Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

That's nice for all families with craftsmen... But there must also be people who don't earn their money in the construction industry.
Just out of curiosity... What is an adequate living space for 4 people? 100 sqm? Then you might as well take an apartment

That's actually how children from the 70s grew up… hard to believe, right? Lowering demands might also be a contribution to protecting the climate!

no reason to get so toxic

It shouldn't sound like that – if it came across wrong, I’m of course sorry!

Lowering demands might also be a contribution to protecting the climate!

I am giving up the Thailand/Bali flight after having protested for the climate... That's okay, right?

Just out of curiosity... What is an adequate living area for 4 people? 100 sq m?

A small house with 100 sq m of living space... okay, maybe 110 or 115... with a garden, terrace, built and furnished with high-quality materials... little to clean, little to heat... what more do you want? ;)

It doesn't always go up, unlimitedly. The times from 10 years ago, when (almost felt) everyone could build as big and as individually as they wished, are simply over. You don’t even have to go back to the 80s.

I am giving up the Thailand/Bali flight after I protested for the climate... That’s okay, right?

It depends on how big you build and how often you fly. One trip to Bali is probably around 5-6 square meters ;)

It doesn't always go on endlessly, only upwards. The times from 10 years ago, when (almost felt like) everyone could build as big and as individual as they wanted, are simply over.

But economic growth, prosperity growth, the best Germany ever.... why is it then that normal earners find it increasingly difficult to afford a house? It was like that even before February 2022. The money is there, it's just more and more concentrated with fewer and fewer people, the rest simply have to save.

But economic growth, wealth growth, best Germany ever .... why can normal earners find it increasingly difficult to afford a house? It was already like that before February 2022. The money is there, it’s just more and more with fewer and fewer people, the rest simply have to save.

Because low interest rates and inflated subsidies in previous years drove prices to the moon. Now interest rates have tripled and subsidies first disappeared, then returned in smaller form, but prices are still at the moon. Correcting prices downward takes time and causes pain for the construction industry, which has gotten used to fatness in the last 10 years.