Switzerland: real estate better than stock market

In Switzerland, buy real estate is more attractive than investing in stocks. The benefit would be linked to greater efficiency and / or reduced risk, according to a survey done by the brokerage firms Moneypark.

The 80 experts questioned sector in the first quarter of 2016 argue that the prices of properties owned should remain stable or drop slightly at most. Nearly half of respondents believe that it is a consolidation of the constant prices markets and excludes a housing bubble.

An expert on two in the coming months is expecting a price increase of between 0.5 and 3.5% for property not personally used, but sublet. In the field of luxury and commercial real estate in what is expected rather a decrease, which could reach up to 30%.

After the strong housing growth in recent years, experts predict a stabilization time. The application of the initiative against mass immigration, and – at the regional level – the Law on secondary residences could represent an obstacle for the sector.