Commission-free real estate directly from the owner in Ahrensburg

Living where Maya the Bee is at home: Ahrensburg in Hamburg's suburbs

The small town of Ahrensburg in Schleswig-Holstein is located directly on the northeastern outskirts of Hamburg. The town with over 31,000 inhabitants advertises itself with the slogan "Hamburg's beautiful neighbor" - and quite rightly so. Ahrensburg is surrounded by idyllic forests with numerous hiking and biking trails. In addition to the "Badlantic" leisure pool, the "Bredenbeker Teich" natural pool, popular in the summer, is located near the town. Incidentally, this is where the author Waldemar Bonsels, who was born in Ahrensburg, let Maya the Bee, which he invented, fly. Another highlight of the town at the gates of Hamburg is the famous Ahrensburg Castle. Apart from sights and numerous leisure facilities, Ahrensburg can also score with an optimal transport connection to the nearby Elbe metropolis Hamburg. Several rail lines stop at the town's two train stations, connecting Ahrensburg directly with Hamburg's main train station. In addition, the city in the Stormarn district is regularly served by Hamburg's U 1 elevated train line. You can also get to Hamburg quickly by car, as the city is located directly on the A 1 autobahn and has its own junction. In addition to the convenient commuting connections, Ahrensburg itself also offers its residents some attractive job opportunities.Among thecompanies that have settled in the small town in Hamburg's Speckgürtel are the German subsidiary of the computer manufacturer Acer, the printing plant of Axel Springer Verlag, the technology company Basler AG, and the well-known Hela Gewürzwerk Hermann Laue.

Rising purchase prices, rising rents

It is no wonder that Ahrensburg is popular as a place to live and that real estate prices are correspondingly high. As the Hamburger Abendblatt reported in 2012, home prices here are almost as high as in Hamburg. Parallel to the development in the neighboring metropolis, prices have also been rising here for years. In the meantime, according to the Abendblatt, Ahrensburg has a far higher price level for houses and owner-occupied apartments than other places in Hamburg's Speckgürtel. According to the real estate portal Immobilienscout24.de, one has to pay an average of 8.30 euros per square meter for a rental apartment in Ahrensburg. Condominiums can be had for 2,400 euros/square meter, and houses cost an average of 396,000 euros.

Commission-free living in Ahrensburg

For the real estate seeker, however, the little town has a big advantage, because here more apartments and houses are rented or sold without an agent than in the Elbe metropolis. So one saves at least the unloved broker commission. Who prefers it to live calmly and in the green, has in Ahrensburg accordingly larger chances of coming without brokerage to a family-friendly dwelling or even a whole house with garden.There arealso great advantages for the real estate providers from a brokerage from private to private, because they receive significantly more inquiries - and at the same time increase their chances of a quick and successful conclusion of a contract.

Living in Ahrensburg (Stormarn district)

Source: immobilienscout24.de, as of March 2014