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“What Does $2.5 Million Buy?”asks the online magazine Luxury Defined by Christie’s International Real Estate in one of its articles. In Switzerland, you probably wouldn’t get very far with this amount for a high-end property. However, Christie’s uses six examples to show that this amount could be used to buy appealing luxury properties in other countries.

After years of stable low interest rates, they have been on the move in recent months and have unsettled many borrowers. In its current interest rate forecast, UBS writes of a real upward and downward trend.

The Federal Office of Housing (Bundesamt für Wohnungswesen BWO) publishes a report on the housing market four times a year. In its current report on the third quarter of 2022, the Federal Office states that the housing market is facing a turning point. However, the rise in property prices should continue at a slower pace for the time being due to the lack of supply, despite the rise in interest rates.