Hello,
We received an offer from a builder in March. Since then, we have been in ongoing discussions regarding changes to the building specifications, conducting soil surveys, etc.
Now the soil report is available, and the builder is not only increasing the price for the basement but also raising the total price of the house by nearly 10% due to the market situation! That seems quite high to us.
First offer in March, latest revision in July, and now it is mid-September...
What do you think? Counteroffer?
We received an offer from a builder in March. Since then, we have been in ongoing discussions regarding changes to the building specifications, conducting soil surveys, etc.
Now the soil report is available, and the builder is not only increasing the price for the basement but also raising the total price of the house by nearly 10% due to the market situation! That seems quite high to us.
First offer in March, latest revision in July, and now it is mid-September...
What do you think? Counteroffer?
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HilfeHilfe18 Sep 2019 12:06I think the builder has already done enough unpaid planning work and now wants to get things done for real.
The original poster probably won’t want to move again and start from scratch.
The original poster probably won’t want to move again and start from scratch.
HilfeHilfe schrieb:
I think the general contractor had enough unpaid planning work. I agree with that. From my experience – I don’t just write a lot here, but I also read even more and already have a thick Langenscheidt “House Dreamer./.German” dictionary in my head – I interpret the words
Donludo schrieb:
Since then, we have always been in talks about changes to the building specification, execution of ground surveys, etc. as: "we have requested every tiny detail to be changed three times back and forth." If someone insists on including the design of the flush button in the scope of work, the builder will of course send a warning shot. After all, they clearly realize that someone keeps walking around the construction site constantly and sending urgent emails on Sundays like "someone in the forum said this is not up to standard," which leads them to add a “millimeter man” surcharge. People, be clear about this: your house price may seem like a lot of money to you, but for the builder only a small portion of that is profit margin, so catering to every little whim cannot be “included.”
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goalkeeper18 Sep 2019 12:2211ant schrieb:
only such a small part of that is profit margin,I would definitely disagree with that in the current market phase.
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pffreestyler18 Sep 2019 12:46Not necessarily. Labor costs and material prices are also increasing quite a bit. For example, last year the mason’s hourly rate was €49, and now it is €52.
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Michlhausbauaa18 Sep 2019 12:52pffreestyler schrieb:
Not necessarily. Labor and material costs are also rising quite a bit. For example, last year a mason’s hour cost me €49 (about 54 USD) – now it’s €52 (about 57 USD).However, that’s not really a 10 percent increase in take-home pay for the mason in the end. I think it’s the usual situation where supply and demand determine the price, as with many other things.
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pffreestyler18 Sep 2019 12:57No, just under 6%, but I had already mentioned 5–8% earlier, and going from 8% to 10% is not a big leap. Anyway, there’s nothing you can do about it. It won’t improve in the short term, unfortunately.