Since advertisements are published for slightly longer than in the past, sellers have to be more patient. During the period under review, 77,517 adverts for single-family homes were published online in Switzerland, around 2,500 more than a year earlier, according to the latest edition of the Online Home Market Analysis by Immoscout24, in collaboration with the Swiss Property Owners Association and the Swiss Real Estate Institute.

The report notes the 3.4% growth was well below the spectacular 36% increase recorded the previous year.

“After the sharp rise in supply in recent years, the market therefore seems to be stabilising at a higher level of supply for the time being,” it says.

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