January 13, 2025|
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|11 months agoSwiss Property Market Surge: Home Ownership Booms While Rentals Stagnate
Swiss residential property prices continue rising with detached houses and owner-occupied apartments up 50% over decade, while rental market shows unusual stagnation amid changing market dynamics.
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- Prices for detached houses and owner-occupied apartments have risen by 50% over the last decade.
- Rental offer prices decreased by 0.4% recently, following a cumulative increase of over 8% in 2022 and 2023.
- Property price growth slowed significantly in major urban hubs, with Zurich rising only 3% and the Lake Geneva region just 1%.
- Rental asking prices dropped by 3.1% in Zurich and 0.8% in the Lake Geneva region.
By The Numbers
+50%
Price increase
-0.4%
Rental price change
-3.1%
Rental price change (Zurich)
+8%
Cumulative rental inflation
They Said
"Thanks to the sharp drop in financing costs and the very good prospects for a further fall in interest rates, demand should continue to rise at the start of the new year, and price trends should thus accelerate once again."