Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

At our place, the portals are currently flooded with very well-equipped 5-10 year old properties. Really very nice to look at, but at the moment hardly affordable.

I suspect that these are the ones who have spent lavishly and now cannot manage the follow-up financing. Unfortunately, at the prices being asked, the desired buyers will probably also be rare to find.

Right now, our portals are being flooded with very well-equipped properties that are 5-10 years old. Really very nice to look at, but currently hardly affordable.

I suspect these are the ones who went all out and now can't manage the follow-up financing. Unfortunately, at the prices being asked, the desired buyers will likely be rare to find.

I rather suspect that these are the properties that until recently simply sold "under the table" and didn't even appear on the portals. That has definitely changed. But I don't believe that so many are failing because of the follow-up financing.

I am ending the discussion about myself now ;).

I hope for you that even the last annoying person now respects your opinion.

I hope for you that now even the last annoying person respects your opinion.

I am grateful for the input here. I should probably make that clear. No one here annoyed me. And it has helped me move forward. I have looked at the portals. I would say there are more houses listed than usual, but no new builds. And I don’t see any price drops either. Still, there aren’t many.

I rather suspect that these are the properties that until recently simply slipped away "under the radar" and never even appeared on the portals. That has definitely changed. But I don't believe that so many fail at the follow-up financing.

Absolutely right. When we were searching for an apartment in Hannover seven years ago, a real estate agent told us exactly this, very clearly: "We only put the junk that nobody wants on the portals. If you want a top apartment, you have to hire an agent, these properties go away long before we even think about listing them on an online portal... for a fee..."

If you want a top apartment, you have to hire a realtor, these properties go away long before we even think about listing them on an online portal... for a fee...

Sounds to me like realtor talk trying to justify their reason for existence. If I as a seller hire a realtor, then he should please do everything to achieve the highest purchase price. Situations where you don’t want to make the sale public, aside.