Prices for residential property on the rise
In the first quarter of 2025, residential property prices across Switzerland rose by 0.7 per cent compared to the previous quarter. The year-on-year increase was 4.1 per cent. This is the result of surveys conducted by the Federal Statistical Office.
Anyone who purchased residential property in the first quarter of 2025 had to pay around 0.7 per cent more across Switzerland than in the previous quarter, according to the Federal Statistical Office(FSO) in a press release on the current Swiss Residential Property Price Index. Year-on-year, the experts at the FSO have observed a 4.1 per cent increase in residential property prices. The Swiss Residential Property Price Index is compiled by the FSO on a quarterly basis.
In the quarter under review, prices for single-family homes rose comparatively strongly with an average increase of 1.5 per cent compared to the previous quarter. Prices for owner-occupied flats rose by only 0.1 per cent across Switzerland in the same period. Year-on-year, prices for single-family homes were 3.6 per cent higher across Switzerland, while prices for condominiums were 4.6 per cent higher.
In terms of municipality type, the price increase for single-family homes was strongest in the intermediate municipalities at 3.4 per cent. In the urban municipalities of large conurbations, on the other hand, the experts registered a 0.4 per cent fall in prices for single-family homes. In the case of condominiums, the largest increase of 1.2 per cent was observed in the urban municipalities of medium-sized conurbations. By contrast, prices for owner-occupied flats in the urban municipalities of a small conurbation or outside a conurbation fell by 1.7 per cent compared to the previous quarter.