Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

I assume that the stripping of existing properties is about the obligation to renovate upon purchase and the increasingly stringent regulations in this regard. So far, new construction has predominantly been the focus when it comes to a building being energy efficient.

I assume that the stripping of existing properties is about the obligation to renovate upon acquisition and the tightening regulations in this regard. Until now, new construction has mostly been the focus when it came to making a building energy-efficient.

With a good location no problem - the 20k for demolition are factored in instead of having no land at all

the mentioned couple can very well, but just does not want to. Huge difference.

Whereas not wanting in this case is probably the more reasonable solution. If you are not dependent on staying in a perverse housing market, with the budget of a 3-room apartment in an old building, a detached house is often quickly possible. Crazy prices always involve two parties: one who demands them and one who pays them.

I assume that the stripping of existing properties is about the obligation to renovate upon purchase and the tightening regulations in this regard. Until now, new construction has mostly been the focus when it comes to making a building energetically efficient.

And where exactly is the problem now? I don’t buy a 50-year-old dump to live in it without renovation. For me, it is obvious that I first renovate the building and bring it up to a certain standard. Many are still lying to themselves when they say: "We’ll do this and that later, once we’ve moved in, and pay for it out of current income."

That just doesn’t work. So first fix up the place, then move in.

I hope you don't take hard drugs.

Said the one with paranoia and 9 accounts....

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So far, the focus has mostly been on new construction when it comes to making a building energetically efficient.

Mostly? However, new builds have now reached levels where "energetically efficient" and "economically sensible" are drifting far apart. Even if owners like to convince themselves otherwise, a KfW40+ house will never pay for itself through energy savings. The Pareto principle also applies here, where the 80% with the greatest leverage is represented by the existing building stock. In new construction, a good standard was already achieved in 2012, which did not need to be tightened further.