Rising prices and rates of interest are affecting sentiment within the housing market

Inflation and rising rates of interest are leaving their mark on the Swiss property market. Whereas tenants face rising rents and better utility payments, power, restore and curiosity prices rise after they personal a house. The dream of a single-family house within the countryside remains to be widespread regardless of excessive costs.

Based on the annual dwelling dream survey by Helvetia and Moneypark, two-thirds of house owners and greater than half of tenants (58%) really feel the results of an rate of interest reversal initiated by the Swiss Nationwide Financial institution ( SNB). For tenants (42% of these surveyed), the upper reference rate of interest and rising rents are a giant subject.

Concern of rising rates of interest

Many owners (28%) worry larger mortgage rates of interest when their mortgage comes up for renewal. Or they’re already paying extra curiosity due to the current extension (28%) or a dearer Saron mortgage (16%).

Inflation additionally hinders funding. 23 p.c of house owners surveyed mentioned they might spend much less cash on it and 15 p.c wished to place it off till later. 5 p.c even cancel deliberate work. There may be much less deal with constructing photo voltaic methods. However, extra must be invested within the backyard. Bogs, kitchens and solar safety are additionally fashionable.

Single household properties are nonetheless in demand

Regardless of excessive costs and rising rates of interest, the single-family house stays the highest dream house for greater than half of these surveyed. The dream property is surrounded by greenery, is in a quiet space, has outside house and is properly linked to public transport. Condominiums in house buildings come second (27%).

Nevertheless, it was mentioned that tenants’ buy intentions had decreased. A big majority count on property costs to proceed to rise. The dream of proudly owning a house remains to be full for 55 p.c of tenants; in 2020 it was nonetheless two thirds.

On the similar time, house house owners are more and more enthusiastic about promoting their property, for instance to learn from a rise in worth (17%) lately and to scale back their prices to scale back Nevertheless, essentially the most regularly cited purpose for desirous to promote is that the house has develop into too massive (25%). (rbu/sda/awp)