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Housing and rent

Rents, mortgages and the property market in Ticino and the border belt: costs and rights.

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189 articles on housing and rent, newest first.

• Swiss cost of living 2026: canton of Aargau

  In the canton of Aargau, the 2026 cost of living should be viewed across three tax levels, LAMal within 3 months, and a national comparison of rents, groceries and transport.

• Switzerland's cost of living 2026: Canton of Vaud

  Rents, spending, transport, KVG and taxes: guide to the cost of living 2026 in the canton of Vaud, with national rules to be compared between cantons.

• Swiss cost of living 2026: Canton of Basel in comparison

  Swiss cost of living 2026: in Basel there are three tax levels, KVG within 3 months of arrival and a maximum rent deposit of three months.

• Federal Council: rents, integration and cybersecurity

  €334.5 million for integration in 2028-2032, counter-proposal on rents and proposal on cybersecurity by June 2027.

• Swiss cost of living 2026: Canton of Bern in comparison

  Rents, taxation, KVG and contributions: 2026 guide to the cost of living in the canton of Bern, with rules and comparisons valid in Switzerland.

• Swiss Cost of Living 2026: Canton of Geneva

  Rents, food shopping, transport and KVG: the 2026 comparison between Geneva and the other cantons starts with fiscal, wage and rental rules.

• Swiss Cost of Living 2026: Canton of Zurich

  2026 Guide to the Cost of Living in Switzerland: Rent, Groceries, Transportation, LAMal, and Taxes, with a Focus on the System in the Canton of Zurich.

• Buying a home in the Canton of Graubünden: prices and mortgage loans

  Buying guide in Graubünden: price, own funds, mortgage affordability, transfer tax, notarial fees and taxation at three levels.

• Real estate investments: Ticino bucks the trend

  The SRESI index falls to 47,5 points in 2026 from 69,5 in 2025. Lugano is the only center where prices are expected to decline.

• Homes in Switzerland: the shortage has eased since 2027

  Studio Wüest Partner: The housing shortage in Switzerland could be alleviated by the end of 2027 with 50,000 new units planned.

• Shortage of accommodation in Switzerland: between 2026 and 2027

  Wüest Partner forecasts a recovery in residential construction with 45,000 units in 2026 and 50,000 in 2027.

• Housing market: between population growth and supply

  The Federal Office of Housing's analysis of the Swiss housing market in 2025 and 2026, amid population growth and rising rents.

• Accommodation market in Switzerland: the situation is getting worse

  According to the Federal Office of Housing the situation on the housing market in Switzerland worsens due to new construction undercutting the rise in household economies.

• Rentals St. Gallen: fees, deposit and tenant's rights

  Uniform federal legal framework, maximum deposit 3 months, cancellation only on official form, dispute within 30 days to the conciliation authority.

• Seasonal in Tourism: Featured Accommodation Expenses

  A study by the University of Lausanne commissioned by the Federal Office of Housing analyzes the housing difficulties of seasonal workers.

• Your rent doesn't go down on its own. You have to ask for it

  Mortgage rate stuck at 1.25%, but only 12% of tenants asked for a reduction. Here's how to check if you are entitled to pay less.

• Security deposit and fee dispute in Geneva

  The security deposit may not exceed three months of rent; the dispute of the fee must take place within 30 days with the conciliation authority.

• Rentals in Geneva: average fees and rental rights

  Detailed analysis of the rental market in the Canton of Geneva, with a focus on average rents by area, security deposit, dispute and federal rental rules.

• Buying a house in the Canton of Geneva: prices and mortgage

  Average prices in Geneva, own funds required, mortgage loan sustainability, transfer taxes and notary fees.

• Rentals in Thurgau: average fees, deposit and conciliation

  Rental market in the canton of Thurgau: how the security deposit works, when to challenge the initial rent and how to act before the conciliation authority.

• Rentals in Thurgau: average fees and rental rights

  Rental market in the canton of Thurgau: security deposit, cancellation, fee dispute and conciliation authority according to the Code of Obligations.

• Apenzello Interno Rentals: fees and lease

  Analysis of the average rents in the Canton of Appenzell Interior, security deposit, rent dispute and federal rules on renting.

• Buying a house in Bern: prices, mortgage and taxes

  Practical guide to buying real estate in the Canton of Bern: transfer tax, notary fees, own funds required and mortgage loan sustainability.

• Buying a house in Neuchâtel: prices and mortgage

  Buying a house in Neuchâtel: calculation of own funds, sustainable mortgage, transfer taxes and notary fees in Switzerland.