A real estate appraiser is expected to be an expert in determining the value of real estate.

To do this, it is necessary to find out about supply and demand on the real estate market, to analyze economic developments, economic growth and political processes and to tae their effects on the estimates into account. In addition to writing appraisal reports, real estate appraisers also have to check the condition of building materials, components and structures, calculate areas and volumes according to spatial planning and building law as well as municipal building and zoning regulations and the Swiss Engineers and Architects Association SIA, value-influencing factors such as private law agreements , contaminated sites, land register entries as well as co-ownership and condominium ownership and carry out clarifications with regard to land register entries or limited property rights.

In order to work as a real estate appraiser in Switzerland, you must have completed further training as a real estate appraiser with a federal certificate. complete a professional qualification.