Densify yes, but not at any price
Switzerland is building upwards. In Zurich, more than ten skyscrapers are under construction or in planning, and Geneva, Bern and Basel are also changing their skylines. Economiesuisse President Christoph Mäder…
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The canton buys itself out
The canton of Lucerne is buying a property from its own outsourced organization and paying almost five million francs more than necessary. A bidding process drove up the price, although…
Politics takes center stage
Ahead of the referendum on June 14, 2026, the focus of the Swiss residential real estate market is shifting to housing policy proposals and the national 10 million initiative. At…
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The Ticino real estate market is reshuffling
Across Switzerland, investment in new construction fell by 2.7 percent in 2024. In Ticino, this decline comes against the backdrop of an already tense situation. The vacancy rate fell from…
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Building instead of blocking
Today, fewer apartments are being built per capita than at any time since the 1950s.this historically low level of construction activity is having an impact on housing prices and rents.in…
The future of Ticino lies between the lecture hall and emigration
Around 800 young adults leave Ticino for German-speaking or French-speaking Switzerland every year. Only half of them return. At the same time, the canton is investing more heavily in research…
Handover of the baton in Zug
There is an important personnel change at the Zug Economic Development Agency. After more than thirteen years at the helm of the Business Contact Point, Beat Bachmann is retiring and…
The city as a raw material mine
Switzerland has been building on stock for decades and is now sitting on huge stockpiles of materials in its cities. Millions of tons of concrete, steel and metals are stored…
Engelberg spans the arc
Engelberg is reorganizing its village center. Between the train station and the monastery, a clear, tangible axis is to be created from a mixed carpet of streets. The development and…
80 meters, 1000 apartments, a city council under pressure
A new city center will soon be built where measuring devices used to roll off the production line. The LG site right next to Zug railroad station is one of…
Baden gets serious about the sponge city
Heavy rain floods cellars, heat glows on sealed surfaces, sewage systems work at their limit. What was considered normal urban development for decades is now taking its toll with every…
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Lugano is building an urban region on rails
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The plain that sets the pace in Ticino
Between Bellinzona and Locarno, the Magadino Plain combines moorland, railroad lines, high-voltage power lines and agriculture in a very small area. In August 2025, the federal government and canton presented…
The Sonnenhof is to reinvent Bülach’s centre
In the middle of Bülach, a new district is to be created from an ageing shopping centre and large parking areas. Sonnenhof focuses on flats, open spaces, shops, culture and…
Lucerne knocks Zug off its throne
For years, Zug was synonymous with low corporate taxes. Now the ranking is changing. Lucerne has lowered its rate again and moved to the top. This is more than just…
Zurich sharpens its innovation profile
Zurich is not resting on its laurels. The Government Council wants to further develop the innovation centre in a targeted manner and bring new technologies to market more quickly. This…
The grid becomes Switzerland’s bottleneck
Switzerland is building power plants. However, the electricity often does not get to where it is needed quickly enough. The real bottleneck is in the grid. The Energy Committee of…