Commission-free Houses to buy in Baden-Württemberg

High quality of life, warm climate, beautiful nature, interesting culture, good jobs

Winter sports in the Black Forest, swimming in Lake Constance, hiking in the Allgäu and the Swabian Alb, relaxation in 60 spas and health resorts, enjoyment of the upscale regional gastronomy, excursions to nearby Switzerland or France and, in addition, the lowest unemployment rate in all of Germany: not only according to the locals, but also according to the majority opinion of the increasing number of newcomers, living in the southwest is simply the very best. Accordingly, Baden-Württemberg is an increasingly popular vacation and residential region in many respects, due to its geographical location, its picturesque and largely well-preserved nature and authentic culture, its mild climate, and its impressively sustained economic strength. This nationwide and even international attractiveness naturally also has a significant impact on house prices and the real estate market. With an average price per square meter of currently between 2,000 and 2,300 euros/m², this is considerably higher than the national average (1,600 to 1,800 euros/m²). On a statistical average, a house between Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Tübingen, Freiburg im Breisgau, Ulm and Waldshut currently costs between a good 140,000 and almost 470,000 euros, depending on size and exact location.At present still with the most favorable is the east and northeast Baden-Württembergs, there one finds approximately in the Main Tauber circle (approx. 220,000 euro), in and around Schwäbisch Hall (approx. 240,000 euro), east Alb district (approx. 300,000 euro), in the district Heidenheim (approx. 260,000 euro) as well as in the Alb Danube circle (approx. 270,000) the current cheapest house offers.

Cities and their surrounding countryside move strongly, in the country the exact situation decides
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The livable and amiable "Ländle" is by no means everywhere a decidedly expensive area for house purchases; in accordance with its quite diverse landscapes and cities, there are, in addition to many rather relatively expensive areas, also those with still quite favorable opportunities for real estate purchases. However, as in other states, the larger cities in particular have experienced significant and, in some cases, double-digit percentage price increases in recent years. The regional leaders in this respect are Freiburg im Breisgau and Stuttgart, with a current average price per square meter for houses of almost 3,800 euros/m² each, Baden-Baden (approx. 3,500 euros/m²), Heidelberg (3,200 euros/m²), Karlsruhe (2,900 euros/m²) and Ulm (2,700 euros/m²). Prices for houses of all types have also risen disproportionately in Heilbronn (2,00 euros/m²) and Mannheim (2,700 euros/m²) in the last three years alone; comparatively cheap prices are currently only available in Pforzheim (2,300 euros/m²), although there has also been a considerable rise in prices there since 2011.The35 districts in Baden-Württemberg have also seen price rises for the most part over this period, but these need to be differentiated more strongly in terms of their precise location and, where applicable, proximity to the costly local conurbations mentioned above.

The center, the south and the southwest are among the most expensive areas

For example, the area surrounding Stuttgart in particular has recently seen strong growth; in addition to the numerous successful companies located there that are attractive to employees, many residents of the state capital are also increasingly drawn to the periphery. In the Rems-Murr district, a house currently costs on average around 370,000 euros, in the Ludwigsburg district just over 400,000, in and around Böblingen over 450,000 and in Esslingen and its environs an average of a proud 580,000 euros. The Rastatt district (around 350,000 euros) is in turn influenced by its proximity to high-priced Baden-Baden, and the same is true of Karlsruhe and the surrounding area, where an astonishing average price of almost 630,000 euros makes up the local price structure. In the Rhine-Neckar district around the famous and quite expensive university city of Heidelberg, one can expect an average of just under 350,000 euros for one's own home, while in the Neckar-Odenwald district it is still relatively inexpensive at around 225,000 euros. Around the meanwhile likewise very expensive "pearl of the Black Forest" Freiburg in the Breisgau prevails in the Black Forest Baar circle (approx. 280,000 euro), in the district Emmendingen (approx. 350,000 euro), in the district Breisgau high Black Forest (approx. 420,000 euro) and district Lörrach (approx. 440,000 euro) in each case still on the average rather different conditions.

Short facts for "house builders" in Baden-Württemberg:

- The region is scenically beautiful, economically successful and therefore expensive
- The biggest price increase was and is in and around the larger cities
- The southwest is comparatively more expensive than the northeast