FPRE

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.

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

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)

Keywords

• Real estate consulting
• Property valuation
• Real estate market data
• Automated valuation models
• Location analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. 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.
2. 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).
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core 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

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• PBK AG (Paritätische Berufskommission der Schweizerischen Bauwirtschaft)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPRE 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 agsupportingOthersData partner for the FPRE/PBK Construction Cost Model, providing project invoice data to supplement the model's cost estimation capabilities.
• University of Zurich – CUREMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPRE 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 ZurichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPRE 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 – IFZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPRE 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)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPRE 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.
• ZHAWsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPRE 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)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. 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 StuttgartsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerManuel Lehner lectures on international real estate valuation in the Real Estate and Facility Management program at University of Stuttgart since 2019.
• DIA – University of FreiburgsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerManuel 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)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPRE 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)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPRE 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 ImmobiliensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPRE 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)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPRE 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 BoardcoreOthersThe 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

Direct 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

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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