The laws of these countries most strictly forbid foreign citizens from buying real estate personally, but have nothing against an apartment or house being owned by a company registered in these countries. And the owner of the company can be a foreigner completely legally. In Switzerland, there are quotas for such sales; no more than a certain number may be sold per year. And in some cantons, none are sold at all – not a single property per year.
Taxes, as is known, are obligatory «companions» of real estate. As a rule, in states that do not deliberately attract foreign buyers with low taxes, annual rates are around 1-2% per year – meaning, having bought a house for a million, one must be prepared to pay 10-20 thousand annually.
Based on materials from Metrinfo.Ru