Real Estate Business Issue 04/2026

News

• Zurich: «Alto» ready for occupancy
• Kempthal: Change of hands for «The Valley»
• Personalia: Novavest Real Estate AG
• Dübendorf: Innovation Park Zurich makes progress
• Personalia: ULI Switzerland
• Rapperswil-Jona: New replacement building to upgrade urban space
• Personalia: Solutions & Funds
• Wil: Big step for Wil West
• Uzwil: Start of construction for the final stage of Hirzenpark
• Personalia: Azemos AG / Migros Aare
• Landquart: Fashion Outlet continues to grow
• Chur: Construction to start soon on new apartments and a hotel
• Personalia: Allreal Holding AG
• Lucerne: Non-profit apartments for the fire station site
• Bern: City sets course for hundreds of new apartments
• Imprint

Trends

• RELATIVELY ROBUST MARKET
• Foreign investors are showing increasing interest in
• Swiss office properties
• FROM NICHE SEGMENT TO ASSET CLASS
• Life science as a growth driver
• THE 13TH STOCK
• The column by Stephan Kloess

Markets & Investments

• THE HYPE CONTINUES
• Real estate transactions reach new record level

Asset and portfolio management

• STRUCTURE AS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
• From defensive management to active positioning
• FACTS ON SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
• Sosda Social Sustainability Data Benchmark 2025

From the regions

• NEGATIVE TREND PAUSED
• Office vacancy rate falling in the city of Basel

Residential

• SOLID PERFORMANCE
• Results of the IAZI Swiss Property Benchmarks® 2025

Events

• REVIEW OF MIPIM 2026
• Real estate sector proves surprisingly resilient
• CITIES UNDER PRESSURE
• MIPIM Round Table by Horizon Léman

Innovations

• DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY
• Dependence on US IT giants creates problems

Real Estate Financial Markets

• INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH: Stephan Kloess, KRE, John Davidson, HSLU, Daniel Steffen, HSLU