The world of exclusive living.

For the time being, Raiffeisen Switzerland does not see any falling prices in the market for owner-occupied housing, but expects price corrections in 2024. These are only postponed, by no means cancelled, the bank writes in its media release. According to Raiffeisen, a majority of Swiss tenants are threatened with another rent increase on 1 April 2024 and a third increase by the end of 2024 is already foreseeable.

More and more people are looking for proximity to urban living. Exclusive houses and flats in cities are increasingly in demand. Luxury Defined, the online magazine of Christies International Real Estate, spotlights a collection of townhouses in cities far and wide.

A 170-kilometre-long mega-city is to be built in Saudi Arabia. Looking at the plans – whose implementation is already underway – the question inevitably arises as to whether this is a frightening dystopia or a grandiose vision of the future. A 45-minute documentary explains the considerations underlying the project from the perspective of the people behind.