Are the estimated 3,000€ per square meter in BaWü really set too high?
Absolutely not. I’m building in the southern SIG area and the general contractor gets a good 400,000€ for a house with about 135sqm on a slab. Of course, some things are included that could be omitted or done cheaper (geothermal energy, KfW40+), but he also takes care of some things that are often passed on to the builder, e.g. earthworks, architect services, construction electricity. So the pure construction costs are still a bit under 3,000€, but that’s with prices from about exactly a year ago. In the meantime, it has become more expensive. And some things you won’t be able to save on, e.g. the photovoltaic system.
With an annuity of 3.5% and a loan of 600,000€, I come to 1,600€ financing costs + additional costs. Where is my error in thinking to come to 2,500€? The stated 750,000€ should be seen minus equity.
With a 600,000€ loan, 1,600€ rate is only just over 2% repayment, depending on the interest rate assumed. With that, you get a term of 35-40 years. Way too long. At 1% interest, after 10 years you would still have a remaining debt of 460k. Very risky if interest rates rise significantly in the meantime.
If you take a longer fixed interest period, then the interest rate increases accordingly and you barely repay anything. To make things worse, interest rates will probably rise, so in 2 years you will probably not get 1.0% but maybe 1.5%. And currently you have too little equity for the really good interest rates. So 1% is tendentially still too optimistic.
The mentioned rule of thumb of 400€ per 100k loan corresponds to a term of about 23-25 years. So absolutely not a short-term financing, but still reasonable.
6*400 are 2,400, with 650k it would be accordingly 2,600€ per month. 600-650k are therefore about 2,500€ per month.