Commission-free real estate directly from the owner in Egelsbach

Egelsbach in the heart of the Rhine-Main region

Egelsbach belongs to the district of Offenbach and is located between Langen and Darmstadt in the heart of the Rhine-Main region. As a small community with only about 11,000 inhabitants, Egelsbach has gained international importance through its airfield. Germany's busiest commercial airfield helps relieve the pressure on business flights at neighboring Frankfurt Airport.

Life in Egelsbach

Egelsbach is characterized by apartment buildings and small housing estates. Families with children in particular feel they are in good hands here. Kindergartens and daycare centers, an elementary school and everything needed for daily life is available in the village. Secondary schools can be easily reached in the neighboring community of Langen.
Egelsbach ideally combines a tranquil life in the countryside with all the advantages of a large city thanks to an excellent infrastructure via two highways, a federal highway and a suburban train station.

Working in Egelsbach

Not least due to Egelsbach Airport, the community has developed into a modern business location in recent years with a service sector share of about 75%. The Hessian Police Helicopter Squadron, shipyard operations and various aviation companies as well as aircraft and helicopter flight schools in addition to high-quality gastronomy provide Egelsbach residents with a portion of the total of well over4,000 jobs and reflect Egelsbach's economic development.

Real estate market in Egelsbach

Egelsbach benefits from its direct connection to the metropolises of Frankfurt and Darmstadt also on the real estate market through a stable to slightly increasing development in all segments. Whether renting or buying, private offers significantly reduce ancillary costs.
In the reporting period from June 2013 to May 2014, we made the following surveys:

Rental apartments in Egelsbach

As of May 2014, the average cold rent in Egelsbach is 8.40 euros/m². This represents an increase of 2% compared to the previous year.

Renting a house in Egelsbach

The average net cold rent in Egelsbach for a house is 8.40 euros/m² as of May. There were virtually no changes in average rents in Egelsbach for this segment compared with the previous year.
Overall, rents for apartments and houses in Egelsbach are higher than average rents in Germany. There is high demand for offers without brokerage costs.

Condominiums in Egelsbach

The average purchase price for an apartment is currently 2100.00 euros/m². This means that the price per square meter for a condominium in Egelsbach has risen by 10% year-on-year as of May 2014. Offers that do not require a broker's commission are particularly popular.

Buying a house in Egelsbach

The average purchase price for an apartment is currently 2100.00 euros/m². This means that the price per square meter for buying a house in Egelsbach has risen by 8% compared with the previous year. Here, too, properties from private ownersare preferred.

Both for condominiums and for houses, the purchase prices in Egelsbach are higher than the average property prices in Germany.

Outlook for the development of property prices in Egelsbach

Egelsbach will remain attractive, especially for young families with children who want to live in a child-friendly setting in the countryside and yet close to the city. To the northeast of Egelsbach, a new development area is currently being built with predominantly detached single and semi-detached houses, which is primarily geared to the needs of young families.

For the coming 12 months, we expect a stable - slightly increasing development in all segments of the real estate market for Egelsbach. The joy of offersthat donot involve a brokerage fee will continue unabated.