realty

For years, Zurich’s shopping mile Bahnhofstrasse was hardly affected by change. But now, after Manor, another department store is being hit.

The turnaround in interest rates should actually lead to declines in home prices. By no means.

The greater Zurich area is ahead in almost all values. But now statisticians show where the peripheral regions of Switzerland are overtaking Zurich.

Only 5 percent of Switzerland’s land is for building zones, and 95 percent of the population is concentrated there. With more and more residents, there is only one solution for the future.

Residential real estate prices are continuing to rise rapidly in Switzerland. However, it’s not all uphill.

One of Switzerland’s largest real estate companies, PSP Swiss Property, is having problems increasing its net profit. One circumstance in particular is really hitting home.

For many the dream of living in their own four walls remains denied. But now in Zurich a simple idea to promote 30-year-olds is coming up.

Former head of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority Finma now heads the German Bafin. There he helps consumers on the jump – but the tips also help Swiss.

Swiss tenants and leaseholders are once again somewhat more at loggerheads. One canton even stands out in particular.

Spatial planning is a problem in Switzerland. Now the chief economist of the Raiffeisen Group, Martin Neff, is presenting a solution.

The new Housing Protection Act has been in force in Basel since May 2022. The excesses of the whole thing have come to light with a precedent.

With much fanfare, Federal Councilor Guy Parmelin launched a round table on the subject of tenancy law during his time as Federal President. Now, the whole thing is being quietly buried.

The real estate company PSP Swiss Property performed well operationally in the first half of the year. However, results were deflated at one position.