Every week, a useful and lively read on the Swiss property market. What is changing at the federal level, what is moving in your canton, and the stories worth a detour.
A Geneva landlord more than quadrupled the rent on a 173 m² flat. He was missing a cantonal permit, and half a room to escape rent control.
Read the article →Five buildings bought for up to CHF 128.5 million, 107 homes served notice in one move. Meanwhile Geneva has not delivered this many new homes in five years.
Read the article →A Comparis survey puts a first number on how far housing demand is leaking across the border. Meanwhile the reference rate stays stuck at 1.25% and Vaud counts 3,907 empty homes.
Read the article →For years you could own a piece of the Swiss army. The state has shut that door, while Vaud opens a first-of-its-kind subsidy to adapt seniors' homes.
Read the article →Capital gains on property are taxed by the canton, not by Bern. Depending on where the home sits, a rushed seller can hand 30 to 60 percent of the gain to the taxman.
Read the article →Houses jumped 6.3% on Lake Geneva over the year while owner apartments slipped 1.4%. Plus Lex Koller, mortgage debt past 1,300 billion, and record-low vacancy.
Read the article →The Federal Council has dated the end of imputed rental value to 1 January 2029. As mortgage rates hit bottom before turning up, the canton of Vaud imposes a new lease on every tenant and Geneva watches rents surge each time a flat changes hands.
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