Zurich is opening a Siemens site for redevelopment
In Zurich-Albisrieden, an industrial and office site covering 30,500 square metres is changing hands. At the same time, a new head office is to be built on the site of…
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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…
Takeover of a property company nears completion
Following the expiry of the grace period, the power struggle has been decided. The buyers have secured 89.52 per cent of the share capital and 99.43 per cent of the…
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The choice of estate agent can have a massive impact on sale prices
In Switzerland, the choice of estate agent can have a significant impact on the proceeds from the sale of a residential property. A ZHAW study based on more than 260…
Zurich’s development volume jumps to 450 million
With the acquisition of Lebensraum Schweiz, Admicasa is significantly scaling up its property development business in the Greater Zurich area. According to the company, the agreed transaction involves projects worth…
Building automation secures a 300-million deal
More than 300 million euros of debt capital is being channelled into the acquisition of a majority stake in MDT technologies. This financing demonstrates the strong confidence investors have in…
New shareholdings alter the ownership structure
Mobiliar is significantly scaling back its stake in SMG, paving the way for the TX Group to acquire a holding just below the mandatory bid threshold. At the same time,…
Akara continues to expand and is maintaining a stable return
215 million Swiss francs of fresh capital, seven acquisitions, and yet no jump in returns. The Akara Diversity PK property fund maintained its investment return at 2.56 per cent in…
Lausanne plans to spend 200 million on property purchases
Lausanne is sticking to a policy of large-scale property purchases. The 2025 budget documents once again include a budget of 200 million Swiss francs for the right of first refusal…
Acquisitions in French-speaking Switzerland drive 75-million round
Genf und Lausanne stehen im Zentrum einer geplanten Kapitalerhöhung von 75 Millionen Franken. Das Geld soll zwei Geschäftsliegenschaften in Westschweizer Toplagen sichern und den Gewerbeanteil eines fast 900 Millionen Franken…
The cost of buying a flat in Zurich is coming under pressure
1,3 Milliarden Franken für 47 Liegenschaften, aber noch keine einzige neu realisierte Wohnung aus dem rechnerischen Ausbaupotenzial. Zürichs Kaufoffensive liefert Bodenreserven und Entwicklungschancen, öffnet zugleich aber Finanzierungslücken, Folgekosten und politischen…
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Vacancy rate halved; sales are clearing up the legacy issues
Peach Property Group has reported a significant operational boost for the first half of 2026. Falling vacancy rates, higher like-for-like rents and the largely completed sale of around 2,000 units…
Champel continues to drive up house prices in Geneva
A fully let residential block comprising 84 flats in Geneva-Champel is changing hands for 60 million Swiss francs. The deal highlights just how fiercely competitive prime residential locations remain and…
Zurich’s Billion-Dollar Bet on Land and Apartments
Between 2022 and 2025, the City of Zurich acquired a total of 47 properties, investing 1.3 billion francs in the process. Twenty-nine residential properties with 527 existing apartments directly support…
immo!nvest+ Geneva acquisition pushes Allreal further into the office sector
A large office property in Geneva and seven sales of smaller properties are strengthening Allreal’s portfolio. Operationally, the group posted growth in the first half of 2026, but the vacancy…
Residential neighborhood near the train station moves one step closer to becoming a reality
The Granador site near Hitzkirch and Ermensee is changing hands, giving new momentum to a development project that had been stalled for years. According to the design plan approved in…
Portfolio shifts weigh on earnings, but sales offset the impact
Intershop’s 2026 half-year financial results are mixed. Lower rental income and significantly smaller revaluation gains are weighing on reported profits, while sales and acquisitions are reshaping the portfolio and dampening…
Projects in Lausanne are driving the forecast upward
Higher rental income, a successful sale in Lausanne, and progress on two development projects are giving Epic Suisse more leeway. The real estate group is raising its forecast for 2026,…