ᐅ The situation in the real estate market... unbelievable
Created on: 12 Nov 2019 18:29
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Reinhard84.2
Hello everyone,
We are currently looking for a property in the Lower Rhine region, which is not a particularly sought-after area, but unfortunately, the prices are not any better than in eastern Germany. When calling several real estate agents, they mentioned up to 50 viewings scheduled for one property. This was for a standard semi-detached house with a somewhat larger plot. I get the impression that as soon as a house has a garden bigger than a chicken coop, the interest is incredible.
Of course, the municipalities are not designating any new building land, as that would spoil the surroundings… (to what extent that is still possible is left to their imagination). This naturally has the convenient side effect that existing building plots and older properties are insanely expensive.
You can probably wait half a lifetime for the supposed recession, falling prices, and available properties. It’s all frustrating and a real pity.
Thanks for listening.
We are currently looking for a property in the Lower Rhine region, which is not a particularly sought-after area, but unfortunately, the prices are not any better than in eastern Germany. When calling several real estate agents, they mentioned up to 50 viewings scheduled for one property. This was for a standard semi-detached house with a somewhat larger plot. I get the impression that as soon as a house has a garden bigger than a chicken coop, the interest is incredible.
Of course, the municipalities are not designating any new building land, as that would spoil the surroundings… (to what extent that is still possible is left to their imagination). This naturally has the convenient side effect that existing building plots and older properties are insanely expensive.
You can probably wait half a lifetime for the supposed recession, falling prices, and available properties. It’s all frustrating and a real pity.
Thanks for listening.
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chand198615 Nov 2019 04:21Reinhard84.2 schrieb:
Snore, it doesn’t get more cliché than that. Fancy Schröder from Düsseldorf with his office job versus the honest steelworker? That was already exaggerated back in the days of the Schimanski crime dramas. That was meant as a reply to Scout’s equally cliché Duisburg-bashing... Are you from the Palatinate region? You have to explain a lot to people from there. *cliché-soaked*
(I studied in Düsseldorf. A professor said to me: "You are no longer at home. Please speak proper German!" I stood next to girls in the lab handling sulfuric acid wearing D&G jeans. I hung out with a few guys from there in the old town. They confirmed the usual clichés quite well, so I let it be.)
Meaning: exaggerated, but not untrue at its core. You don’t have to be a steelworker to basically see it differently.
Reinhard84.2 schrieb:
From 300,000 to 450,000, it always depends on what is offered. (Detached house, plot, condition)
That is really cheap for today’s standards. If you can’t afford something like this, you are not in the income group that can own a single-family house in GermanyN
nordanney15 Nov 2019 07:28Bookstar schrieb:
The Duisburg area and the surroundings within 100km (60 miles) are so ugly that no one would voluntarily want to live there. Bavaria is simply a more attractive location, but does it have to be Munich? I don’t think so.... says someone who has no idea.By the way, within that radius are some of the most livable cities in Germany, plus the Lower Rhine region and the Rhineland (and Lederhosen wearers can’t compete with the cheerful Rhinelanders there). Within 100km (60 miles), you’re practically at the beach in the Netherlands.
There are also about 40–50 colleges and universities in the area you mentioned (for example, the Ruhr region has the highest density of higher education institutions in Europe), along with many other perks.
I have no desire to move to Bavaria, where the annual cattle drive is the biggest highlight, everyone walks around in costumes (apparently called dirndls and lederhosen), and people speak even worse German than the foreigners in the Ruhr region
Enough teasing. That doesn’t help the original poster.
Take a look around the north of Rheinhausen (Oestrum/Bergheim), Moers Schwafheim, Moers Kapellen (maybe also nearby Neukirchen-Vluyn/Kamp-Lintfort), Niep/Traar/Elfrath. There are many lovely areas (green and with suitable infrastructure), you just have to explore by driving around.
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Matthew0315 Nov 2019 09:34Although I find it annoying when Americans picture us all wearing lederhosen, I have gotten used to it and come to terms with it. But I’m surprised that here, where people almost “know” each other, things are spoken about so simplistically.
Some seem to have very neatly organized categories in their minds.
Try leaving out words like “all,” “always,” or “never,” and you might avoid being unfair to some.
Life has taught me that, despite some truth in stereotypes, there are probably more exceptions than rules... With that in mind, greetings from a Swabian who is anything but frugal.
Some seem to have very neatly organized categories in their minds.
Try leaving out words like “all,” “always,” or “never,” and you might avoid being unfair to some.
Life has taught me that, despite some truth in stereotypes, there are probably more exceptions than rules... With that in mind, greetings from a Swabian who is anything but frugal.