Lugano is coming under pressure due to low rents
On 8 October 2026, Lugano presented a new housing market study. City Councillor Tamara Merlo is now calling for more precise answers as to what an affordable rent actually means…
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Zurich’s housing shortage is easing slightly
In the canton of Zurich, the first reliable signs of a slight easing are emerging. The vacancy rate rose to 0.52 per cent in 2026, and the ZKB expects 8,500…
Home ownership defies higher mortgage rates
House prices in Switzerland are rising sharply once again. In the third quarter of 2026, prices for detached houses rose by 2.0 per cent and those for flats by 1.7…
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The choice of estate agent can have a dramatic impact on the selling price
A difference of up to 180,000 Swiss francs for the same property, with a gap of 120,461 Swiss francs depending on the commission incentive. A ZHAW study shows that when…
Swiss Homeowners Are Locking in Mortgages for Longer Despite Rising Interest Rates
Benchmark interest rates for fixed-rate mortgages rose significantly in the third quarter of 2026. Nevertheless, at the end of September, 43 percent of new mortgage contracts had terms of ten…
AI Boom Drives Up Swiss Mortgage Rates
The massive AI expansion in the U.S. is reshaping the global capital market. For Switzerland, this means that the era of extremely low interest rates is coming to an end,…
Expensive mortgages are putting the brakes on house buying
Rising bond yields are once again driving up financing costs and putting pressure on the housing markets in both Germany and the US. In Germany, ten-year construction loan rates are…
US mortgages are making home ownership even more expensive
Mortgage financing in the US is becoming more expensive once again. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, the average rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 7.49 per cent, reaching…
Lugano plays down the housing crisis despite a 9.1 per cent vacancy rate
Lugano will present two urban studies in 2026, containing data up to the end of 2025, and refutes the alarmist tone surrounding the housing market. With rents remaining moderate, the…
Vacant apartments fall below the 1 percent mark
45,493 vacant apartments and a vacancy rate of just 0.93 percent are further intensifying pressure on the Swiss rental market. Although the federal government expects more new construction starting in…
Zurich Home Prices Break Away from Stability
Asking prices for residential properties in Switzerland remained virtually unchanged in September 2026. Behind this lull, however, lies a striking regional divide. In the greater Zurich area, asking prices for…
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Zurich makes moving house significantly more expensive
Anyone renting a new property in Zurich is still paying a hefty premium. Whilst the latest rent survey shows a slowdown in the rise of existing rents, the gap between…
Bern’s housing market is becoming increasingly tight
In the canton of Bern, the vacancy rate fell to 1.04 per cent in 2026, reaching its lowest level in 22 years. The shortage is particularly acute in Thun, where…
Residential property is driving the market, whilst retail is taking a downturn
Following a record year in 2025, the Swiss property market is losing some of its momentum, but remains firmly in positive territory according to the Swiss Real Estate Sentiment Index…
Ticino is losing its enthusiasm for the property market
Der Schweizer Immobilienanlagemarkt bleibt 2026 im Plus, doch der Höhenflug ist vorbei. Der Swiss Real Estate Sentiment Index fällt von 69,5 auf 47,5 Punkte. Während Zürich, die Zentralschweiz und die…
The world is raising interest rates. Switzerland keeps them low
Interest rates are rising significantly again in the U.S. and Europe. Switzerland remains an exception for now. The Swiss National Bank is keeping its key interest rate at zero percent…
Aargau is looking for housing beyond the major investors
In Aargau, an unusual measure to tackle the housing shortage is being rolled out. Local authorities are to actively encourage smaller developers to get involved in projects, as the market…
Home ownership in Switzerland continues to lag behind
The OECD is sounding the alarm. Whilst the affordability of home ownership in Germany and France has improved noticeably since 2021, the price-to-income ratio in Switzerland continues to rise. For…