Table 1 Variable description
Variable name Description | Source |
|---|---|
Median rental prices Per square meter and year. Relevant for: Apartments, office space, sales area and industrial real estate | Wüest Partner AG |
Median prices Per square meter. Relevant for: Houses, owner-occupied flats | Wüest Partner AG |
Yields governmental bonds (10 Y) Yields on governmental bonds with 10-year maturity (%) | Swiss National Bank |
Variable mortgage rates Average variable mortgage interest rates (%) | Swiss National Bank |
Fixed mortgage rates (10 Y) Fixed mortgage interest rates with 10-year maturity (%) | Swiss National Bank |
Spread Indicates the difference between net initial returns and yields on governmental bonds with 10-year maturity (%). Relevant for: Rental apartments and industrial real estate | Wüest Partner AG |
Supply number Number of advertised real estate objects divided by the group-specific stock (%). Relevant for: Office space, sales area, industrial real estate | Wüest Partner AG |
Vacancy rates Number of vacant object relative to housing stock (%). Relevant for: Houses, owner-occupied flats and rental apartments | Federal Statistical Office |
Location and market rating Rating: Min = 1, Max = 5. Relevant for: Rental apartments, houses, owner-occupied flats, office, sales area, industrial real estate | Wüest Partner AG |
Investment per resident Total investments (in thousand Swiss Francs), including public expenditures per resident | Federal Statistical Office |
Population growth | Federal Statistical Office |
Firm stock Total firm stock (in thousand) measured by the number of ltd’s | Wüest Partner AG |
Housing stock Total housing units (in thousand) | Wüest Partner AG |
Economic structure Number of firms in the services sector relative to the firm stock (%) | Federal Statistical Office |
Building applications Number of building applications per resident. Relevant for: Rental apartments, houses, owner-occupied flats | Wüest Partner AG/Federal Statistical Office |