Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

with us the price for the simple concrete stones has also increased from €12 to €16 per m² within 9 months. Also plus higher delivery costs
Additionally, they were as soft as butter, not properly hardened like before.

Yes, that is one of my main concerns, that the delivered products also show significant quality defects with us, which may only become apparent later.

U3 means nursery with us. Over 3 means daycare. With us, the place costs €145 per month from 7:30 to 12:30.
Regional price 10 eggs €3 free-range,
potatoes 2.5kg €3.50 to €5 depending on the variety
There is no regional oil here....

I agree with you about the complaining. It annoys me too. Especially when people complain that they have no money for nice things, but at the same time throw tobacco and beer cans into the basket.

I didn’t even google for five minutes, but so far all the statistics show me that construction costs also increased in the 90s (see attached graphic).

So unlike , I don’t believe, as I said, that it will get cheaper again for the average homebuilder. Even if material prices should fall again, that will not offset the increased energy prices, labor costs, and interest rates. And a look at the past shows that construction costs have never significantly decreased.

If you find other statistics on the topic, I’d be happy to take a look at them.

These are not construction costs, but construction prices. Those include + in fact especially the margin of the general contractor or developer and all trades. US data from the last 20 years show that even with these average values there have already been declines. And the last 10 years in Germany were certainly not typical classic building society years of the past, but very Anglo-Saxon influenced.

I take my comparison objects from a large catalog provider and find that over the years (even before Corona) the annual price adjustment was well above the statistical average values and certainly back then above inflation. I stick to my point – this expensive air was the boom margin, into which child-building grants, KfW, low interest rates and lots and lots of demand have flowed. In a market where all providers along the chain can enforce good prices, the price overall can rise quite significantly. But that’s also the fat that gets cut when it comes to rationalization, when the market turns. Why should the dream profits remain everywhere as they are if you can no longer enforce prices on the market?

That's exactly what my crystal ball also shows. Although you don't even need one for that.

Only when the salespeople of the house building companies have to become active again and not the customers swarming to them, could there be some movement in the prices. Could be.

I see it exactly the same way. Inflation, high interest rates, and recession would be exactly the ingredients that could lead to something like that. We'll know more soon..

A question from someone uninformed. Perhaps the natural scientists here can help me out a bit. Currently, we are experiencing water shortages almost nationwide. As a result, prices will soon rise as well. Is it not possible to create a connection with the sea and refill our lakes? Of course, the water would have to be treated along the way. Isn't that possible? The water level is rising, but the groundwater is falling...

A question from someone clueless. Maybe the natural scientists here can give me a hint. We are currently experiencing water shortages almost nationwide. As a result, prices will soon rise. Can't a connection with the sea be made to refill our lakes? Of course, the water would have to be treated on the way. Isn't that possible? The water level is rising, but groundwater is falling...

Water cannot be transported over long distances. "Treating" does not help with that.
That is the problem for areas with severe dryness. Even with large pipelines, they could not be supplied with water.
In Germany, however, this is not a problem in 99% of cases - we have enough (rain)water. And that is not in danger either. Where do you get that idea from?