Affordable holiday flats remain scarce in the Alps
Evolène and Goms top the list of the most affordable Alpine destinations analysed for 2026. According to UBS, prices for holiday homes there stand at 6,600 and 6,700 Swiss francs…
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Heritage protection is holding back the construction of replacement housing
In the Tscharnergut neighbourhood of Bern and in other residential areas, heritage conservation and housing regeneration are at loggerheads. Whilst property owners and housing cooperatives are pushing for replacement buildings,…
The Rosental Tower in Basel will open later
At the Messeplatz in Basel, the start of construction on the Rosentalturm has been postponed once again. Demolition of the existing exhibition centre car park is now set to begin…
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Zug is first expanding the infrastructure in Gimenen
A concrete building project has been proposed for the Gimenen municipal site in Zug for the first time. Plans include widening Gimenenstrasse and constructing a new bus turning loop. However,…
Zurich will only begin to specifically assess council flats from 2028 onwards
In Zurich, 18.4 per cent of tenants in self-supporting council flats exceed the income thresholds. This affects around 1,400 out of approximately 7,700 flats. The city does not yet know…
Dietikon Is Reinventing Its Downtown
Arrive, transfer, leave. For decades, the Dietikon train station was a place for people to pass through quickly. Now, SBB and the city are joining forces to tackle a project…
Mortgage rates are rising again in July
In Switzerland, published mortgage reference rates have risen across all standard terms since the start of July 2026. This means that new mortgages are becoming more expensive for homeowners and…
Baden is putting the brakes on affordable housing in the Oberstadt
In Baden, a housing project run by the municipal housing foundation is coming under pressure because the town council wants to list the old metalworks in the Upper Town. This…
Bern secures loans for affordable housing
The National Council and the Council of States have secured the key federal instruments for social housing construction until the early 2030s. CHF 150 million has been approved for the…
immo!nvest+ Zurich’s Kirchland District to Make New Housing Available
Six smaller properties owned by the Reformed Church Parish of Zurich are to be leased under building rights. The parish is seeking organizations that will create additional housing on the…
Viererfeld Raises the Bar for Cooperative Housing
In Bern’s Viererfeld neighborhood, the cost of purchasing a cooperative apartment is rising significantly. Following the decision on June 1, 2026, the minimum equity contribution will rise to 2,000 francs,…
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Geneva Rent Hike Case Ends Before the Federal Supreme Court
In Geneva, a landlord failed in his attempt to have a rent—which had quadrupled following unauthorized renovations—recognized as a permissible luxury rent. The Federal Supreme Court upheld the order to…
San Bernardino is reviewing objections to Acuforta
In San Bernardino, objections are delaying the next phase of the Acuforta site development process. The municipality of Mesocco must now review more than five but fewer than ten submissions…
Three projects make up the new center
Dietikon is experiencing a remarkable construction boom. Three projects in the city center symbolize this new era: the historic Krone site, the Löwenzentrum, and the Florahof. All three are located…
Logistics space is driving commercial construction
Between the second quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, building permits for industrial and logistics space totaling 4.4 billion Swiss francs were issued in Switzerland. Demand remains…
Webermühle Plans to Increase Density to Accommodate 1,000 Residents
A new residential neighborhood for about 1,000 people is set to be built on the peninsula in Neuenhof starting in 2030. However, the project in Webermühle is contingent on a…
immo!nvest+ Bern Approves Renovation at Bärenplatz
The redevelopment of Bärenplatz and Waisenhausplatz in Bern has cleared its next hurdle. The Bern-Mittelland District Office has granted the building permit and rejected an objection. This brings the start…
immo!nvest+ Biel is reorganizing its construction push
Biel is now managing a portfolio of approximately 180 municipal buildings with an insured value of 1.3 billion Swiss francs using portfolio data. This move increases pressure to invest, as…