Longemale gets 127 flats back on track
In Pomy, construction work has begun on the Longemale estate. On municipal plot 276, 127 rental flats are being built across eleven blocks, which are due to come onto the…
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Athens is stepping up the pace on the mega-development by the sea
At the disused Elliniko Airport, south of Athens, Europe’s largest urban regeneration project is visibly taking shape. Following the opening of the first major sports park, the first residents are…
Zurich pulls the plug on Airbnb accommodation
Zurich is stepping up the fight against the housing shortage and is moving to remove short-term rental properties from the housing market. Airbnb considers the measure to be ineffective. Nevertheless,…
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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…
Bern Escalates the Rent Dispute
100,000 signatures against the Federal Council’s counterproposal are further fueling the conflict over abusive rents in Bern. While the Tenants’ Association is calling for stricter controls, real estate associations are…
Rösti’s charging requirement puts pressure on owners
The Federal Council wants to make it compulsory for landlords and owners’ associations to install basic charging infrastructure as soon as residents request it. The consultation period runs until 12…
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…
Aarauer Nordbau is making progress on 122 flats
The final phase of development has begun in the Aeschbach quarter in Aarau. With the laying of the foundation stone for the north block, 122 rental flats and additional commercial…
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…
Zug is raising the bar for newcomers
Hünenberg is introducing priority housing for local residents with effect from 1 October 2026. This marks the introduction in the canton of Zug of a model that links affordable housing…
Littau is set to gain 33 more flats
On Luzernerstrasse in Littau, the Matt Building Cooperative plans to demolish eight houses dating from the 1950s and replace them with a larger new development comprising 103 flats. The project,…
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immo!nvest+ Geneva is seeing a boom in timber-framed housing
In Vernier, a nine-storey timber-framed building comprising 100 social housing flats is ready for occupancy. At the same time, another nine-storey residential block made of Swiss timber is taking shape…
High rents are putting pressure on Bern
Rent burdens in Switzerland remain high, even though the reference interest rate has stood at 1.25 per cent since September 2025. The Tenants’ Association is launching a direct attack on…
St. Gallen is reaching its limits when it comes to commercial space
In the canton of St. Gallen, urban development is expanding inwards, yet there is a shortage of readily available commercial zones for businesses. The government therefore intends to carry out…
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…
Berlin Faces a Harsh Crackdown on Expropriations
Berlin has put the socialization of large housing stocks back on the political agenda. Now the federal government wants to rein in the states through federal legislation. Little will change…
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…
Bern Kicks Off the Next Round in the Rent Dispute
The Federal Council rejects the rent initiative and is backing an indirect counterproposal that includes a statistical comparative rent and an inflation index. For the rental housing market, this would…