FPRE
FPRE is an independent Swiss real estate economics consultancy and research firm offering the IMBAS do-it-yourself valuation and analysis platform, proprietary hedonic and machine-learning models, and market data APIs to banks, institutional investors, developers, valuers, and government clients across Switzerland and Germany.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2006
- HeadquartersZürich, Switzerland
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What FPRE does
FPRE (legal name: Fahrländer Partner Raumentwicklung) is a Swiss privately-held independent real estate economics consultancy and research firm founded in 2006 and headquartered in Zürich, with additional offices in Bern and Frankfurt am Main. The company employs approximately 40 interdisciplinary professionals spanning economics, econometrics, architecture, spatial planning, statistics, and computer science. Its core offering is IMBAS (Immobilien-Bewertungs- und Analysesystem), a do-it-yourself real estate valuation and analysis platform covering location analysis, hedonic property valuation models for residential and income properties, portfolio analysis, and project development evaluation. FPRE also publishes market intelligence products (FPREview, indices, demand segmentation), operates a Digital Construction Cost Service co-developed with PBK AG, and offers a Regulation Monitor.
FPRE's proprietary technology stack combines hedonic statistical models, space-time machine learning (the NISMO project), geospatial micro-location indicators on a 25x25m grid covering all Swiss addresses, and quarterly recalibration against an extensive transaction and rental contract database. A REST-API and a 2025-launched Model Context Protocol (MCP) server expose FPRE data and models to enterprise systems and AI agents (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini). The business model is a hybrid of (i) professional consulting services (advisory and valuation mandates), (ii) IMBAS subscriptions and unit-priced data products, (iii) recurring API and embedded-widget licensing, and (iv) app-style specialty products (RESC, MonReg, Baukostenservice). Pricing examples include CHF 300 per locality/quarter for location analyses and CHF 2,000-3,500 annual licenses for the iFrame Quick Valuation widget.
FPRE serves 800+ companies and organizations in Switzerland and Germany across institutional investors, banks and financial institutions, brokers, developers, property valuers, consultants, property owners, government bodies, and universities. The firm operates with ISO 27001 certification, IOSCO Letter of Compliance, and an IMBAS Advisory Board of independent professors providing academic governance, and it self-finances its research and development without external investors.
FPRE firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- FPRE
- Legal name
- Fahrländer Partner Raumentwicklung
- Website
- https://fpre.ch
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2006
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- FPRE is an independent Swiss real estate economics consultancy and research firm offering the IMBAS do-it-yourself valuation and analysis platform, proprietary hedonic and machine-learning models, and market data APIs to banks, institutional investors, developers, valuers, and government clients across Switzerland and Germany.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
FPRE industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Real Estate Market Intelligence and Valuation Software
- NAICS
- Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Software Publishers (5132)
- SIC
- Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Real Estate M&A / Joint Venture Advisory (Platform Deals, Partnerships) (BPAJANAF)
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Where FPRE is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Zürich
- HQ country
- Switzerland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
FPRE business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Professional Consulting Services: Independent advisory services for real estate economic questions and spatial development, including market studies, feasibility studies, strategic real estate consulting, and regulatory advisory. Delivered through direct consulting mandates by the interdisciplinary team.
- Valuation Services: Independent property valuation services covering transaction valuations, land and project valuations, added-value determinations, rent and yield analyses, court expertises, residential property valuations, and specialty property valuations (hotels, care homes, stadiums, port facilities, churches).
- IMBAS Platform Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to the IMBAS web application providing self-service location analysis, hedonic property valuation models, DCF valuation tools, portfolio analysis, and project development evaluation. Offered with usage-based API access and per-seat or enterprise licensing.
- Market Data and API Access: Revenue from API access to market data products including location ratings, hedonic models, comparables and benchmarks, discounting rates, micro-location indicators, demand segments, and property indices, delivered via REST-API or MCP server for AI integrations.
- Digital Products and Apps: Licensing of specialized applications including iFrame Quick Valuation (lead generation widget), Real Estate Scenario Cockpit (RESC), Regulation Monitor (MonReg), and Digital Construction Cost Service, offered as annual licenses.
- Market Observation Publications: Free quarterly FPREview publication and monthly meta-analyses on macroeconomic and real estate market developments, supporting brand positioning and lead generation for paid services.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Location Analysis - Housing: CHF 300 per locality/quarter |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Location Analysis - Commercial: CHF 300 per locality/quarter |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Community Checks (Gemeindechecks): Per unit or subscription |
| Subscription | Annual | iFrame Quick Valuation License: Annual license |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Macro Location Ratings: Per unit or subscription |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
FPRE product offering
Product offeringCore offering
FPRE delivers independent real estate market intelligence and valuation services for the Swiss and German markets. The core offering combines professional consulting and independent property valuations with the IMBAS do-it-yourself analytics platform, hedonic and machine-learning valuation models, micro- and macro-location ratings, and standardized REST-API and MCP server integrations so that banks, investors, brokers, developers, valuers, and government bodies can run evidence-based property decisions or embed FPRE data directly into their workflows and AI tools.
Product overview
FPRE (Fahrländer Partner Raumentwicklung) is a private real estate economics consultancy offering a unified platform architecture centered on IMBAS (Immobilien-Bewertungs- und Analysesystem), a do-it-yourself real estate valuation and analysis system. The platform provides modular capabilities spanning location analysis (Standortanalyse, Makro-Lageratings, Mikro-Lageratings, Mikro-Lageindikatoren, Umgebungsanalyse, Gemeindechecks), property valuation (Bewertungsmodelle für Wohneigentum, Bewertungsmodell für Renditeimmobilien, Renditeimmobilie Hedonic DCF, Bewertungsmodelle für Mietobjekte, Projektentwicklung und -bewertung), portfolio analysis, market intelligence (Hedonic Models, Discount Rate Model, Comparables/Benchmarks, Demand Segments, Real Estate Indices, Price Expectation Indices), and FPRE Apps (iFrame Quick Valuation, Real Estate Scenario Cockpit RESC, Regulation Monitor, Construction Cost Service). Market data is accessible via REST-API for classical integrations and MCP Server for AI agent connections. Additional publications include FPREview quarterly series, Meta-Analyses, Real Estate Indices, and the historical Immobilien-Almanach.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- IMBAS (Immobilien-Bewertungs- und Analysesystem) Platform Do-it-yourself web platform providing evidence-based, data-driven location analyses (Standortanalyse, Makro- and Mikro-Lageratings, Mikro-Lageindikatoren, Umgebungsanalyse, Gemeindechecks), hedonic and DCF property valuation models, portfolio analysis, and project development evaluation modules for residential, commercial, and income properties across Switzerland.
- Professional Real Estate Consulting Independent advisory services for real estate economic questions and spatial development, including market studies, feasibility studies, strategic real estate consulting, and regulatory advisory for institutional investors, banks, developers, government bodies, and other real estate actors.
- Property Valuation Services Independent valuation mandates covering transaction valuations, land and project valuations, value-added determinations, rent and yield analyses, court expertises, and specialty properties including hotels, care homes, stadiums, port facilities, and churches, leveraging FPRE's hedonic models and discount rate model.
- REST Market Data API REST API enabling enterprise customers to integrate FPRE market data, hedonic valuation models, location ratings, comparables, benchmark rents, discount rates, micro-location indicators, demand segments, and property indices into their own systems and automated workflows.
- MCP Server for AI Agents Model Context Protocol server enabling AI agents and copilots (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) to access FPRE real estate market data, micro-location information, valuation models, and construction cost data directly inside AI workflows.
- iFrame Quick Valuation Widget Embeddable widget for customer websites that performs rapid residential property valuations and automatically notifies the host (with XML for downstream processing), enabling brokers, banks, and property portals to provide market value estimates and capture qualified leads.
- Real Estate Scenario Cockpit (RESC) Scenario-based market value forecasting application that models regional property value trends, long-term trajectories, and cyclical fluctuations based on the current market temperature, used for investment and portfolio planning decisions.
- Monitor Regulierung (Regulation Monitor) Regulatory monitoring web platform providing daily updated information on real estate-relevant policy and regulatory developments in Switzerland, covering spatial planning, secondary residences, migration, affordable housing, tenancy law, and property taxes.
- Baukostenservice FPRE/PBK (Construction Cost Service) Construction cost calculation web service and API for early-stage project cost estimates, structured according to the eCCC-B\u00e2t standard, developed jointly with PBK AG, with direct integration capability for BIM systems.
- FPREview Quarterly Publication Quarterly digital publication series covering key themes, trends, and forecasts for the Swiss real estate market, with the Q1 edition presenting annual market overviews and medium- to long-term forecasts and Q2-Q4 editions focusing on specific topics.
Quantifiable outcome
- Hedonic models updated quarterly with latest transaction and rental contract data, enabling market-proximate valuations at current market development levels.
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use FPRE
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
FPRE technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
AI capability6 records
Feature10 records
FPRE partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.
- PBK AG (Paritätische Berufskommission der Schweizerischen Bauwirtschaft)coreFPRE and PBK jointly developed the Swiss Construction Cost Model (Baukostenmodell Schweiz), a web-based tool for construction cost estimation according to the eCCC-Bât standard in early project phases. The model is based on construction cost statistics and project invoices, with FPRE providing the digital service and API access for seamless integration with BIM systems.
- b+p baurealisation agsupportingData partner for the FPRE/PBK Construction Cost Model, providing project invoice data to supplement the model's cost estimation capabilities.
- University of Zurich – CUREMcoreFPRE partners with the Center for Urban & Real Estate Management (CUREM) at the University of Zurich for teaching (hedonic methods, value-added compensation, MAS Real Estate theses) and research collaboration in real estate economics.
- ETH ZurichcoreFPRE experts deliver guest lectures on location and project development analysis at ETH Zurich's MSc level program. Martin Bühler lectures on market and site analysis in the project development course from 2013 to 2022.
- Hochschule Luzern – IFZcoreFPRE experts lecture at the Institute for Financial Services Zug (IFZ) of Hochschule Luzern in various programs (MAS Real Estate Management, BSc Business Administration, MSc Real Estate) and regularly supervise student projects. Stefan Fahrländer and Martin Bühler teach structural and economic perspectives on Swiss real estate markets since 2010.
- Berner Fachhochschule (BFH)supportingFPRE experts lecture in various courses at Berner Fachhochschule including the CAS AIPE program (market module) and CAS IM, covering real estate market analysis, project development, yield estimation, discounting models, and project evaluation. Stefan Fahrländer teaches since 2017.
- ZHAWsupportingFPRE experts contribute lectures on macro- and micro-location analysis in the MSc in Real Estate & Facility Management at ZHAW since 2023.
- University of St. Gallen (HSG)supportingDr. Stefan Fahrländer teaches real estate valuation in the 'Real Estate Fundamentals' and 'Real Estate Practitioner Seminar' programs for the Real Estate Certificate (REC) at University of St. Gallen.
- University of StuttgartsupportingManuel Lehner lectures on international real estate valuation in the Real Estate and Facility Management program at University of Stuttgart since 2019.
- DIA – University of FreiburgsupportingManuel Lehner lectures on real estate project development valuation in theory and practice at the Deutsche Immobilien-Akademie (DIA) at the University of Freiburg since 2025.
- SIREA (Schweizerisches Institut für Immobilienbewertung)coreFPRE experts lecture at SIREA in various courses (CAS Real Estate Valuation, MBA Real Estate Management, MAS Corporate Finance & Corporate Banking, CAS Risanamento) across five Swiss universities of applied sciences. Simona Hauri teaches statistical methods in real estate valuation. Active since 2015.
- HEV Schweiz (Hauseigentümerverband Schweiz)coreFPRE collaborates with HEV Schweiz on the semi-annual Swiss Real Estate Survey and Expected Price Indices, calculating and publishing differentiated regional rental and price assessments for six real estate uses twice yearly.
- CSL ImmobiliensupportingFPRE and CSL Immobilien jointly developed demand segmentation models for Swiss residential, office, and retail markets, classifying households by social class and lifestyle, and businesses by value-added/client intensity or consumer motivation/business type.
- REMMS (Association for Real Estate Meta-Rating and Monitoring on Sustainability)coreFPRE serves as the office and system operator for REMMS, the Association for Real Estate Meta-Rating and Monitoring on Sustainability, providing governance and operational support for the sustainability rating system.
- IMBAS Advisory BoardcoreThe IMBAS Advisory Board provides broad academic oversight and governance. Members include: Dr. Hans-Michael Brey (Stiftung Berliner Leben), Prof. Dr. Roland Füss (University of St. Gallen), Prof. Dr. Pascal Gantenbein (University of Basel), Prof. Dr. Hans Christian Jünger (University of Stuttgart), Dr. Stephan Kloess (Kloess Real Estate), Prof. em. Dr. Klaus Neusser (Vienna).
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
FPRE competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Wüest Partner: Wüest Partner is the leading Swiss real estate research and consulting firm, offering comparable market data, valuations, and advisory services. Directly competes with FPRE in Swiss real estate market intelligence, hedonic valuation, and consulting mandates for banks, investors, and developers.
Broad incumbents
- JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate services and investment management firm offering valuation, research, and advisory across Europe. Overlaps with FPRE on institutional valuation, market research, and tech-enabled real estate analytics, but at much larger scale and broader geographic scope.
- CBRE: World's largest commercial real estate services firm providing valuation, advisory, and market research. Competes with FPRE on enterprise valuation mandates and market intelligence in Switzerland/Germany, but as part of a full-service global platform.
- Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with strong valuation, research, and consulting practices in Europe. Overlaps with FPRE's institutional valuation and market research offerings in DACH markets.
- Savills: International real estate advisory firm offering valuation, research, and consulting services. Comparable to FPRE in European institutional valuation and market intelligence services for banks and investors.
- Knight Frank: Global real estate consultancy with research and valuation capabilities across European markets. Comparable to FPRE in real estate advisory and market research serving institutional clients.
- Colliers International: Global professional services and investment management company specializing in real estate. Overlaps with FPRE on institutional valuation and market intelligence, particularly in German-speaking markets.
- CoStar Group: Leading provider of commercial real estate data, analytics, and online marketplaces globally. Potentially competes with FPRE's data and analytics offerings if CoStar expands Swiss/German coverage; represents the dominant data-platform business model in real estate.
- MSCI Real Capital Analytics: Provider of real estate analytics, indices, and benchmarking for institutional investors. Overlaps with FPRE on indices, benchmarks, and valuation models for portfolio management at institutional scale.
Regional players
- Bulwiengesa: German real estate research and consulting firm offering market data, valuations, and studies primarily for the German market. Comparable to FPRE as a DACH-focused real estate data and advisory firm, and a likely direct peer for FPRE's Frankfurt office activities.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
FPRE social profiles
Digital presenceFPRE compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
FPRE financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
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FPRE leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
FPRE funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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FPRE M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about FPRE
What does FPRE do?
FPRE delivers independent real estate market intelligence and valuation services for the Swiss and German markets. The core offering combines professional consulting and independent property valuations with the IMBAS do-it-yourself analytics platform, hedonic and machine-learning valuation models, micro- and macro-location ratings, and standardized REST-API and MCP server integrations so that banks, investors, brokers, developers, valuers, and government bodies can run evidence-based property decisions or embed FPRE data directly into their workflows and AI tools.
Is FPRE a public or private company?
FPRE is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was FPRE founded?
FPRE was founded in 2006. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is FPRE based?
FPRE is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, in the Europe region.
How does FPRE make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Professional Consulting Services are the primary driver. The others are valuation Services, IMBAS Platform Subscriptions, market Data and API Access, digital Products and Apps and market Observation Publications.
Who are FPRE's main competitors?
Wüest Partner is listed as a direct peer. Broad incumbents are JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle), CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Savills, Knight Frank, Colliers International, CoStar Group and MSCI Real Capital Analytics. Bulwiengesa is listed as a regional player.
Does FPRE have an API?
Yes. FPRE provides a REST API for real estate market intelligence integration. The API enables seamless integration of market data, valuation models, ratings, benchmarks, and automated valuations into digital processes. An MCP server is specifically offered for AI agents and copilots, enabling FPRE data and models to be used directly in AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Developer documentation is at fpre.ch/api.
What industry is FPRE in?
FPRE's product category is Real Estate Market Intelligence and Valuation Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAJANAF, Real Estate M&A / Joint Venture Advisory (Platform Deals, Partnerships). Its NAICS code is 523940 and its SIC code is 6531.