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Raiffeisen nominates companies for entrepreneur award

Raiffeisen Switzerland has nominated six companies for the Espace Mittelland entrepreneurship award. Among them is Megasol Energie AG from the canton of Solothurn, which specializes in solar modules. The other…

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House prices keep rising

The prices for single-family houses rose by 1.5 percent across Switzerland in July compared to June. Since the beginning of the year, prices have increased by almost double digits. By…

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Cantonal banks join emonitor

The cantonal banks of St.Gallen, Graubünden and Lucerne are now majority shareholders in emonitor AG. With their participation in the fintech with a focus on real estate, they want to…

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The trend is towards longer-term mortgages

More and more buyers are turning to long-term mortgage loans to finance their property. Due to low interest rates, better comparison options and more providers on the market, these are…

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Holcim achieves record results

Holcim AG was able to increase its net profit in the first half of 2021 to a record value of 1.98 billion Swiss francs. Net sales also increased significantly year-on-year.

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Damage to houses is CHF 650 million

The storms in June and July caused damage to houses amounting to CHF 650 million. This is the first assessment made by the Association of Cantonal Building Insurance.

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Pandemic stimulates housing market

The number of advertisements on the housing market increased significantly between April 2020 and March 2021. At the same time, the average advertising time decreased in almost all cantons. The…

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Holiday home in Davos goes to Ferienkolonie Sonnenschein AG

The Sunshine Holiday Colony AG will acquire the Ob dem See holiday home in Davos and the adjoining playground. The company from Freienbach SZ, founded especially for the purchase, has…

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Karsten Hell is leaving the Steiner Group

Karsten Hell is stepping down from his position as CEO of Steiner AG as part of the company's transformation. The current CFO Ajay Sirohi will take over the management of…

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Sika is growing at a double-digit rate

Sika closed the first half of 2021 with record sales of just under CHF 4.5 billion. The Zug-based building materials group had double-digit growth in all regions year-on-year. The operating…

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Baloise increases capital for real estate funds

Baloise Asset Management AG plans to purchase properties with a total market value of around 185 million francs. To this end, the capital of the Baloise Swiss Property Fund is…

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Julius Baer expands real estate business

Julius Baer is expanding its real estate offering, which was previously limited to mortgage financing. To this end, the banking group is acquiring a majority stake in the real estate…

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Sika takes over the market leader for green roofs in the USA

The specialty chemicals group Sika buys the North American Hydrotech and its Canadian subsidiary. With the takeover of the market leader for green roofs, Sika is expanding its range of…

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Swiss Life Asset Managers purchases in Oslo

Swiss Life Asset Managers acquired the real estate business of Ness, Risan & amp; Partners taken over. Swiss Life Asset Managers is thus further expanding its position as Europe's leading…

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Dormakaba takes over Solus Security Systems in India

The dormakaba group has acquired Solus Security Systems Pvt Ltd. accepted. The locking technology group wants to become the leading provider of intelligent, secure and seamless access solutions and grow…

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PriceHubble raises $ 34 million

PriceHubble raised $ 34 million in a heavily oversubscribed financing round. With this, Proptech wants to accelerate global expansion and further expand its technology leadership in data-driven solutions for residential…

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Hälg Group eröffnet neuen Standort in Freiburg

Die Gebäudetechnikfirma Hälg Group eröffnet in Freiburg-Givisiez einen neuen Standort des Geschäftsfelds Gebäudeautomation. Dies ist der siebte Standort der Hälg Gebäudeautomation und der zweite in der Westschweiz.

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Luxury real estate is on the rise

The number of sales of Swiss luxury real estate increased by more than half in 2020 compared to the previous year. They were thus about three times as high as…

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