Real Estate Business Issue 02/2026

News

• Zurich: SIX property changes hands
• Zurich: New neighborhood building block for Höngg
• Personalia: Hiag Immobilien / Seraina Real Estate
• Zug: «Metalli» project faces new hurdles
• Kaiseraugst: «Aurica Next» one step further
• Personalia: Zürcher Kantonalbank
• Sursee: New course for the education location
• Personalia: CBRE Switzerland
• Basel: Residential construction on the site of exhibition hall 3
• From the companies: Helvetia Baloise Holding
• St. Gallen: Green light for new building project
• Uzwil: Space for production and industrial companies
• From the companies: Ginesta / Honegger Group
• Zuoz: Facelift for Hotel Castell
• St. Moritz: Hotel «Laudinella» reopens
• Imprint

Trends

• TRADITIONAL HOUSES IN DEMAND
• Hotel properties move into the focus of investors
• «INVESTMENT PRESSURE REMAINS HIGH»
• Competition for supermarkets and retail parks

Markets and Investment

• «EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE»
• International investors see entry opportunities

Title Topic

• IN CONVERSION
• AI is changing the market for data centers

Regions

• THE «HOTEL-MAMA» CITY
• Apartments remain in short supply in Zurich

Residential

• ON THE COURSE
• Housing shortage becomes a locational disadvantage
• THE RENT FREEZE - AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
• Experience with rent control in Germany

Innovations

• STILL OPTIMISTIC
• Swiss PropTechs continue to grow

Foreign markets

• KEHRTWENDE
• Real estate investments down under in demand again

Real Estate Financial Markets

• IMMO26: A lot of capital in a small space
• Hiag Immobilien: On course with strategic reorganization Plazza AG: Improved result Mobimo: New green bond
• Suisse Romande Property Fund: Portfolio expanded UBS «Siat»: Fresh money for acquisitions and projects Swiss Life AM: New fund
• Swiss Invest REF: «Substantial portfolio additions» La Fonciére: Higher rental income Swiss Central City REF: Sale in Geneva
• Market commentary by Zoltan Szelyes, Macro Real Estate
• Realstone AST: On a shopping spree Helvetia Life AST: New investment group
• Ecoreal AST: Portfolio significantly expanded Vertina AST: Issue target exceeded SFP AST: Issue massively oversubscribed
• Empira Group: Major project in Berlin
• Patrimonium AM / Bayview: New financing platform