Reference rate and rent increases in Switzerland: Why shared housing is booming in 2026
06/06/2026In Switzerland, the search for affordable housing in 2026 is increasingly becoming a real obstacle course. Faced with an endemic shortage of apartments and property inflation that seems to know no respite, Swiss households are under pressure. At Roomlala, we see the challenges tenants face every day, particularly in the major urban centres of French- and German-speaking Switzerland. While the famous mortgage reference rate has stabilised, the reality of the supply market tells a completely diffe...