Accumulating funds
Accumulating funds reinvest income, while distributing funds pay it out. Find out the key differences for your investment.
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Real Estate Glossary
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Real estate has a language of its own. Our glossary breaks down the terms that matter — from Agio to Verkehrswert — so you can navigate every deal with confidence.
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Agio
What is a premium and how does it influence financial transactions? Learn more about premiums on stocks, bonds, loans and funds.
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Allocation
How can scarce resources be optimally distributed and a portfolio optimised? Learn more about allocating resources and assets.
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Amortization
Mortgage repayment: Direct or indirect repayment — what is more worthwhile? Discover the pros and cons of both options.
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Ankaufsangebot
Entdecken Sie, wie ein präzises Ankaufsangebot den Weg zu erfolgreichen Immobilienverhandlungen ebnet – jetzt mehr lesen!
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Attic apartment
Would you like privacy and comfort? The attic apartment is an exclusive apartment on a flat roof or on the top floor of a multi-storey building.
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Capital gains tax
Capital gains tax is particularly important for sellers, they want the net profit directly influenced by the sale of real estate. Seller soetted himself well informed about the tax consequences in order to not experience anything unexpected and to optimally z'maximize de Gwinn. It is advisable to talk to a tax advisor so that mer kei forgets important points and finally meh vo the sales proceeds.
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Capital investment
What options are there to use real estate as a capital investment? An overview with advantages and disadvantages.
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Capitalization rate
How the capitalization rate influences the income value of real estate — Discover why this factor is decisive for your return.
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Condominium
Condominium: What is behind this form of ownership and terms such as special rights and value quotas?
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Consortium
How does a consortium work? Discover the different types, benefits and why companies are temporarily joining forces.
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Construction figure
Why does the construction rate replace the utilization rate in many cantons in Switzerland? Learn how it shapes urban development.
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Construction law interest
Construction law interest rate: What building rights holders absolutely need to know. Definition, calculation and legal basis at a glance.
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Construction mass number
What is the building mass figure (BMZ) and how is it calculated? Find out what's behind this important key figure in construction.
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Cooperative shares
A cooperative between Lüüt or a company with the same goal. Everyone has voting rights, unsupported community and benefits, for example, from housing associations from cheap rentals. Return is not guaranteed, loss is possible. It's important to check the risk right now!
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Debt capital ratio
Find out what the debt ratio says and which benchmarks apply to real estate transactions.
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Design plan
What is a design plan and why is it so important for construction projects? Find out more about this planning tool.
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Development plan
Discover how the latest scientific breakthroughs are revolutionizing our understanding of time and space.
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Diversification
Diversification: How you can minimize risks and maximize returns by cleverly diversifying your investment.
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Divisioning
Division in construction: Why detailed tenders are crucial for project success and what builders should definitely consider.
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Easement
What are easements? Learn more about their meaning, how they are created and how they expire.
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Easement
Easement: What does it mean, how is it entered and when can you delete it? Learn more about rights on other people's properties.
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Equity ratio
What does the equity ratio say? Find out why this key figure is crucial for stability and creditworthiness.
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Financial market
What is happening on the financial market? Discover the various sub-markets, such as money, foreign exchange and capital markets, and their functions.
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Firsthöhe
How do you calculate the allowable ridge height of a building? Learn everything about measurement methods, regulations, and common pitfalls.
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Floor area number
Find out how the floor area figure influences the value of land in Switzerland and what alternatives there are.
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Full floor
What counts as a full floor in Switzerland? Find out the details about room heights, exceptions and building regulations.
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Funding
Find out everything about financing: Definition, types and important differences between equity and external financing — explained in a concise way.
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Gross floor area
What is behind the gross floor area (GFA) and how is it calculated? Everything about areas, calculations and important differences.
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Groundbreaking
The groundbreaking ceremony: A symbolic ritual that marks the official start of a construction project. Learn more about its meaning!
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Hedonic estimation
Hedonic estimation: How good is this method of real estate valuation really? Discover the strengths and weaknesses in detail.
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Incidentals
What additional costs can be passed on to tenants in Switzerland? Find out what is allowed and which costs are prohibited.
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Income value method
Income value method: How is the value of investment properties calculated? Everything about rental income, capitalization rates and the calculation of income value.
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Inflation
Inflation, deflation, hyperinflation — What do these terms mean and how do they affect the economy, consumers and real estate?
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Inheritance
Advance inheritance: What it means, what obligations are associated with it and how you can avoid disputes in the family.
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Interest
Interest simply explained: Why we pay it, how it is calculated and what types of interest there are — everything at a glance!
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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Learn why the internal rate of return (IRR) is a key indicator for valuing investments and how it is calculated.
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Kaufpreisfaktor
Entdecken Sie jetzt die Formel zum Kaufpreisfaktor und vergleichen Sie Immobilien schnell & einfach – hier zum Wiki!
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Land register extract
Land register extract in Switzerland: Find out what information about real estate is included, who has access and how much it costs.
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Leverage effect
Leverage effect: How real estate investors use debt capital to increase their return on equity — and what risks lurk in the process.
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Lex Koller and Lex Friedrich
What are Lex Koller and Lex Friedrich? These Swiss laws regulate the purchase of land by foreign persons.
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Living space
How is living space calculated in Switzerland? Discover definitions, types of areas and special features relating to the calculation of living space.
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Loan
Loans: How much equity do you really need for your property? Find out everything about mortgages, loan values and calculation.
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Lump risk
Cluster risk: How unilateral investments can jeopardize your wealth and why diversification is key to reducing risk.
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Macro Situation
How do the city, region and image influence real estate value? Find out why the macro situation is decisive for an investment.
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Maintaining value
Protect your property from loss of value: How regular investments can maintain its condition and even increase market value.
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Market value
The market value of this property shows what she brings about at Määrt. It is important for bank loans and helpers with restructuring, mortgages or inheritors. To determine, there is the real value, the income value method and the comparation-based hedonic method. The useful form of the object determines s'method.
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Microlocation
How does the micro-location influence real estate value? The impact of a location's immediate environment.
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Monument protection
Swiss monument protection: Which buildings are protected and what does that mean for renovations? What property owners need to know.
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Net present value method
Net present value method: How to decide in just a few steps whether an investment is really worthwhile — including sample calculation!
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New replacement building
New replacement or renovation? Find out which makes more economic sense and which factors could influence your decision.
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NPV
What is net present value (NPV) and how does it help to assess the profitability of investments? Learn more about this method.
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Open space number
Open space figure: What is behind the predecessor of the green space figure and why is it increasingly being replaced by new regulations?
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Owners meeting
Owners' meeting: How does it work, what tasks are pending and when does it have a quorum? Everything important for condominium owners.
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portfolio
Portfolio diversification: How you can minimize risks through clever diversification and invest successfully in the long term.
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Project development
How does a property become a reality? Discover the 6 phases of project development — from idea to completion.
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Property developer
Building with a property developer: What you need to know about contracts, costs and risks — everything you need to know for stress-free house construction.
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PropTech
PropTechs revolutionizes the real estate industry: When innovation meets the built environment.
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Real estate transfer tax
Find out what real estate transfer tax costs in your canton and how it is calculated — important information about buying real estate.
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Redensification
Densification: How cities manage growth without new building areas while maintaining the environment and quality of life. A look at opportunities & risks.
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Refinancing
What does refinancing mean for banks and borrowers? Find out how fundraising works and what effects it can have.
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REITs
What are REITs and how do they work? Discover the different types, benefits, and risks of these real estate investment companies.
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Remediation
Refurbish, modernize or renovate? Discover the differences and find out how to keep your property fit in the long term.
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Renewal fund
Renewal funds: How to spread maintenance costs over the years and avoid financial bottlenecks — a must for condominium owners.
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Residual value method
The residual value method: How investors calculate the price of land based on the selling price — advantages, risks and why assumptions play a major role.
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Return on equity
What is the return on equity? Learn how this important key figure is calculated and what it says.
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Return on investment
Investment income: When your money goes to work for you. But how is that taxed?
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Right of use
Contractual or real rights of use? Find out what distinguishes right of residence and use and how they influence the value of real estate.
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ROI
ROI: Opportunities and risks of return on investment. How the return on investment works, when it makes sense — and where its limits lie.
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SARON mortgage
SARON mortgage: Flexible but risky. Learn the key advantages and disadvantages of this dynamic financing model compared to fixed-rate mortgages.
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Smart cities
Find out how smart technologies make cities more efficient, safer and more livable — from intelligent parking to waste separation.
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Social space orientation
Social space orientation: How can communities be strengthened through 5 principles? Discover what's behind it.
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Substance-value method
How do you rate castles, train stations or palaces? Discover the asset value method and its application in specialty real estate.
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Superstructure
What is considered a superstructure? Find out how this term shapes construction projects and urban developments in Switzerland.
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Swiss Sustainable Construction Standard (SNBS)
Discover how the SNBS standard in construction increases property value and appeals to environmentally conscious buyers.
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Vacancy
Vacancy in Switzerland is falling: What does this mean for investors? Discover how the vacancy rate is affecting the real estate market.
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Venture capital
What is venture capital? Learn more about opportunities, risks and the current development of the VC market in Switzerland.
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Verkaufsstrategie
Entdecken Sie jetzt, wie Sie mit einer präzisen Verkaufsstrategie Ihre Immobilie optimal positionieren und den Verkaufsprozess beschleunigen – mehr erfahren!
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Vertragsentwurf
Jetzt entdecken, wie ein perfekter Vertragsentwurf Ihren Verkauf reibungslos und rechtssicher macht – lesen Sie mehr im Wiki!
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Volatility
Volatility: Learn how price fluctuations act as both a risk and an opportunity — and what is behind high or low volatility.
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Work contract law
Work contract in Switzerland: What is considered a work, who is liable in the event of defects and what rights do clients have? A look at the Code of Obligations.
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