No building plot can be found in the southern part of Schleswig-Holstein

It’s much more about the fact that the properties are outrageously expensive and the asking prices don’t even come close to the value.

Unfortunately, that is very subjective. If the prices are being paid, the houses are worth it now. You can either wait and hope that the prices will approach your perceived value or live with the fact that you are buying "too expensive."
After all, the other buyers who purchase these properties seem to see it differently and apparently just don’t want to live in the apartment ;-).

Something that looks like a house AND resembles our dream house in design already costs at least 650,000++

So you are quite far away from a new build (for a comparable house), which costs a million.
How about a house that looks like a house but doesn’t match your dream house? That might be cheaper and you can renovate/remodel accordingly.

Overall, it looks like a) your creditworthiness is actually not suitable for a new build, b) you have very high demands, and c) you somehow complain about how mean and expensive the world is.

Let everything sink in and consider whether the apartment is really that much better than an 85% existing house (which is then also reasonably affordable). You just can’t have everything. But being satisfied with nothing is depressing.

Around Hamburg it is always difficult. We signed two years ago and prices have increased significantly again.
700-800 sqm is of course already a luxury nowadays. Many companies buy exactly this size and pay a bit more because it is ideal to build a semi-detached house there. Then a few tens of thousands more are paid than the average price per sqm and this is recouped through the builders.

I don’t know what you call a village, but many "smaller" villages have a primary school. After that, biking/bus is quite acceptable. At least in my opinion. You usually also have a football club and a riding stable nearby.
Pinneberg, Uetersen or Tornesch for example.

It is much more about the fact that the properties are insanely expensive and the asking prices do not even come close to the value.
We keep wondering how the seller arrives at this price. I think it happens because everyone looks at comparable offers, and your "little darling" isn’t supposed to be sold cheaply because you get much, much more money for it. They think.

No, they don’t just think that, but it’s also paid.

It’s simply about intentionally buying something deliberately overpriced from the start.

It’s not overpriced if such properties are constantly sold.

Then there’s the renovation to consider. You’re almost! at the same cost as a new build.

Yes, that’s right, but the plot is certainly more appealing. That’s the difference.

We have a similar income and for these reasons consciously decided against a great plot. With a 700 sqm plot I have about 500 sqm of garden. That is roughly 300,000 EUR at these prices. And lawns, beds and shrubs are simply not worth that to me. However, I am also not really the type to hang out in the garden all day.

So either you pay the prices, you settle for a worse location, or you have no free choice in the floor plan etc. and look for existing property.

So you are quite far from the new build (for a comparable house) that costs a million. How about a house that looks like a house, but doesn’t come close to your dream house? That might be cheaper and you can still renovate/remodel accordingly.

650,000 plus property transfer tax, notary, etc., renovation plus remodeling, I’m not far off from a million again.

Unfortunately, that is very subjective. If those prices are paid, then the houses are worth it now. You can either wait and hope that the prices approach your value or live with the fact that you are buying "too expensive." Overall, it looks like a) your creditworthiness isn’t really suitable for a new build, b) you have very high demands, and c) somehow you’re whining about how unfair and expensive the world is.

Sounds a bit harsh, but I can understand why ;) Maybe I asked the question wrong. We’re not whining that everything is too expensive and that we don’t like anything. Sorry for that. It’s much more about whether the asking prices are really realistic. We have never bought or built a house before, so no comparison. I don’t want to be THE idiot who buys a wreck in a completely unattractive location for 400,000 euros. I assumed that these prices are for "there’s always a bigger fool." But if it is the case that they really are traded like that, then I will pay it. So I prefer to clarify the question. Do these things really cost that much nowadays, as they are advertised on average? Thank you very much :)

Around Hamburg it is always difficult. We signed 2 years ago and prices have risen sharply again.
700-800sqm is of course already luxury nowadays. Many companies buy exactly this size and pay a little more because you can ideally put a duplex on it. They pay a few tens of thousands more than the average per sqm and make it back through the builders.

I don’t know what you call a village, but many “smaller” villages have a primary school. After that, bicycle/bus is quite reasonable. At least in my opinion. You usually also have a football club and a riding stable nearby.
For example Pinneberg, Uetersen or Tornesch.

No, they don’t just think that, it is actually paid.

It is not overpriced if such properties are sold continuously.

Yes, correct, but the plot is certainly more appealing. That’s the difference.

We have a similar income and for these reasons deliberately decided against a great plot. With a 700sqm plot I have something like 500sqm of garden. At those prices that is something like 300,000 EUR. And lawns, flower beds and shrubs are simply not worth that to me. However, I am also not really the type who spends the whole day in the garden.

So either you pay the prices, you settle for a worse location or you have no free choice regarding the floor plan etc. and look for existing properties.

Thank you, that actually answers all my questions.
I learned today that prices are roughly what is being asked :)

No, they don’t just think that, it is actually paid.

That was my biggest doubt.

Do these things really cost as much nowadays as they are listed for on average?

Thank you :)

They cost exactly what the buyer is willing to pay and the seller is willing to accept for that amount.

There is no objective price or objective value for a house. The average price is determined by the market situation. If you are willing to pay – numbers are just examples – 100,000 € for a plot of land or 400,000 for a house, but you have been searching for years, then that is simply too little because no one will give up their property for that...

I fear then the only option left is to keep going out. The prices are what they are. [Itzehoe] would also still be within a radius of 50km but cheaper than Elmshorn.