Homegate rent index shows Swiss asking rents flat in July, up 2.4% year-on-year

• SMG Swiss Marketplace Group reported Switzerland’s Homegate asking-rent index was unchanged in July 2026 at 134.
• National asking rents rose 2.4% year on year despite declines across 15 cantons in the month.
• Nidwalden posted the steepest monthly drop at 4%, with Schwyz down 1.9%, Geneva down 1.5%.
• Zurich canton slipped 0.4% month on month, while St. Gallen gained 0.7%.
• Lugano rose 1.9% in July, while Lucerne city fell 2.4%; all tracked cities remained higher than a year earlier.

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