Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Neither nor. Simply put, times will come when double garages and 150m² for 4 people are no longer feasible. It's not like building has become unaffordable. No, building as one envisions... So move-in ready, tiles and parquet, walls Q3 with smooth fleece, stucco on the ceiling, stairs with glass railing, kitchen from Schüller or better, KNX, teak terrace, etc. That is over. Yes. But that was only a brief side effect. Because not everything was better in the past. My grandfather built his house himself. The brothers were carpenter and plumber, the brother-in-law electrician. Having it built? Then 75% of today's retirees would not live in their own homes.

built the house himself. The brothers were a carpenter and a plumber, the brother-in-law an electrician.

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

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? 100sqm? Then you might as well just take an apartment

I described the current and past situation, no need to get so venomous... better put the beer down, that's enough for today. An adequate living space is what you can afford. In Hong Kong for 4 people something around 40m². In Munich probably 80m², in Bremen maybe 120 is possible. But I can tell you one thing: With "Yuck, I don't want that..." you won't get far. The world is different from the good old days in the 80s, when the Indian still had leprosy, the Chinese lived on rice, and the Billy shelf was produced in Stasi prisons. That's why it won't get any cheaper... because the Chinese and Indians also want prosperity. They no longer want to live in bamboo huts. Stupid... I know.

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.