Are the good properties only being sold "under the table" now?

For about four weeks now, I have hardly found any new interesting condominiums in my target region (neither in newspapers nor on relevant portals). There are a few slow movers that have been listed for months, which I have classified as absolutely uninteresting and overpriced after personal viewing. I have been in the address pool of several real estate agents for about 2 years, but almost nothing has come up in recent weeks.

Do you think it makes sense to place an ad: "Looking for a condominium, 3-4 rooms, Region XY" or actually to "pester" all the known agents again by phone? Or does everything run through personal networks, regulars' tables, and playgroups?

Hello "Bauanfänger36". If you also indicate whether you want to buy or rent, maybe a corresponding statement can already be made. But like this? Those are two "different things," buying and renting. Each with completely different backgrounds. -------------------- Regards: KlaRa

There is definitely a market beyond the portals and I believe it is even larger. Family, neighborhood, and other networks are probably the most important sales channels for good real estate. The problem with the portals: after posting the ad, 25 young couples sign up for the upcoming weekend - real estate tourism.

We once tried an ad in the local paper: solvent academic couple with two children looking for.... There were exactly zero calls.

: I want to buy a condominium. Although I am currently also checking if I could build some kind of "single house"...

: I am also just thinking about whether I should place an ad. But 50 euros for 2-3 times in the newspaper and then getting 0 calls is somehow pointless :-(

I would still try it on Ebay-Kleinanzeigen.

Best regards
Sabine

Where something becomes available, know: administrators (who are by far not always also brokers), janitors, care services, funeral directors. Tax or investment advisors also know, but have no surplus of offers. Even for bank foreclosures, the waiting lists are full. Advertisements bring nothing - or unwanted calls.