Stadt, Land, teuer! Wie bezahlbar ist Wohnen noch? | Ausgerechnet | WDR

The next episode of "Ausgerechnet" (Of All Places) on the topic of "renting" can be viewed in the ARD Mediathek: https://1.ard.de/Ausgerechnet_mieten?... Buying a house in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia's largest city, is hardly affordable for most people anymore. In the cathedral city, prices now exceed €5,000 per square meter. Carmen and Sören, along with their daughter Amelie, from Cologne's Südstadt district, are facing precisely this challenge: €1,350 could be put towards a loan, but the right house hasn't come along yet. Daniel Aßmann meets the young family and starts a housing experiment with them: Is the premium for urban living really justified, or can you be just as happy in a small town for less money? For the Südstadt residents, this means a week in rural Lüdinghausen instead of the big city of Cologne. They also go house-viewing in Cologne. Will they find their dream home? While Carmen and Sören spend a week experiencing life in a small town, Daniel embarks on a journey through North Rhine-Westphalia: What can an average family here still afford, and how can they finance it wisely and effectively? Where does homeownership truly pay off? €2,835 per square meter. That's the average cost of owning a home in North Rhine-Westphalia these days. For a house with 150 square meters of living space, that's more than €400,000. For many, the dream of homeownership is shattered. Who can afford it, how do you find your dream home, and what should buyers pay attention to when it comes to houses and financing? Daniel Aßmann finds the answers in "Of All Places - The Housing Experiment." 01:02 – Carmen and Sören from Cologne search for their dream home 03:58 – What's the budget for buying a house? 07:00 – Why is it so difficult to find a house in North Rhine-Westphalia? 9:50 AM – Münster, Cologne, Düsseldorf: Where is buying a house most expensive? 10:28 AM – Where in North Rhine-Westphalia is buying a house cheapest? 10:59 AM – Small town instead of big city: Carmen and Sören try out living in a small town 12:31 PM – A woman from Lüdinghausen explains why she moved from Berlin to the small town 2:36 PM – Who can still afford a house? Daniel Aßmann meets financial advisor Martin Reuter 6:27 PM – Carmen and Sören in Lüdinghausen: How good is the public transport connection? 8:09 PM – Daycare places in the small town 9:30 PM – The real estate market in Cologne 10:17 PM – House viewing in Cologne Holweide 9:53 PM – What can you get for €750,000 in Lüdinghausen? 30:16 – Real estate appraiser Stephanie Schäfer explains what to look out for when viewing a house 40:47 – Carmen and Sören: Big city or small town? 👍 Give us a like if you enjoyed the video! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎥 More videos from "Ausgerechnet" (Of All Places): Ausgerechnet | WDR 📺 All episodes of "Ausgerechnet" in the media library: http://www.wdr.de/k/ausgerechnet_medi... ℹ️ More about the program: https://www1.wdr.de/verbraucher/geld/... ----- This film was produced in 2025. All statements and facts reflect the situation at that time and have not been updated since. #BuyingAHouse #Living #Of All Places #WDR