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…
Lugano will present two urban studies in 2026, containing data up to the end of 2025, and refutes the alarmist tone surrounding the housing market. With rents remaining moderate, the…
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…
In Bern, Wincasa has been responsible for the overall site management of Wankdorfcity 3 since 1 July 2026. For this major project, this involves more than just traditional property management,…
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…
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…
Today, real estate professionals need more than just visibility. They need to reach the right prospective clients, assess the impact of their marketing efforts, and handle inquiries efficiently. SMG Real…
Anyone renting a new property in Zurich is still paying a hefty premium. Whilst the latest rent survey shows a slowdown in the rise of existing rents, the gap between…
Kloten is pulling the emergency brake on a major project that had already been approved. The expansion of the Spitz Care Centre, funded by a loan of 24.9 million Swiss…
The OECD has put its finger on the sore spot in the Swiss housing market. In its country report dated 15 September 2026, it calls for a faster pace of…
AI-enabled attacks are moving from theory to operational reality. Following a documented attack on a water supplier in Mexico and the incident involving autonomous agents at Hugging Face, pressure is…
Rental prices in Switzerland are either rising or falling, depending on the method used to measure them. Whilst the Homegate Rent Index for August 2026 shows a year-on-year increase of…
In the canton of Zurich, advertised rents have fallen by 3.3 per cent over the past year to 2,340 francs. This offers little relief, as the vacancy rate remains at…
Building renovations offer an opportunity to make properties more energy-efficient, improve living conditions and sustainably increase value. The new white paper ‘Energy-efficient renovations’ shows readers how to go about it…
immo!nvest+ Bern formally approved the rent control initiative on 13 August 2026. The initiative aims to link rents more closely to costs and returns, and to have them reviewed on a…
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…
A portfolio worth 181.2 million Swiss francs, total comprehensive income of 3.6 million Swiss francs, and now the next step. The sustainable property fund run by BLKB’s fund subsidiary plans…
18 percent of the Zurich city flats inspected exceed the income threshold, but under current law, any consequences will not be felt until later. This is precisely where two motions…
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