Commission-free real estate directly from the owner in Ratingen

A city with a high quality of life and expensive real estate prices: Apartments are becoming scarce in Ratingen

More than 90,000 people live in Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia - and benefit from the city's pleasant living conditions. Situated on the western edge of the Mettmann district, directly on the city limits of the state capital Düsseldorf, Ratingen is a prosperous economic center with a high recreational value. The historic old town invites you to stroll and store, the weekly market on the market square in the center of the city is one of the most popular in the region, historical buildings and museums worth seeing invite you to sightseeing, and various wooded areas, parks and lakes form popular local recreation areas. Ratingen's economy benefits greatly from the city's favorable transport location. Düsseldorf International Airport is only a few kilometers away, as is the Düsseldorf Airport train station, where both local and long-distance trains stop. Ratingen itself can be easily reached from Düsseldorf by the S-Bahn line S 6 as well as the streetcar line 712. Transportation links by car are also optimal, as the city is surrounded by the three autobahns A 3, A 44 and A 52. It is no wonder that many well-known companies have chosen to settle in Ratingen. These include the international hardware manufacturer Asus, the traditional company Balcke-Dürr, the sanitary ceramics manufacturer Keramag and the fashion company Esprit. Thus, Ratingen is much more than a mere commuter town in Düsseldorf's service area; rather, the city boasts a multitude of its own attractive job opportunities that make commuting to the surrounding metropolises unnecessary.

Scarce: Brokerage-free real estate in Ratingen

The average purchasing power of the people of Ratingen is correspondingly high - and real estate prices are expensive. According to the Real Estate Compass published by the business magazine Capital, demand for owner-occupied apartments and homes is currently higher than supply, which means that purchase prices and rents are rising, especially in the lower and middle price brackets. In fact, it is therefore also much more difficult to obtain a commission-free property in Ratingen than in other towns in the Mettmann district - for example, in Wülfrath. According to data from the real estate portal immobilienscout24.de, the average rent in the city of Ratingen, at 7.90 euros per square meter, is considerably higher than the average for the district of Mettmann. People also have to pay more for condominiums and houses here than in the neighboring towns of Heiligenhaus or Mettmann, for example. The trend toward price increases has been continuing in Ratingen for several years now, the Rheinische Post newspaper reported back at the beginning of 2013. There is hardly any new construction going on in Ratingen; instead, demand is rising for existing properties, especially for used apartments with three to four rooms for families as well as for properties suitable for senior citizens, the newspaper said. Good times for landlords and sellers in Ratingen - and still some of them decide to broker their property without an agent, private to private. Because many offerers know that prospective customers prefer brokerage-free offers: The chances of a fast and successful conclusion of a contract increase thereby enormously. Property seekers thus also have good chances in Ratingen of getting an apartment or house without a broker's commission - even if this sometimes means having to cut back on location and amenities.

Living in Ratingen

Source: immobilienscout24.de