Homegate rent index shows Swiss asking rents slip 0.3% in August

• SMG Swiss Marketplace Group reported a broad-based drop in Swiss asking rents in August, based on the Homegate rent index.
• The index fell 0.3% month on month to 133.6 points, down 0.4 points versus July.
• Asking rents still rose 1.8% year on year nationwide, despite declines in 21 of 26 cantons.
• Zug led monthly falls at -3%, followed by Graubünden at -2.3% and Basel-City at -1.4%.
• Zurich asking rents slipped 1% on the month; Lausanne rose 1%; Lucerne stayed strongest year on year at +6.9%.

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