It's not much of a secret? Berlin has been growing fast these past few years, as are real estate prices: http://www.thelocal.de/20150707/politicians-struggle-t

It's not much of a secret? Berlin has been growing fast these past few years, as are real estate prices: http://www.thelocal.de/20150707/politicians-struggle-to-keep-pace-with-berlins-growth http://www.thelocal.de/20150707/politicians-struggle-to-keep... And while rents are still cheap compared to other large western cities, they went (and are going) through about the same curve as these more expensive cities - it simply started lower here.