The Swiss property investment market has seen positive growth in 2025. Strong demand for secure investments and returns should continue to support the market, according to real estate consultancy IAZI. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "2025 was not a bad year for Swiss property investments," Donato Scognamiglio, chairman of the board of directors of IAZI, told the media in Zurich on Monday. It is the combination of rising rents and appreciating property values that is keeping returns high. In concrete terms, direct property investments generated an average return of 6.1% last year. This was another substantial increase on the previous year, which had already posted a 4.4% rise. Those who invested in flats recorded an even higher average return of 6.8%. The average return on office and commercial property was 4.8%. The increase in benchmark rents, which has been observed for years, rose by a further 3.7% in 2025 alone, according to IAZI data. By 2024 ...
