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A house on the outskirts, bright rooms with a view of the garden, daylight bathroom and a hobby room in the basement - this is what many Germans dream of.
But the road to owning a home is associated with a lot of frustration.
Everyone knows that who has already rummaged through the popular real estate portals on the Internet.
Who ensnared the broker as one of dozens of interested parties during visits.
And who has received rejections again and again for houses that did not even meet half of his desired criteria.
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Even high earners are now driven by the feeling that they are late.
If only one had started looking earlier, one hears often.
The real estate supply would have been larger, the prices lower.
One could have afforded a lot more.
That is only partly true.
It is correct: The real estate markets in Germany have been booming for around ten years.
The strong economy - up to the corona crisis - rising incomes and the housing shortage in cities have pushed prices up.
According to the Federal Statistical Office, one and two-family houses and condominiums rose by 48 percent between 2008 and 2018.
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