Benchmark interest rate halts further rent increases for the time being
The reference interest rate for mortgages in Switzerland will remain at 1.25 per cent as of 2 September 2026. For existing tenancies, this means that, for the time being, there…
The reference interest rate for mortgages in Switzerland will remain at 1.25 per cent as of 2 September 2026. For existing tenancies, this means that, for the time being, there…
The reference interest rate in Switzerland remains at 1.25 per cent, but this is doing little to stabilise the housing market. Despite the historically low rate, UBS expects rents to…
The Swiss residential property market appears less overheated in the second quarter of 2026. MoneyPark’s risk index has fallen from 3.7 to 3.5 points. However, it is still too early…
An apartment building on Döltschiweg in Zurich, with a clear need for renovation, is on the market for 7.8 million Swiss francs. This case illustrates how the low-interest-rate environment and…
Just under half of the over-allotment option was exercised following the healthcare property specialist’s stock market debut. Whilst this increases the free float to 28.8 per cent and the placement…
Germany’s property market is slowing down significantly in the second quarter of 2026. Purchase prices are rising only marginally, the residential property market is losing momentum, and office property values…
The cost of home ownership in Switzerland continues to rise in July 2026, but at a significantly slower pace. Flats are still up by 0.3 per cent month-on-month, whilst detached…
750 million dollars by 2035, 500,000 additional homeowner households and a more than 40 per cent increase in mortgage volume. The largest US bank is banking on an aggressive expansion…
An annual inflation rate of 0.5 per cent in June 2026 and an SNB key interest rate of 0 per cent will spare fixed-rate mortgages maturing by the end of…
In the canton of Zurich, home ownership became even more expensive in the second quarter of 2026. At the same time, rents for existing apartments are falling slightly. As a…
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…
Infracore aims to raise around 200 million Swiss francs gross through its initial public offering on the SIX, thereby financing an acquisition pipeline comprising nine potential hospital properties. For the…
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…
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…
Starting in 2029, the imputed rental value will be eliminated in Switzerland. What sounds like a tax break fundamentally changes the rules of the game for mortgage strategies. Those who…
The SNB last left its key interest rate at 0 percent on March 19, 2026. This means that short-term financing remains attractive for homeowners and homebuyers. The advantage of Saron…
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…
Ahead of the referendum on June 14, 2026, the focus of the Swiss residential real estate market is shifting to housing policy proposals and the national 10 million initiative. At…