Commission-free real estate directly from the owner in Kaarst

Favorable traffic conditions, cheap real estate, expensive commissions: The Kaarst real estate market

If you like to live in the countryside and at the same time avoid the expensive real estate prices of Düsseldorf, the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, the small town of Kaarst in the Rhine district of Neuss, with its 42,000 inhabitants, is the place to be: The town offers ideal conditions for commuting to work in Düsseldorf. Less than 15 kilometers separate Kaarst on the left bank of the Rhine from the center of Düsseldorf - the state capital can be reached by car in just under 20 minutes. This is due in no small part to Kaarst's outstanding traffic location directly at the Kaarst interchange, where the A 52 and A 57 freeways meet. Those who prefer to travel by train can reach the nearby state capital from Kaarst with the S 8 suburban train line and the S 28 regional train. And the major international airport of Düsseldorf is also only a few minutes away by car.

Living in the countryside, working in Düsseldorf

The city of Kaarst is an attractive place to live, especially for families with children, because here, in contrast to the surrounding metropolises of the Rhine region, people typically live in a single-family home with a garden. At the same time, the city has a well-developed network of schools and daycare centers. Several sports clubs and sports facilities provide a wide range of sports and leisure activities. A special highlight of Kaarst is the Kaarst Lake, a former quarry pond with a public outdoor pool. Thanks to its favorable traffic situation, the city also has a flourishing economy. Numerous jobs are provided here by the branch of the well-known Swedish furniture store Ikea as well as the branch of the American engineering group Parker-Hannifin.Inaddition, numerous medium-sized service and trading companies have settled in Kaarst.

Only a few commission-free real estate offers

The popularity of Kaarst has also had an impact on the real estate market. "Living in Kaarst has become a luxury," the regional newspaper Rheinische Post quotes a Kaarst real estate expert on its website. Finding a commission-free property available in the city becomes a rare stroke of luck under these circumstances. The chances of finding an offer without a broker are still best in the area of rental apartments. Brokerage-free condominiums and single-family homes, on the other hand, are only available to a limited extent in Kaarst. As far as rental and purchase prices are concerned, however, the Kaarst real estate market is still at a much lower level than the Rhine metropolis of Düsseldorf. According to information from the real estate portal immobilienscout24.de, one has to pay an average of 7.40 euros per square meter for a rental apartment. Condominiums cost 1,750 euros/square meter, and owner-occupied homes can be had for an average of just over 370,000 euros - and thus for almost exactly half of what would be paid in Düsseldorf.

Living in Kaarst (Rhein-Kreis Neuss)

Source: immobilienscout24.de, as of March 2014