BERN RESIDENTIAL MARKET
DEVELOPMENT OF RENTS AND SALE PRICES BERN
RENTS AND SALES PRICES BY MARKET AREA
| Net rent CHF/m² p.a. |
Median CHF/m² p.a. |
advertising period in days | purchase price CHF/m² |
Median CHF/m² |
advertising period in days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern North | 170 - 280 | 210 | 29 | 5 380 - 10 020 | 7 425 | 69 |
| Breitenrain / Wankdorf | 220 - 380 | 275 | 15 | 7 680 - 12 480 | 9 645 | 35 |
| Bümpliz / Oberbottigen | 175 - 300 | 225 | 18 | 4 570 - 8 625 | 6 450 | 43 |
| Inner City | 220 - 475 | 315 | 22 | 4 240 - 10 490 | 6 615 | 102 |
| Kirchenfeld / Schosshalde | 200 - 390 | 265 | 23 | 4 655 - 14 350 | 8 755 | 29 |
| Länggasse / Felsenau | 210 - 405 | 280 | 14 | 8 240 - 11 790 | 10 185 | 32 |
| Liebefeld / Köniz | 180 - 290 | 230 | 28 | 4 865 - 10 460 | 6 785 | 42 |
| Mattenhof / Weissenbühl | 200 - 345 | 255 | 17 | 5 240 - 11 030 | 9 225 | 24 |
| Muri / Ostermundingen / Gümligen | 180 - 300 | 230 | 28 | 5 880 - 12 325 | 8 115 | 55 |
There was no sign of easing on the Bern residential market in 2020. In the agglomeration, the vacancy rate fell from 1.3% to 1.2%. The vacancy rate in the city has barely moved in decades and was once again 0.5%. The situation in the federal capital remains strained, with demand in both market segments still high. There continues to be a shortage of owner-occupied properties – attractive offerings are rare. Rent and purchase prices have largely trended upwards. Although purchase prices on the owner-occupied market in the Bern region continued to climb, there is still room for prices to rise compared with the country as a whole. In the city of Bern, the shortage on the residential market is not expected to ease until 2025, with the development areas Viererfeld/Mittelfeld and Ausserholligen.