Sell or buy real estate in Ratingen, whether house or apartment

Engel & Völkers Ratingen - Top notch assistance in the purchase and sale of real estate​

Ratingen is ideal as a real estate location for property seekers who prefer short distances to the metropolis without living there, while rejecting an overly rural life. Homebuyers are particularly interested in the districts of Hösel and Cromford, which are among the most expensive neighborhoods in Ratingen. Above all stately villas in prime locations from the 20s and 30s of the last century are offered here for sale by our Engel & Völkers real estate agents. The cityscape of Ratingen-Mitte is also characterized by historic buildings and a magnificent marketplace. Here, in addition to some pubs and restaurants, you can also find cute boutiques. Ratingen-Ost also offers a wonderful local recreation spot with the popular trip destination "Auermühle". Property owners who want to sell their villa, their family home or their condominium in Ratingen are offered numerous services related to the sale by Engel & Völkers. One of these services is the free property valuation to give homeowners a realistic market price estimate for their property in Ratingen.

Diversity Ratingen: Become part of a vibrant city by buying a property

As a place of residence, Ratingen has more to offer than you might expect at first glance. The pre-medieval city has some buildings that are worth seeing, such as the church of St. Peter and Paul, the community center and some surviving parts of the former city walls. A note from Engel & Völkers Ratingen: Property prospective customers who have decided to buy a detached house or a condominium in Ratingen-Breitscheid, can look forward to two castles in their new neighborhood. The 13th-century Landsberg Castle and privately owned Linnep Castle can be visited from the outside. Anyone who enjoys spending their free time in nature will value Ratingen as a real estate location, because green spaces are plenty here, as our Engel & Völkers real estate agents know. When buying a condominium in the city center, a detached house in Lintorf or a distinguished villa in Hösel you are always just a stone's throw away from extensive parks. The Poensgenpark - also called Cromford Park - is one of the best known green areas in Ratingen. In addition, Ratingen has the 110-hectare recreational park Volkardey including two lakes - the Green Lake and the Silver Lake - and the Blue Lake, which has an amusement park and an open-air theater. Property seekers who prefer to be outdoors typically tend to buy a noble villa in Cromford or Hösel or a detached house in Eggerscheidt or Lintorf. Eggerscheidt convinces above all with its village charm and a very good traffic connection. Here, prospective buyers of exclusive villas and apartments can also visit the wonderful castle Gräfgenstein, which offers a special atmosphere in this area. Other sought-after neighborhoods are Ratingen Homberg and Ratingen Schwarzbach. In Ratingen Homberg, living is very family-friendly, as there are a large number of schools and kindergartens. The district Ratingen Schwarzbach is located in the southeast of Ratingen and offers sports facilities such as tennis and golf.

Best connection conditions around the real estate location Ratingen

As Ratingen has a central position due to its location between the Ruhr area and the metropolises of Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn and Wuppertal, many prospective tenants assume that the traffic connections are correspondingly good. This can be confirmed by the estate agents of Engel & Völkers. With connections to the surrounding triangle of the A3, A52 and A44 motorways, homebuyers are very well connected to the motorway network. Furthermore, public transport in Ratingen is also well developed; At Ratingen’s two rail stations, you can find an S-Bahn, a city tram and numerous bus lines. If you also like to travel by bike, Ratingen offers an excellent location for buying a property according to our Engel & Völkers real estate agents. The city is located on the EUROGA cycle route and not only connects the individual districts with each other; Numerous cycling routes also lead to the neighboring cities of Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen and Mülheim.

The best time to buy real estate - with the Engel & Völkers market Analysis

With the market data analysis of our Engel & Völkers research team, prospective tenants get an insight into the figures and facts of the market price development for residential real estate in Ratingen. Homebuyers currently pay an average of € 2,432 per square meter for condominiums, representing an increase of 11.09% over the previous year, while prices for single-family homes fell by 1.16% compared to 2017. Nevertheless, for real estate in prime locations such as Hösel and Cromford achieves top prices in the million range. Among other things, this can be explained by the fact that purchasing power has now risen to 28,395 euros per capita, which is reflected accordingly in the purchase prices for real estate. 

In 2017, the purchase prices for one- and two-family houses were between 550,000 and 2,500,000 euros. In addition, the average asking rent has risen by 4.8% and is now 8.60 euros per square meter. For condominiums, purchase prices of up to 5,000 euros per square meter were achieved in 2017. In addition, the ideal connections to Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf Airport and other junctions on the Rhine and Ruhr revive the residential real estate market both by car and by public transport. The estate agents of Engel & Völkers Ratingen, therefore, assume that there is still potential for development in terms of real estate prices. Relatively cheap real estate for sale can be found in the city center and in Lintorf. If you have decided to buy or sell a villa, condominium or a detached house in Ratingen, our Engel & Völkers real estate agents will be pleased to assist you in finding the right property or in the professional marketing of your high-quality property. Visit us in our Engel & Völkers residential property shop in Ratingen.