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Price per m² in Geneva by Commune: Official Figures
There is no single price per m² in Geneva, but three measures and two markets. The official OCSTAT medians, commune by commune, and how…
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Our reading of the Geneva market, based on transactions actually recorded at the land registry rather than on impressions.
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With CHF 4 million, where to buy on Geneva’s Left Bank?
Two, four or eight million doesn't buy the same thing in Cologny, Collonge-Bellerive or Veyrier. A reading of the 971 sales published over the…
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Will Geneva stop publishing property sale prices?
Bill 13711 would remove prices and names from Geneva’s land publications. What this transparency gives sellers and buyers today, what would remain, and what…
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The 5 Best Neighbourhoods in Geneva for a Family
In Geneva, you don't choose your child's school: your address does. Here is what each of the five neighbourhoods where families settle really costs.
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Geneva Land Registry: Access, Extract and Fees
The owner's identity and a building's description can be consulted free of charge online. A certified extract costs 50 francs and, depending on the…
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Luxury Property in Geneva: What the 2026 UBS Study Shows
The 2026 UBS study puts Cologny at 43'000 CHF/m². The previous edition said 36'000. Before drawing any conclusions about your property, let's look at…
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Luxury real estate on Geneva’s Left Bank: how it trades
Scarcity, discretion and off-market sales: how the top of the Geneva market actually works — and why searching property portals alone shows you the…
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IBGI in Geneva: 2026 scale and how the tax is calculated
From 50% before two years to 2% after twenty-five: the Geneva IBGI scale, what can be deducted from the gain — and why an…
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Moving to Geneva with a Lump-Sum Tax Arrangement
Taxed on your lifestyle rather than your income: who is eligible, how the base is calculated in Geneva — 7 times the rent —…
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Buying a Villa in Cologny: The Buyer’s Guide
Micro-areas, international schools, off-market listings, LFAIE, the purchase process: everything a demanding buyer needs to know before targeting Cologny.
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Selling Off-Market in Geneva: What Discretion Actually Protects
Off-market doesn't mean an invisible sale: in Geneva, acquisitions are published every Friday. What the method protects, what it doesn't, and what it costs.
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Carouge: the Property Market of the Sardinian City
Neoclassical lanes, artisan workshops, the banks of the Arve: what drives prices in Carouge, the city within the city — and where to read…
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Eaux-Vives: the property market between lake and station
Parc La Grange, the lake shore, Léman Express: the Eaux-Vives neighbourhood has changed scale — what that does to prices, and where to read…
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Anières: the property market of the lakeside village
Chevrens, Bassy, the shores of Lake Geneva ten kilometres from Geneva: what drives prices in Anières, a lakeside village — and where to read…
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The Guide to Real Estate in Geneva: Prices, Neighbourhoods, Method
What makes the Geneva market, prices commune by commune, the method for selling and buying, tax pitfalls: the starting point, all linked together.
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Vandœuvres: the Property Market of Patrician Countryside
Two-thirds agricultural land, hamlets, century-old oaks, golf: what drives prices in Vandœuvres, 4.5 km from the city — and where to read the real…
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Corsier: the property market between port and countryside
The port, the shores of Lake Geneva, preserved countryside: what drives prices in Corsier, a village on the lakeside chain — and where to…
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Collonge-Bellerive: the property market, a lakeside commune
Waterfront villas, Vésenaz and its lively centre, schools and a beach: what drives prices in Collonge-Bellerive — and where to read the real sales.
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Champel: The Property Market of the Parks District
Bourgeois apartment buildings, penthouses with Salève views, Bertrand Park and the Léman Express: what shapes prices in Champel — and where to find the…
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Cologny: the property market of the hillside commune
The hillside facing due west, the lake view, the golf course, the large plots: what makes Cologny the pinnacle of the Geneva market —…
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Chêne-Bougeries: the property market, a commune of schools
La Gradelle, Grange-Canal, Malagnou: what drives prices in Chêne-Bougeries, a commune of families and schools — and where to find the actual sales.
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Geneva’s Left Bank: three markets under one price per m²
Villa zone, free-market PPE (condominium), development zone: three markets overlap on the Left Bank. Reading a price per m² without distinguishing them leads straight…
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LaMap × Rousseau 5: online valuation, then the expert
Three statistical models, seventy criteria, then an expert on site: how the LaMap–Rousseau 5 partnership values your property — and where its limits lie.
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Leaving the non-dom regime: buying in Geneva in the right order
The United Kingdom abolished the non-dom regime on 6 April 2025. Between deciding to leave and holding the keys in Geneva, there is a…
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Becoming a homeowner in Switzerland: the first-purchase route
Renting or buying, budget, pension provision — the exact rules for the 2nd pillar —, search, deed: the complete first-purchase journey, step by step.
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Defending Your Sale Price in Geneva: The Method
A fair price, a margin decided with a cool head, ready answers to the buyer's three classic attacks: negotiation is won before the first…
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AI in Swiss Real Estate: What It Does, What It’s Barred From
There is no Swiss law on AI yet. Here are the four places it works on this site, what data protection already requires, and…
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Direct or Indirect Amortisation: Which to Choose in Geneva?
Repay the bank, or save into a pledged pillar 3a? The two mechanisms compared, their effect on Geneva wealth tax — and what 2029…
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Architecture and Heritage in Geneva: The Owner’s Guide
Old Town, Sardinian town, bourgeois apartment buildings, Le Corbusier's Clarté — and what a listing or registration changes when you buy or sell.
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Living, Weighted, PPE or Usable Area: The Differences
Four measurements, four figures for the same flat. What each one counts, which appears in a Geneva listing, and which sets the price.
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Mortgage Note: Definition, Cost and Use in Geneva
The title of pledge that secures your mortgage: what it is, what it costs at the notary, and why to keep it after repayment.
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Calculating the Sale Price in Geneva: by m² and m³
Apartment by the weighted m², house by SIA m³ plus the land, rented property at yield value: the three calculations used by professionals, with…
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Property sale contract in Geneva: promise and deed
From accepted offer to registration in the land register: the forms the contract can take, what it must contain, and the moment the buyer…
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What Income Is Needed to Buy in Geneva? The Banks’ Calculation
Swiss banks all apply the same calculation: a theoretical rate of 5%, amortisation, upkeep. Here is the income required, price by price.
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Geneva, a property history: what each era has built
From Roman Genava to the PAV: every era has left a layer of building still bought today — the old town, the Fazy belt,…
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How to Choose an Estate Agency in Geneva
Five criteria you can verify — registered sales, municipality, valuation method, agreement, network — and the questions to ask before signing.
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Selling a luxury property in Geneva: discretion and method
An exceptional property does not sell like a flat: rare buyers, mandatory discretion, prices with no comparables. The method, step by step.
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Nautilus in Cologny: the iconic lakeside residence
Detached mansions overlooking the lake, architecture inspired by the open sea, absolute specifications: why Nautilus is Cologny's flagship project.
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Lex Weber: the Geneva buyer’s guide
Municipalities at 20%, old-law dwellings freely purchasable, October 2024 revision: what the secondary residences law still allows.
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The Geneva property market: understanding its dynamics
Why Geneva is so expensive, why averages tell you nothing, and what really moves prices — a municipality-by-municipality reading.
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Building Permits in Geneva: The Real Timeline of a Project
APA, DD, DP, appeals: the LCI sets every stage and every deadline. Where the weeks of a Geneva project actually go — and which…
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Due diligence in Geneva: the 5 laws that can block everything
Agricultural land, Lex Koller, Lex Weber, State pre-emption, LDTR: five regimes can stop or pre-empt your transaction. Check before you sign.
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Reinvestment relief: deferring property gains tax in Geneva
Selling your main residence and buying again lets you defer the IBGI — five years to reinvest in Geneva. Conditions, deadlines and a worked…
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Buying in Geneva: the property transaction from A to Z
From the search to registration at the land registry: the steps, the forms of ownership — PPE, superficie, co-ownership — the costs and the…
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Financial capacity: how much can you buy in Geneva?
Own funds, 2nd pillar, theoretical rate of 5%, one-third ratio: how banks calculate your purchasing potential — full example at 2.5 million.
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LFAIE (Lex Koller): who can buy property in Geneva?
Permit B, permit C, cross-border worker, foreign company: what the Lex Koller allows — and forbids — when buying a home in Geneva, case…
Rousseau 5 — Estate agency, Geneva Left Bank
Rousseau 5 has been the high-end estate agency specialising in residential property on Geneva's Left Bank since 2012. Villas, apartments, penthouses and off-market opportunities — every mandate is handled by a dedicated broker with precise knowledge of Cologny, Champel, Chêne-Bougeries, Collonge-Bellerive, Vandœuvres and the whole lakeside area.