In the event of a change of tenant, there will be no obligation to introduce a form to notify the initial rent throughout Switzerland in future. The National Council has rejected a corresponding parliamentary initiative from the Green Party.

What net yield on rented properties will be permissible if the reference interest rate should one day exceed two per cent? The Federal Council will draw up a regulation on this as a precautionary measure.

A significant development has been taking place on the Swiss mortgage market since October 2023: fixed-rate mortgages with terms of three and five years now offer more favourable interest rates than Saron mortgages. This change, last observed at the end of 2021, continued in November for ten-year

In the current market environment, more and more property developers and portfolio holders are looking for refinancing solutions. This is because the sharp rise in interest rates means that properties acquired during the low-interest phases with, for example, five-year fixed financing will be

The long-term consequences of the global pandemic have shaped a new era characterised by economic, social and political changes. Property professionals are faced with the challenge of strategically positioning themselves in this changed

ABB will die Energiewende durch die Entwicklung von Lösungen für die Stromverteilung unterstützen. Die Europäische Investitionsbank unterstützt die Innovations- und Forschungstätigkeit der Zürcher Technologiefirma mit einem Darlehen über 500 Millionen

Die neu gegründete Admicasa Fondsleitung AG hat mit dem Start ihres ersten Immobilienfonds, dem Admicasa Real Estate Fund, einen vielversprechenden Eintritt in den Immobilienmarkt markiert. Der Fonds konzentriert sich auf den Erwerb von Premium-Immobilien in der Agglomeration und zielt auf

Property developer Andermatt Swiss Alps has secured a syndicated loan of CHF 125 million. It will be used to refinance existing debt financing, finance operations and further investments in the development of the Andermatt UR

Asking rents rose year-on-year in all cantons in October. Compared to the previous month, only asking rents in the cantons of Obwalden, Nidwalden and Schwyz were lower than in the previous month. This is shown by the current Homegate rent

Die Burkhalter Gruppe kauft die Firma C2B ELECTROTECHNIQUE Sàrl auf. Die auf Installationen und Schaltanlagenbau spezialisierte Walliser Firma soll der Zürcher Spezialistin für Gebäudetechnik weitere Marktanteile

Prices for condominiums rose in October both month-on-month and year-on-year. By contrast, prices for single-family homes fell slightly in both periods. These are the findings of a survey by the SMG Swiss Marketplace

The proptech Memox has been able to acquire 2.8 million euros in a Series A financing round. With the capital increase, the company for the organisation of congresses and events wants to expand its market in German-speaking

Die Avobis Invest AG gibt den Start ihres ersten Immobilienfonds bekannt, der gezielt in qualitativ hochwertige Wohnimmobilien in der Schweiz investiert und dabei Nachhaltigkeits- und Umweltschutzstandards

Energie Ausserschwyz has completed a capital increase of 25.5 million for the expansion of its district heating network in the districts of March and Höfe. The first goal is an accelerated pipeline expansion in the direction of Pfäffikon

Bern/Berlin – Neustark hat mit der Recyclingfirma Heim seine erste Speicheranlage für CO2 in Deutschland eröffnet. In der Anlage in Berlin-Marzahn werden jährlich rund 1000 Tonnen biogenes CO2 in Abbruchbeton gespeichert. In den nächsten Jahren will neustark weitere 15 Projekte in der

In Switzerland, rents increased by an average of 30% between 2000 and 2021. The prices of residential property even increased by over 80%. The Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED) of the University of Bern, in collaboration with IAZI, has investigated the causes of the increased housing

Admicasa Holding AG has scored a major success: the Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has granted Admicasa a licence as a fund management company. The Group management has thus completed the establishment of the company Admicasa Fondsleitung AG and is launching its first own real estate

Mobiliar is paying 450,000 francs for measures to reduce heat in the Breitenrain district of Bern. The municipal council has approved 1.3 million francs for this. In the course of the renovation of the utility lines by Energie Wasser Bern, Optingenstrasse is to become greener, cooler and more

Venture Kick is funding the development of an innovative drilling robot by Borobotics with 150,000 Swiss francs. It enables the drilling of holes for geothermal heating systems next to buildings in a small space and at significantly lower

Wirtschaftliche Kennzahlen für das zweite Quartal deuten auf eine wirtschaftliche Stagnation hin. Bevor die Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB) ihre Entscheidung trifft, signalisiert die Inflationsrate von 1,60% die Möglichkeit einer Zinsstabilität in der bevorstehenden Sitzung am 21. September.

Burkhalter Group has completed a capital increase by issuing almost 150,000 registered shares. The Zurich-based building technology specialist will use the shares to settle part of the purchase price for Riggenbach AG from Olten

Dormakaba hat seinen Umsatz im Geschäftsjahr 2022/23 auf 2,85 Milliarden Franken gesteigert. Das organische Wachstum wurde hauptsächlich von Preiserhöhungen generiert. Das bereinigte Betriebsergebnis fiel mit knapp 385 Millionen Franken um 3,4 Prozent höher als im Vorjahr

Die Duravit AG verstärkt das Top Management: Jutta Langer startet zum 01.09.2023 als „President Europe Plus“. In dieser Funktion berichtet sie direkt an CEO Stephan Tahy und übernimmt die strategische, organisatorische und P&L-Verantwortung für die Märkte in Europa und Afrika. Jutta Langer

In a groundbreaking development, BlackRock, one of the world's largest asset managers, has decided to increasingly rely on digital currencies and drive their further development. This decision highlights the growing importance of crypto technology in the global financial sector. The U.S. - a

By mutual agreement, the Board of Directors of the WWZ Group and CEO Esther Denzler have decided to terminate their cooperation with immediate effect. Esther Denzler took over the management of the WWZ Group at an exceptionally challenging moment. Against this backdrop, she succeeded in developing

According to the Homegate rent index, asking rents in Switzerland rose by 0.5 per cent in July compared to the previous month. In the canton of Zurich, the increase was only 0.2 per cent. Compared to the previous year, asking rents rose by 4 per cent across

PostFinance and Glarner Kantonalbank (GLKB) take a stake in the mortgage marketplace CredEx and thus become shareholders of Zurich Credit Exchange AG. PostFinance is also contributing its Valuu platform to

SAEKI Robotics has raised $2.3 million in a seed funding round. This sum will go towards building a network of decentralised automated factories that combine digital manufacturing and robotics to produce large parts

There is a threat of further strong price increases on the tight rental market. High demand, declining new construction and, above all, further expected increases in the reference interest rate are driving the

Prices for residential property continued to rise in the second quarter of 2023. In a quarterly comparison, prices for owner-occupied flats rose more strongly than prices for single-family houses. This is shown by surveys conducted by the Federal Statistical