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Home ownership remains in demand, but home buyers’ willingness to pay seems to know limits. The prices of freehold transactions rose again slightly in the first quarter of 2024. However, at +0.6%, the increase was significantly more moderate than in previous quarters, as the “SWX IAZI Private Real Estate Price Index” shows.

On its online news portal, MLL Legal regularly publishes interesting articles on commercial law – often including legal aspects relating to real estate. Recently, the legal experts dealt with the question of what needs to be considered when transferring a property during one’s lifetime subject to usufruct or a right of residence.

A study by ZKB, which was recently published in the bank’s “Immobilien aktuell” magazine, shows that single-family house prices in the canton of Zurich have risen massively over the last five years. The higher the price level of the municipality, the greater the price growth, writes the ZKB. For many, the dream of owning a detached house remains out of reach.