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Swiss housing acutely scarce again

Switzerland's housing market tightened further in 2026 to reach a vacancy rate below 1% for the first time since 2013. On June 1st, 45,493 homes stood empty, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), equivalent to 0.93% of the housing stock.

Swiss housing acutely scarce again

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Switzerland's housing market tightened further in 2026 to reach a vacancy rate below 1% for the first time since 2013.

On June 1st, 45,493 homes stood empty, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), equivalent to 0.93% of the housing stock.

That was 0.07 percentage points lower than a year earlier.

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Switzerland's housing market tightened further in 2026 to reach a vacancy rate below 1% for the first time since 2013. On June 1st, 45,493 homes stood empty, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), equivalent to 0.93% of the housing stock. That was 0.07 percentage points lower than a year earlier.

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That was 0.07 percentage points lower than a year earlier.

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