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Prices for private residential property have again risen sharply this year. With these sharply rising prices, anyone who manages to buy one of the scarce owner-occupied homes can call themselves lucky. Homeowners can save hundreds of francs a month compared to renting, writes the real estate beard company IAZI in its current analysis.

According to a UBS forecast, the inflation risk in Switzerland should remain manageable. The bank therefore expects mortgage rates to remain low.

Those who do not apply certain industry standards endanger the value of a property in the long term. The view that sustainability pays off and is associated with long-term positive effects for society as a whole is becoming more and more prevalent, UBS writes in its online mortgage magazine.