Across Switzerland, residents are feeling the squeeze. Rents are going up, the quantity of available housing is going down and in many areas construction isn’t keeping up with population growth. WRS takes a broad look at an issue affecting us all: housing.
 

Geneva’s housing crisis: Nowhere to grow?
Wedged between the lake and the French border, Geneva isn’t exactly overflowing with space for new housing, but some say the will is a bigger question than the where…

Wanted: Apartment in Geneva
Video journalist Amy Wong follows one frustrated Geneva apartment hunter on her search.                                        

Housing shortage? No sympathy in Zurich
The canton of Zurich’s vacancy rate was .61 percent as of June 1, a major decline over the previous year, but inside city limits the situation is even worse…

Back to the Stadt in Basel
Basel Stadt enjoys a relatively high vacancy rate of 1.20 percent, and this urban area has become even more attractive as vacancy rates in the popular countrysides of Basel Land tumble…

Rents curve upward
Switzerland makes a move towards inflation-linked rental rates; Catherine Allen explains what that means for renters.

Economy on a Rolle
Pete Forster has watched closely as new developments sprout up all around his home in the tiny town of Rolle.

Interview with… economist Philippe Thalmann
How—and when—are we going to overcome this housing situation?                                                                                

Jumping the border
Mark Butcher takes us along on his big move into neighbouring France.                                                            

House hunting survival guide
Looking for a place to call home in Switzerland can be frustrating, to say the least. We’ve asked some experts—by profession and by practice—to pitch in with some advice.

House buying at the prefab superstore
If you’re thinking of buying a home but haven’t found that elusive one that ticks all the boxes, one Swiss firm might have the answer…