Office Market Report Switzerland 2010

After the economic crash of late 2008, and the slump of 2009, we seem to have passed the economic low-point. So far, the impact of the recession on the Swiss office market was fairly mild marketing has been a tough challenge. On the other hand, we did not see the kind of large-scale price collapses and massive vacancies suffered in other countries.

The availability rate for office space has changed little over the previous year and the national average amounts to 4.3 %. This means that in the 20 largest urban agglomerations 1 599 000 m2 are available. Similarly, the office rent price in Switzerland has remained stable: One square meter costs an average of CHF 232.-- net p.a.

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source : Colliers-Ami