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According to Raiffeisen Switzerland, price momentum is picking up again: prices for single-family homes rose by 1.6 percent in the third quarter of 2024, condominiums cost 0.9 percent more than in the previous quarter, single-family homes in the centres and urban regions recorded the strongest price increases in a year and prices for condominiums rose the most in Central Switzerland in the past four quarters.

Anyone who owns a residential property is confronted with various value concepts over time. They all relate to the property, but have very different meanings. In a two-part series, HUGO Steiner AG presents the most important definitions.

The Swiss National Bank has once again lowered its key interest rate: on September 26, it decided to reduce it by a further 25 basis points to 1 percent. For many homeowners, the question now is whether mortgage interest rates will fall further as a result and tenants are hoping for rent reductions.