Swiss home prices continue rise in first quarter
Prices for Swiss condominiums and single-family homes continued to rise at a high level in the first three months of 2026.
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Houses in western Switzerland and Bern were particularly popular.
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Single-family homes were 1.4% more expensive in the first quarter than in the last quarter of 2025, according to the transaction price index from Raiffeisen bank. Condominium prices rose by 1.8% on average.
Compared to the first quarter of 2025, prices for single-family homes and condominiums have each climbed by 4.9%. “The high financial attractiveness of home ownership is keeping price momentum high,” Fredy Hasenmaile, chief economist at Raiffeisen Switzerland, stated.
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From a cantonal perspective, prices for single-family homes rose the most in the Bern and western Switzerland regions compared to the previous year, while prices for condominiums rose the most in central and southern Switzerland.
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Broken down by type of municipality, the increase in house prices was highest in tourist municipalities and lowest in urban centres. Flats also saw the greatest year-on-year increase in tourist resorts.
The Raiffeisen Transaction Price Index is published quarterly at the beginning of each new quarter. It measures the price development of owner-occupied residential property in Switzerland based on Raiffeisen and Swiss Real Estate Datapool (SRED) transaction data.
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