Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Example: almost every household has its own cordless screwdriver, lawnmower, and other machines that lie unused 99% of the time. Personally, I would find it good if there were a lending station in our town where you could pick up and return tools 24/7.

I think in rural areas this can be solved through neighborhood. Our first house was built in a new development area, we were all in the same boat: newcomers, knew no one, family far away. A really good community developed there. After getting to know each other better, it split into smaller groups, but there was always someone who had tools that you didn't own or could get, and always someone who pitched in. This is not only resource-saving but also community-promoting (provided you are the type for something like that).
In cities or more anonymous environments, of course, this is more difficult. However, there are now more and more so-called "libraries of things" where you can borrow exactly such items. I heard about that on the radio recently and just for fun did some research. This seems to be coming more and more, but is still in its early stages regarding the selection of items and, in the cases I researched, is tied to the opening hours of the local library. In general, I find something like that very sensible.

To be honest: Car-sharing doesn't work like the candy machine at the outdoor pool. There is a booking portal where you can book/reserve a vehicle in advance. You don't just go there on a whim and then check on site at the parking lot whether a car is actually there. I assume that I can book a car several days in advance.

To answer your question: If no vehicle is available at my preferred time, then I have three options:

1. Book a car for an earlier time
2. Book a car for a later time
3. Work from home on that day

I had car sharing in Berlin. It was great. Except for the assholes who parked the car sharing car in locked parking garages. The app showed the car, but there was none to be seen anywhere. It was parked underground in the tenants' garage.

So, where I live a bus to my employer would run once an hour … it's about 12 km. However, since a single ride costs 5.70(!), you quickly give up on that. Especially since I need the car to get to the city. Because although the central bus station is only 2 km away from my employer, the trip with transfers takes 1:20 h.

I would leave the car standing on many days and take the bus. But not for that price. And a job ticket PLUS a car is too expensive for me.

I would need a flexible, cheap ticket that I can also transfer to my husband. Then one of us could take the bus in the morning and we could, for example, go back together flexibly in the evening. But that's not possible. So we have two cars.

Then I thought about riding the 12 km with the e-bike. No bike path and it goes through the forest. The mayor says it’s too expensive, while I saw 5 km wide bike paths at the Baltic Sea, brand new and unused. By the way, on the aforementioned route there is no mobile network, if you ever have a breakdown there, God help you...

Now one might think I live in the middle of nowhere. No, it’s a city with 150,000 inhabitants.

According to Interhyp, the interest rates for 15 years are now at 4%!!! :eek:
At the latest now, the middle class can say goodbye to new construction (unless there is a large inheritance in the account)

Also interesting: I like to follow [Immobilienscout] (houses). Last year about 50 offers within a 10 km radius, today 308!
People who have to do follow-up financing in the next 2 years are probably sleeping restlessly...

The people who have to carry out a follow-up financing in the next 2 years are probably sleeping restlessly...

I don't think so. 8-12 years ago, we were roughly between 2.75 and 4.5% as well. They will only be annoyed for not having already concluded a forward contract. Additionally, the loan-to-value ratio and the loan amount have since decreased, so everything fits.

I don't think so. 8-12 years ago, we were also roughly between 2.75 and 4.5%. They will only regret not having already concluded a forward contract. In addition, the loan-to-value ratio and the loan amount have since decreased, so everything fits accordingly.

But that was not the interest rate of a follow-up financing, a tightly calculated financing. How many have an annuity with 2% repayment. There is a huge residual debt, and with a lot of luck, the old annuity is enough for the interest. They would not have built or would have built much smaller 10 years ago.