For example. Architects also develop and overplan existing properties and therefore have one or the other client in their files who maybe wants to divide one property into two and use the proceeds to build or renovate their own house.
Let's not kid ourselves, the optimal plots of land were occupied at the latest 60, 70 years ago.
In principle yes, - but with a bit of luck it can work today if you are location-independent and retired. After 25 years in a "metropolitan area" we were looking for something with an unobstructed view into the distance and lots of peace and quiet. After 6 months of searching, it worked out.
As a retiree, financing it may become more difficult - although, if we invest the money we are saving now until retirement age, it will be a castle...
The only problem is that we probably wouldn't live to see it, because living in (viel zu) little space in a "socially declining environment" we surely won't last long enough, or end up in the loony bin :/