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Mortgages in Switzerland: how the system works

Property in Switzerland is expensive - and the debt burden is also high.

This content was published on Jun 21, 2025 Home loans are cheap in Switzerland. There are good sides and bad sides to this. Here is what you need to know about mortgages in Switzerland.

The Grenadiers du Bon Dieu from the village of Wiler march in parade during the Corpus Christi festival on Thursday, June 19, 2025, near the huge landslide that last month devastated the Valais village of Blatten.

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This content was published on Jun 20, 2025 The Grenadiers du Bon Dieu from the village of Wiler march in parade during the Corpus Christi festival on Thursday, June 19, 2025, near the huge landslide that last month devastated the Valais village of Blatten.

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Falling birth rates, rising political tensions and US visa woes for Swiss students.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jun 20, 2025 Falling birth rates, rising political tensions and US visa woes for Swiss students.

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Criticism of detention pending deportation, the launch of the referendum campaign on the e-ID law and the question: Where in Switzerland do the most expensive cars drive?

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jun 19, 2025 Criticism over deportation detention, the e-ID referendum campaign kicks off and a new ranking shows where to find Switzerland’s priciest cars.

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During conservation and restoration work in the Chapelle du Scapulaire in Le Landeron, decorations dating back to 1683 were uncovered that have been unexpectedly well preserved.

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This content was published on Jun 19, 2025 Restoration work at the Chapelle du Scapulaire in Le Landeron has uncovered remarkably well-preserved decorative artwork dating back to 1683.

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Iranian ballistic missile attack on Tel Aviv

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jun 18, 2025 The conflict between Israel and Iran revives the question of evacuating Swiss nationals from abroad.

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This content was published on Jun 18, 2025 As part of the ArtBasel fair currently taking place, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac has sold the work “Playmate” by American pop artist James Rosenquist to a European institution for $1.8 million (CHF1.5 million). (Keystone/Georgios Kefalas)

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The sports field of the new centre for asylum seekers in Grand-Saconnex, near Geneva airport. The opening of the centre, which should soon accommodate in particular people whose asylum applications have been rejected, has been the subject of heated controversy for years.

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This content was published on Jun 17, 2025 The sports field at the newly opened asylum seekers’ centre in Grand-Saconnex, near Geneva Airport. The facility, which is expected to house people whose asylum requests have been rejected, has sparked years of heated local debate.

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Farewell to 20 Minutes in print. One of Switzerland’s most widely read newspapers will cease its print edition by the end of the year.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jun 17, 2025 Farewell to 20 Minutes in print. One of Switzerland’s most widely read newspapers will cease its print edition by the end of the year.

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Most Swiss Abroad won’t be able to vote online in 2027 federal election

This content was published on Jun 17, 2025 Only a handful of cantons are likely to have an e-voting system for the next federal elections.

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