the best parcels never make it to the open market.
a competitor closed on your ideal parcel in augsburg. they knew about the rezoning months before your broker did. the decision was in the stadtrat minutes.
you're not losing because your offer is worse. you're late.
figtimeline of a lost parcelaugsburg · parcel 47/2
5 monthsbetween rezoning decision and broker awareness
the gap
committee minutes are public. nobody reads them.
rezoning, budget approvals, infrastructure commitments. all decided in municipal meetings across 66+ german cities. all published as pdfs. the information is there. it's just practically invisible.