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Maybe we could have something in the middle, a bit like Berlin. There's got to be a middle ground between Detroit's $500 rent and most popular cities' $1500+ fo
by maxlamb 9y ago
Maybe we could have something in the middle, a bit like Berlin. There's got to be a middle ground between Detroit's $500 rent and most popular cities' $1500+ for 1 bedrooms.
- evanlivingston 9y agoI'll look into it later, but do you have idea what contributes to Europeans paying significantly less for housing?
- rsynnott 9y agoIt’s not Europeans in general; some European cities, including some German cities, are very expensive. Berlin is an oddity. Many European countries, do, or have at some point in the past, had extensive social housing production, which does help ease pressure.
- ddorian43 9y agoUh, NL sucks. Unless you're local and you get put from birth on the waiting list (which you can now only apply on 18 years). So by 40 you may get cheap housing.
- aristus 9y agoStep 1: have the Soviets occupy the eastern half of the city for 50 years.
- hkmurakami 9y agoIs housing considered a wealth generating investment asset in continental Europe?
- maxlamb 9y agoThe city caps rents for a large portion of renters, and there are strict laws against short-term rentals and subletting https://www.fastcompany.com/3053734/berlin-models-how-cities-can-push-back-gentrification-and-keep-housing-affordable https://www.fastcompany.com/3053734/berlin-models-how-cities...
- JBlue42 9y agoYou have a lot of people fleeing expensive places like SF, LA, and NYC to Portland and Austin. Those rents are still cheaper and you get the same city amenities and some good places to work. So there's demand and until people see that it's not worth it to move there then it will probably continue to rise. Same with housing prices. I know people that were looking in both LA and Portland at the same time. They probably would've gone with Portland had there not been factors beyond money at play.