The commercial register lists 4 412 active companies in real estate in the canton of Berne, placing Berne 5th nationally for this sector (7 % of the national total). 1 718 of them (39 %) are VAT-registered, and 1 479 (34 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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Real estate brings together property managers, brokers, developers and property-holding companies. Every development or acquisition goes through a company, often set up for the occasion: new registrations and transfers of assets are the best indicator of projects under way in a canton.
This sector accounts for 7 % of companies classified in the canton of Berne, against 8 % across Switzerland. 21 companies in real estate were registered in the canton of Berne over the past 30 days, 54 over 90 days.
Berne combines the federal administration, telecoms and energy (historic head offices in the capital), precision industry and watchmaking in the Bernese Jura and in Biel, tourism in the Oberland, and farming that remains very present in the Emmental and the Seeland. The fabric is dominated by family-owned SMEs, with a bilingual French and German register.
Of these 4 412 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (56 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (26 %), Coopérative (8 %). 533 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 12 % of the active base; 321 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (264 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.
Share capital is known for 3 669 companies (83 %): CHF 1.2 bn combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 2 398 of them (65 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
1 718 companies (39 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 4 411 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 737 publish a general phone or email, 874 have a website verified by ciblr, and 33 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 54 new registrations, 90 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 46 relocations of seat, 119 other amendments, 1 liquidations or deletions.
4 412 companies in real estate are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Berne, or 7 % of the 59 564 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
1 718 of these companies (39 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 1,728 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.
Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.
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The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.