Kaltbrunn is building nearly 300 new apartments
Kaltbrunn is poised for a significant growth spurt. In the major development areas “Im Dorf” and “Günterstall,” as well as in several smaller projects, a total of nearly 300 additional…
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Thalwil has 58 affordable flats up in the air
Three appeals are holding up the start of a 33.895-million project in Thalwil comprising 58 affordable flats on Breitelistrasse. Instead of 2026, construction of the new building to replace the…
Attiger’s change of sides continues unabated
Stephan Attiger, a member of the Aargau Cantonal Government, is set to join a property developer on 1 January 2027, but according to the cantonal government, he will not be…
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Virtually No Real Wage Growth in 2027 – Housing Market Under Pressure
The latest UBS salary survey of nearly 400 Swiss companies shows modest real wage growth of just 0.2 percent for 2027. At the same time, rising key interest rates could…
Housing shortage will drive prices even higher in 2027
Despite an increase in new-builds, housing in Switzerland will remain in short supply and expensive in 2027. Wüest Partner anticipates around 50,000 additional flats, but nevertheless expects rents to rise…
After all, the Faculty of Law does not reserve major projects solely for degree students
In the Jura, access to larger building applications remains more open than feared for the time being. Whilst the Federal Supreme Court has upheld the new rule on ‘qualified persons’,…
Thurgau is tightening up its building zones
The canton of Thurgau is tightening the rules governing building outside the building zone. The approved revision of the building regulations introduces demolition surcharges, additional procedural steps and more building…
immo!nvest+ 455,357 units in just under three years. Would Switzerland still be in the building permit application stage?
By the end of December 2025, Hatay had made tremendous progress in reconstruction following the 2023 earthquakes. According to Turkish authorities, 455,357 residential and commercial units were handed over in…
More planning permissions, but housing construction is stalling
20,600 flats approved in August 2026 sound like an upturn. Yet in Germany, new-build construction continues to stall, as high financing costs, an increase in cancellations and a huge backlog…
Toggenburg remains on course for rezoning
The population in Toggenburg is on the rise again, yet the canton of St. Gallen is sticking to its rezoning decisions. As a result, real growth is coming up against…
Davos puts a stop to the WEF construction boom for the first time
Davos is imposing strict limits ahead of the 2027 WEF. Of the 190 applications submitted for temporary structures, changes of use and advertising hoardings, only 125 fall within the new…
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Lausanne’s building materials exchange fails to impress the experts
Lausanne launched its building materials exchange behind the Halles Nord in 2024 as a means of promoting the circular economy. Two years on, it is mainly private individuals who are…
immo!nvest+ Construction delays are also holding back the business sector
In Switzerland, lengthy procedures, objections and missed deadlines do not only affect residential construction. A new sector study on speeding up procedures in commercial construction confirms that the same obstacles…
Objections are holding up the planned expansion of the quarry
Seven objections are holding up the planned third phase of quarrying at the Zingel quarry in Seewen. This complicates a project which, according to the planning documents, is intended to…
The Digital Real Estate Summit is entering its next phase
On 4 March 2027, the construction and property sectors will come together for the eleventh time at the Digital Real Estate Summit at Trafo Baden. DRES27 brings together decision-makers from…
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…
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…
Amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Act: What Real Estate Companies Need to Check Now
On October 1, 2026, the revised Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) and the accompanying Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance (AMLO) took effect. For the real estate industry, this is more than just a…