Switzerland is vastly different from a large country like the United States. Consider just a few factors: population size, geographic area, and ethnic homogeneity. Switzerland population is 2% the size of the United States population. Its land is 0.5% the size of that of the United States. Perhaps most importantly, Switzerland is far more ethnically and culturally homogenous than the United States. The gene pool of Switzerland traces back centuries; America is a nation of immigrants. The cultural homogeneity of Switzerland removes any friction in policymaking due to cultural disagreements or economic disparity. [1]
Implementing a new policy in Switzerland is rightfully much easier than implementing one in the United States. The constraints of Switzerland allow more flexible bureaucratic structures and policymaking, with more predictable results, than the constraints of the United States.
A policy that succeeds in Switzerland, a geographically small, culturally homogenous area, may not succeed in the United States, a geographically large, culturally heterogeneous area, for any number of reasons arising from these differences. Only an irresponsible argument would compare policy success across the two countries without first acknowledging their vast differences.
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/05/16...
Real estate is taxed separately, and municipalities run yearly appraisals. But I think that's pretty routine in most developed countries?
Here are the official guidelines for valuing real estate in Zurich (in German): http://www.steueramt.zh.ch/internet/finanzdirektion/ksta/de/... Note that you do not have to apply these rules yourself. Instead, the local tax office performs the calculation and notifies you about the result. If you disagree, this result can be contested, but generally, you do not need to familiarize yourself with all the details.