
The industrial revolution in the digital age
A significant development has been taking place on the Swiss mortgage market since October 2023: fixed-rate mortgages with terms of three and five years now offer more favourable interest rates than Saron mortgages. This change, last observed at the end of 2021, continued in November for ten-year

Distressed debt will further strengthen the trend towards private debt financing
In the current market environment, more and more property developers and portfolio holders are looking for refinancing solutions. This is because the sharp rise in interest rates means that properties acquired during the low-interest phases with, for example, five-year fixed financing will be

Adaptation strategies for property professionals in a changing world
The long-term consequences of the global pandemic have shaped a new era characterised by economic, social and political changes. Property professionals are faced with the challenge of strategically positioning themselves in this changed

ABB invests 500 million euros in electrification
ABB will die Energiewende durch die Entwicklung von Lösungen für die Stromverteilung unterstützen. Die Europäische Investitionsbank unterstützt die Innovations- und Forschungstätigkeit der Zürcher Technologiefirma mit einem Darlehen über 500 Millionen

A new force in the Swiss property fund market
Die neu gegründete Admicasa Fondsleitung AG hat mit dem Start ihres ersten Immobilienfonds, dem Admicasa Real Estate Fund, einen vielversprechenden Eintritt in den Immobilienmarkt markiert. Der Fonds konzentriert sich auf den Erwerb von Premium-Immobilien in der Agglomeration und zielt auf


Energie Ausserschwyz increases capital for district heating expansion
Energie Ausserschwyz has completed a capital increase of 25.5 million for the expansion of its district heating network in the districts of March and Höfe. The first goal is an accelerated pipeline expansion in the direction of Pfäffikon

Neustark expands into the EU
Bern/Berlin – Neustark hat mit der Recyclingfirma Heim seine erste Speicheranlage für CO2 in Deutschland eröffnet. In der Anlage in Berlin-Marzahn werden jährlich rund 1000 Tonnen biogenes CO2 in Abbruchbeton gespeichert. In den nächsten Jahren will neustark weitere 15 Projekte in der

Study on the role of spatial planning in rising housing costs
In Switzerland, rents increased by an average of 30% between 2000 and 2021. The prices of residential property even increased by over 80%. The Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED) of the University of Bern, in collaboration with IAZI, has investigated the causes of the increased housing

Admicasa establishes fund management company and launches its own real estate fund
Admicasa Holding AG has scored a major success: the Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has granted Admicasa a licence as a fund management company. The Group management has thus completed the establishment of the company Admicasa Fondsleitung AG and is launching its first own real estate

Mobiliar invests in heat reduction in Bern neighbourhood
Mobiliar is paying 450,000 francs for measures to reduce heat in the Breitenrain district of Bern. The municipal council has approved 1.3 million francs for this. In the course of the renovation of the utility lines by Energie Wasser Bern, Optingenstrasse is to become greener, cooler and more


Einschätzung des Zinsmarktes durch Avobis
Wirtschaftliche Kennzahlen für das zweite Quartal deuten auf eine wirtschaftliche Stagnation hin. Bevor die Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB) ihre Entscheidung trifft, signalisiert die Inflationsrate von 1,60% die Möglichkeit einer Zinsstabilität in der bevorstehenden Sitzung am 21. September.

Price increases support growth at dormakaba
Dormakaba hat seinen Umsatz im Geschäftsjahr 2022/23 auf 2,85 Milliarden Franken gesteigert. Das organische Wachstum wurde hauptsächlich von Preiserhöhungen generiert. Das bereinigte Betriebsergebnis fiel mit knapp 385 Millionen Franken um 3,4 Prozent höher als im Vorjahr

Duravit strengthens top management: Jutta Langer becomes “President Europe Plus
Die Duravit AG verstärkt das Top Management: Jutta Langer startet zum 01.09.2023 als „President Europe Plus“. In dieser Funktion berichtet sie direkt an CEO Stephan Tahy und übernimmt die strategische, organisatorische und P&L-Verantwortung für die Märkte in Europa und Afrika. Jutta Langer

BlackRock’s investment and Switzerland as an emerging blockchain hub
In a groundbreaking development, BlackRock, one of the world's largest asset managers, has decided to increasingly rely on digital currencies and drive their further development. This decision highlights the growing importance of crypto technology in the global financial sector. The U.S. - a

CEO Esther Denzler leaves WWZ
By mutual agreement, the Board of Directors of the WWZ Group and CEO Esther Denzler have decided to terminate their cooperation with immediate effect. Esther Denzler took over the management of the WWZ Group at an exceptionally challenging moment. Against this backdrop, she succeeded in developing

Home ownership is becoming more expensive
Prices for residential property continued to rise in the second quarter of 2023. In a quarterly comparison, prices for owner-occupied flats rose more strongly than prices for single-family houses. This is shown by surveys conducted by the Federal Statistical

Crowdlending, a new source of real estate financing
The technology is revolutionising real estate investment by opening up investment opportunities to private individuals that were previously denied to them. In real estate crowdlending, private individuals can join together to lend money to real estate companies to finance development projects or

Home prices rise by 1.2% in Q2 2023
The Swiss Residential Property Price Index (IMPI) rose by 1.2% in Q2 2023 compared to the previous quarter and stands at 115.9 points (Q4 2019 = 100). Compared to the same quarter in the previous year, inflation was 2.4%. This is shown by the figures of the Federal Statistical Office






