wants to strengthen its real estate business. Founders and employees should remain active for Flatfox under the umbrella of Mobiliar, explains Mobiliar. In addition, the new acquisition will continue to operate under the brand name Flatfox. The two partners have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

    The insurance cooperative is already active in the real estate sector together with Ringier with the marketplace Scout24 Schweiz AG as well as with the craftsmen platform buildigo and the tenant platform aroov. The aroov tenant platform developed jointly with Garaio REM is to remain independent, but will cooperate with Flatfox in the future. "The interaction between aroov and Flatfox offers private customers attractive services and complete solutions for real estate professionals, thanks to which they are present with the right offer at the right time with the tenants," explains Mobiliar COO Andrea Kleiner in the press release.

    In addition to this offer on the tenant market, Mobiliar is planning to launch an offer for owners of residential property this summer, the press release further explains. The corresponding Liiva platform was developed by Mobiliar together with Raiffeisen.

  • Mobiliar's craftsmen platform is online for Zurich and Aarau

    Mobiliar's craftsmen platform is online for Zurich and Aarau

    The Mobiliar subsidiary Buildigo has been bringing together craftsmen and clients in Zurich and Aargau on its digital platform since Monday. According to a media release from the insurance company, the focus is on the quality of the service partners and digital processing from the inquiry to payment. This service can be used by both private individuals and SMEs.

    The start-up Buildigo has been active in French-speaking Switzerland since 2017. Since the summer of 2020, it has been supplementing Mobiliar's services for everything to do with living. Your new trade platform on the Internet is starting in the regions of Zurich and Aarau with a selected range of the most relevant industries. The offer will be gradually expanded in the coming months.