switzerland property market stable and growing says ipd
News Posted On: 15 April 2010
Switzerland's property market has grown by 70 basis points in the last year, according to its data for the IPD Databank, which has shown (as always) the stability of the Switzerland property market across all sectors. This is because capital growth in Switzerland is naturally stabilized by limited asset supply and a dominant local pension and insurances fund investor base, both of which take long-term positions in the market thereby creating genuine market stability.
According to the IPD report, the growth in Switzerland over last year was driven by the retail sector, which delivered 1.5% last year, followed by the residential and office sectors, at 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively. The industrial sector contracted for the second year running, by 1% over the year.
Shopping centers and ‘retail major cities’ both led the growth in the dominant retail sector, with both growing well above the annual average at 1.8% and 1.4%, respectively. The IDP said that both segments continue to be supported by stable yields, low vacancy rates due to limited stock, rental growth and strong domestic consumer spending. At the main market level, Switzerland’s property market was supported by rental value growth across the three sectors, delivering an average of 1.7%
Three of the six segments in thehe Swiss residential sector, which accounts for 46.5% of the IP Databank, produced a higher than average capital growth; Lausanne, Geneva and Zurich delivered 1.1%, 0.9% and 0.8% respectively. Berne was one of only three segments to see capital contraction, at -0.6%. Capital growth in the residential sectors of Basle and the rest of Switzerland respectively was 0.6% and 0.4%.
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