9 septembre 2025|
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|3 months agoSwiss Housing Vacancy Rate Hits 1% Amid Growing Shortage
Switzerland's housing crisis deepens as national vacancy rate falls to 1%, with Geneva recording lowest availability at 0.34% and significant declines in 19 cantons.
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- The national housing vacancy rate in Switzerland has fallen to exactly 1%.
- The decline in vacancy rates has continued for the fifth consecutive year.
- Geneva holds the lowest vacancy rate in the country at just 0.34%.
- Vacancy rates decreased in 19 out of 26 cantons compared to the previous year.
- Only two cantons, Jura and Solothurn, have vacancy rates above the 2% mark.
By The Numbers
48,455
Total vacant flats
6.8%
Year-over-year decrease in vacancy rate
37,194
Rental flats on the market
8%
Decrease in rental supply
They Said
"Across Switzerland, 48,455 flats were vacant in June. This means that the vacancy rate has fallen to 1%."
"The supply of vacant rental flats has fallen continuously over the past five years."