(Bloomberg) --
In Switzerland, the proportion of empty apartments and single family homes hit a two-decade high this year. With the central bank's policy benchmark at -0.75%, yield-hungry investors have piled into the property market in a bid to compensate for meager returns elsewhere. That means excess supply in some areas and the Swiss National Bank has warned of a market correction.
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