Construction industry Home prices continue to rise in the first quarter
Prices for condominiums and single-family homes continued to rise at a high level in the first three months of 2026. Houses in western Switzerland and Bern were particularly popular.
10.04.2026, 08:21
10.04.2026, 08:22
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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 Raiffeisen transaction price index published on Friday. Condominiums even rose by 1.8% on average.
Within one year, i.e. compared to the first quarter of 2025, prices for single-family homes and condominiums even climbed by 4.9% each. "The high financial attractiveness of home ownership is keeping price momentum high," Fredy Hasenmaile, Chief Economist at Raiffeisen Switzerland, was quoted as saying in the press release.
Houses in Bern and western Switzerland attractive
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 increased the most in the Central Switzerland and Southern Switzerland regions.
Broken down by municipality type, the increase in house prices was highest in tourist municipalities, but lowest in urban centers - albeit still high. Apartments also saw the highest 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.
