Mortgages Guide

Where should your owner-occupied home be situated? Here's how to find the right location for your property. 

Living in a multi-generational house: An alternative for young and old alike. 

Fulfill your dream of owning your own home. Despite high real estate prices.

Living in a smart home. Better security, efficiency, and comfort.

The future of housebuilding. Seven exciting construction trends. 

Green homes: Four components of eco-friendly building 

Buying a listed building. What you need to know beforehand.

Impact of the second home initiative: Demand for holiday homes is picking up 

"We don't think there will be a general shortage of land for building" 

"Fifty percent of our new buildings have doors with fingerprint locks"

Tiny houses are big: The "tiny house" way to live

Financing your own home: The most important basic principles.

"Demand for residential property in St. Gallen is likely to remain high." 

Applying for a mortgage. How to combine your first and second mortgages.

Buying building land. How to find the right parcel. 

Intense construction activity brings stable real estate prices to Ticino

Buying an old property – look out for these seven hidden costs 

For a home of your own: Use Pillar 3a for a residential property

Save energy and money. What's funded by the government.

Use a construction loan to build your dream home

The risks of using retirement assets to finance home ownership: Advice from the experts. 

"The tight housing market has made it more difficult to find residential property in Lucerne."

Extending your mortgage. Adjusting the financing of real estate to new needs

How homeowners can ensure that their property retains its value

Upgrade your heating system. Protect the environment and your wallet.

Increase your living space with a home addition. Here are the options. 

Construction projects on your home and garden: These setback lines apply.

Direct or indirect repayment – the right method of repayment for you

Renovating: What you need to consider during planning 

Renovating: The most important facts about refurbishing or renovating in a nutshell

Renovation costs: Tips for calculating the investment

Renovating and refurbishing with pension capital. What is permitted?

"Couples should plan in advance what to do with their house in case they separate."

Imputed rental value: What you need to know

How real estate is valued

Resolving neighborhood disputes. The right way to deal with conflict. 

Selling your home: Tips on advertising and viewings

Selling a house with a bidding process. Here's how it works.

Focus on central Switzerland: News and views from the real estate market

Living the dream: What the prefabricated house offers

Oversupply causing discomfort on the Ticino housing market

Energy-efficient construction. These are your options.

Building density instead of urban sprawl: The new framework for spatial planning.

Swiss real estate market: Current facts

Swiss real estate market in 2021: Trend reversal on housing market

More than three-quarters of young adults dream of owning their own home

Affordable living? Places in Switzerland where you have the most disposable income. 

How digitalization is decoding demand for real estate

Working from home boosts appeal of owner-occupied homes on urban periphery.

Swiss real estate market in 2021: Demand for residential property higher than ever

Imputed affordability is becoming an ever-greater hurdle for home ownership.

Rental apartment construction continues to boom. Even in the wake of COVID-19.

Abolishing imputed rental value. When and how that might happen.

Just a brief shock: Rapid normalization expected for owner-occupied property market