Finding the right building plot - Leipzig outskirts

Leipzig is a great city. We were there for a long weekend in the summer. Also at [Cospunder See] etc. by now you have good companies there like a Porsche and BMW plant I mean etc... as a Cologne native, I liked Leipzig better than Cologne.

We are in Belgershain - so compared to almost zero infrastructure without a car. It wasn’t a big deal for us because we have to commute by car anyway and wanted it to be as quiet and rural as possible, but of course that partly explains the prices.

My wife lived in Belgershain as a teenager; I can't get her back there anymore :) Her statement: there isn’t even a bakery. You are always dependent on a car, even for the little things.

I've heard that there is still a small development area in Brehna with 1/2 free plots. Just google Aqua Immobilien. Otherwise, I saw that there were plots with lake views at Goitzsche See. From the developer. But no idea if anything is still available. Just google Blaschke Bau.

Thanks for the tips, it really looks good, there are still free plots. Unfortunately, it is already Saxony-Anhalt, which means a higher real estate transfer tax. The Bitterfeld region is developing great, several companies are settling there (among others for battery cell production), so a lot will happen there. However, it is not on our priority list, but we will keep it in mind as plan B to purchase a plot there. Thanks!

I can only tell you that we paid 800€/sqm for our plot purchased 3 years ago and thought that was crazy. In November, a comparable plot was offered for 1800€/sqm and there were at least 3 interested parties to view it. I spoke to two and one said the 600k for the plot was still cheaper than in Munich. The other wanted to add a semi-detached house with about 160sqm each and said he could easily sell that.

It's interesting how different the sense of price is... we won't spend 300k€ for a plot. I'm originally from the Frankfurt area, and a friend said it starts at 700€/sqm there too... who should pay that? Salaries in FRA and MUC aren't significantly higher than our incomes now. With a standard house and 500sqm plot, you're quickly at 900k-1 million €? How long are you supposed to finance that and at what rate? Or do you look forward to a possible inheritance? In the mentioned cities, I would never consider buying; you'd rather rent and treat yourself to three luxury vacations a year.

If you are not afraid to attract attention and invest something in your search, then you buy a trailer, put a nicely and cleverly designed tarp on it on which you look for a property, and park it strategically (and registered). Accompany this on social media. Often it doesn’t help to do the same as everyone else.

Cool idea, we are both in sales, let’s consider it :-)

Leipzig is a great city. We were there just this summer for a long weekend. Also at Cospunder See, etc. by now you have good companies there, a Porsche and BMW plant I mean, etc... as a person from Cologne, I liked Leipzig better than Cologne.

As a native Hessian, I don’t feel drawn away from here anymore either. Strong region that even takes the sausage off Berlin’s bread. Besides the mentioned companies, there will soon be Beiersdorf, Amazon is already there, Eppendorf centrifuges – only in Leipzig. Dresden and Jena are also just an hour away, where there are even more potential employers.

I have become a genuine advocate of the region and “Wossi” – a pity that Leipzig is still often underestimated – but maybe that’s also good, otherwise the prices would be even more horrendous.