Yes, I also think that half is more realistic, especially since my wife and I do not want an extravagant house, but something fundamentally solid. We will also look into whether, despite the mentioned EL, a prefabricated solid house might be cheaper.
The situation for us is that the house construction will take place 200 kilometers from our current residence. If all goes well, we can live in the house in about two years, as we naturally want to be transferred regarding the workplace, which is not something that happens overnight. Autumn 2019 is achievable.
However, we are faced with the problem that the land situation in our desired location is becoming increasingly difficult despite the rural character there. The plot of land we found represents "one of the last of its kind" in the town; there are not many of this quality left there. The town itself is currently designating a NBG again, but only with plots between 450 and 550 square meters with significant disadvantages (proximity to the highway, power line). Our second problem is that the owner of the plot is relatively ruthless. He is not dependent on the money and makes the land more expensive year after year, as he repeatedly adjusts the purchase price upward according to a five percent (!!!) hypothetical capital interest rate. The plot is indeed beautiful, but relatively expensive at about 155,000 euros for the rural area. It has therefore already been on the market for about seven years. Most potential buyers are deterred by the high purchase price. A year ago, someone offered 140,000 euros, but that was too little for the owner. Now he has raised the purchase price again. Ergo: The plot keeps getting more expensive, and in two years we would already be talking about around 176,000.
As you already said: Our interest-free loan and equity together are not enough for the plot and additional purchase costs, which is why we already have to go to the bank. We simply lack an alternative regarding the plot despite intensive searching. And the plot has really won us over.