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There's also a new system of rent control which probably makes it even more unattractive to invest.

• ibotty 9y ago
  But that's not the reason _at all_ that the rents are skyrocketing. Were it implemented properly the "rent-brake" would prohibit high rents.
  • VMG 9y ago
    that's now how an economy works
  • elcapitan 9y ago
    Well it limits supply, because it makes it less attractive to create more buildings, so the prices go up, if demand is increasing.
    • chrido 9y ago
      The "rent-brake" in Germany does not apply to newly built apartments.