[lnsru]

Building cost of 5000€ for a square meter just blows my mind. Especially for wood frame building. What’s so special about it? Maybe you have a source how these costs divide into materials/salaries/permits/etc? I would say prefab panels is a solution. That’s how houses are built in cheap labor countries in Europe and then moved on the trucks to expensive Scandinavian countries. Assembly takes couple weeks.

[lunaru]

> What’s so special about it?

Nothing. That's exactly what I mean when I say the cost is labor. The quoted price $450-$550 per square foot does not include land, permitting, soft costs, etc. That's just labor and materials.

[lnsru]

Thanks. Looks like the building costs are really out of control.

[otterley]

Prefab and manufactured housing exists in the USA and it's not significantly less expensive than on-site construction.