Die übermächtige Immobude Wüest & Partner gibt infamy recht und erzählt, gewunden schwurbelnd, nach, was die CS schon vor Monaten geradeheraus "Schweineyklus" nannte und infamy zum Schluss brachte: Büroleerstände werden zunehmend zum Problem für die Stadt (und die Immobilieneigentümer)!

In the final quarter of 2010, all office regions experienced a moderate downward correction in average asking rents. On one hand, lower grade office space, which was held back during the recession, appears to have reentered the market. On the other hand, some markets are still burdened by an oversupply of space and continuous construction activity. In Zurich, office space availability remains at over 7 percent of stock, and major property developments are due for completion in 2011. These projects alone will add over 60’000 sqm of lettable office space to the market. At the top end of the market however, rents are stable thanks to buoyant demand and limited availability of high- quality space. In both Zurich and Geneva, prime rents are currently in the region of CHF 1,000 per sqm. Biotech multinational Roche has submitted a planning application for a new office development providing 76’000 sqm of floorspace at its Basel headquarters. Roche plans to relocate 1’900 staff from rental offices by 2015, thereby freeing up significant office space throughout Basel.