Comission-free real estate directly from the owner in Obertshausen

Rising prices and major projects in the former "leather town

The town in the Offenbach district of the Darmstadt administrative district, which was first mentioned in documents in the 9th century, currently has just under 25,000 inhabitants in the economically strong Rhine-Main region. Obertshausen grew most strongly between 1970 and the end of the 1990s, during which time the population doubled due to the incorporation of the neighboring community of Hausen, which has been a district of the town since 1977. Directly connected to Offenbach, Frankfurt am Main and the airport there by the Rodgau railroad and the Rhine-Main suburban railroad as well as the federal highway 3 and the federal highway 448, Obertshausen has proven itself as a residential and commercial area several times over in the course of the 20th century. The leather industry, which once dominated here, is still represented by a few manufactories, but more important today are companies from the steel, mechanical engineering and vehicle construction sectors as well as the service sector. The two largest commercial areas in Obertshausen are the Herbäcker and Samerwiesen sites. Also due to the geographically favorable location, the internationally active logistics company "DHL" has been building Germany's largest parcel center to date on an area of 40,000 square meters on site since June 2013, which is to go into operation before the end of 2014 and then handle 50,000 shipments per hour. Due to this good economic data, real estate prices in Obertshausen have also risen rapidly in recent years, with apartments and houses currently averaging around 2,200 and 2,500 euros/m² respectively.

Relatively low prices in the Rhine-Main region, new approaches to location marketing

However, local prices for housing are still well below those in the nearest cities of Frankfurt am Main (approx. 3,300 to 4,200 euros/m²), Darmstadt (approx. 2,900 to 3,100 euros/m²), Offenbach (approx. 2,500 to 2,700 euros/m²) and Neu-Isenburg (approx. 2,400 to 3,200 euros/m²). In the medium and long term, however, most market observers expect prices to converge with the generally rather high price structure in southern Hesse. In order to meet the increasing demand for real estate of all kinds, the city of Obertshausen, together with the district of Offenbach, has been participating since the end of 2012 in the new municipal real estate portal "KIP" (Kommunales Immobilienportal Obertshausen), where those looking for residential and commercial space as well as investors can obtain detailed information about the real estate market in the city and private individuals can also advertise free of charge. In addition to information about the regional property and real estate market, the visually appealing portal also provides information about the tax rates in Obertshausen. As a measure for the reorganization of the urban economic promotion and strengthening of the co-operation on district level with the location advertisement the successful presentation of living and trade real estates is already very well received. One can inform still more exactly about current and future development plans in the city as for example on the former German Federal Armed Forces depot at the Heusenstammer road on the netoperational readiness levelwww.obertshausen.de, there the respective building projects can be structured after roads fast and simply as pdf document downloaded.

Despite industry and commerce, plenty of woods and greenery: recreation, open-air swimming pool and pheasantry

Despite its dynamic economic development, Obertshausen has been able to retain much of its tranquil small-town charm. A lively club life with more than 100 different associations, a forest or green area share of more than 50 percent in the urban area, and leisure facilities such as the open-air swimming pool "monte mare" with sauna and wellness area and the forest park "Sainte Geneviève des Bois" in Hausen, including a children's playground and kiosk, ensure a high recreational value, just like the landscape conservation area Hochbruch of Hausen and the neighboring game park "Alte Fasanerie". The two municipal libraries together offer approx. 45,000 media for lending, in the community center Hausen in Tempelhofer Straße regularly cabaret events as well as concerts take place, in the different halls weddings, communions, confirmations as well as birthday, business and company celebrations can be celebrated in the best way. The Obertshausen Museum of Local History in Karl-Mayer-Strasse is also worth seeing, with both permanent and changing exhibitions on the town's history and an original leather goods workshop. With three elementary schools and two secondary schools, the town also offers a wide range of choices for families with children. In addition, there are a total of 9 municipal and denominational kindergartens, and with the whale kindergarten "Die wilden Erdbären" (The Wild Earth Bears), Obertshausen also has the first of its kind in the entire district of Offenbach.Thetown cinema in the large conference hall of the town hall and the Obertshausen music school, which has been operating successfully for 25 years, are also popular with residents of all ages.

Short facts real estate in Obertshausen:

- The favorable location near Frankfurt and Offenbach ensures strong demand
- Obertshausen has coped very well with structural change in the 20th century
- The town is home to many successful companies from modern industries
- The largest parcel center in the Federal Republic of Germany is currently being built locally
- Real estate prices are still below those of most neighboring towns
- The Internet has long been used for location marketing for real estate
- Quality of life and recreational value are richly provided by nature and culture