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  • Strong property market in Aargau shows high prices and low vacancy rates

    Strong property market in Aargau shows high prices and low vacancy rates

    The latest property barometer from Aargauische Kantonalbank(AKB) attests to the “strong momentum” of the Aargau property market. The canton’s strong appeal as a place to live is reflected in “continued above-average increases in property values”, write the AKB experts in the barometer. Specifically, they noted a 4.6 per cent year-on-year increase in residential property prices.

    Among the individual regions of Aargau, Aarau/Seetal stands out with a 5.1 per cent increase in house prices and Rheinfelden/Fricktal with a 6.1 per cent increase in the price of owner-occupied flats. According to the experts’ research, in the majority of the canton’s 230 municipalities, more than CHF 1 million must be paid for a detached single-family home with a neighbouring plot. Prices are even higher in the catchment markets of the surrounding major centres.

    The AKB experts have recorded a 4.7 per cent year-on-year increase in asking rents. The average rent for a modern 4.5-room flat is therefore around CHF 2,200 to 2,300 excluding ancillary costs. The vacancy rate across the canton is currently 1.3 per cent.

    The property experts at Kantonalbank expect prices for residential property and asking rents to continue to rise in the future. They are basing this forecast on continued strong population growth coupled with a continuing stagnation in construction activity. They also expect further reductions in key interest rates, which will have a positive effect on the return on property investments compared to comparable investments such as government bonds.

  • Investors expect record prices for residential property

    Investors expect record prices for residential property

    The players in the real estate market are confident about the future. The mood has brightened significantly compared to the pandemic year 2020, writes KPMG in a message on the consulting company’s current Swiss Real Estate Sentiment Index. In the case of residential property in particular, the respondents assume that prices will rise sharply. The corresponding sub-index has reached a new high of 119.2 points, according to the announcement.

    KPMG analysts explain that the supply of residential real estate is becoming more and more scarce. Here the sub-index fell from 108.0 points in the previous year to 137.1 points. Price increases and shortages show that “market participants regard the residential segment as the clearly preferred real estate investment even more than before”.

    When it comes to prices for office space, the market players are expecting only a slight drop in prices. Compared to the previous year, the expected decline in prices has weakened, the announcement explains. “The users have already adjusted to the new conditions, which is why the focus is currently not on reducing space,” Beat Seger, partner and real estate expert at KPMG, is quoted there. Only in the case of retail space do the respondents continue to assume that prices will fall significantly.

    From a regional perspective, the market players for the Zurich and Lake Geneva regions are expecting significantly higher prices on the property market. Slight price drops are expected in Eastern Switzerland. As in previous years, expectations for Ticino remain clearly negative.