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At the moment it seems Berliners aren’t too keen on newcomers and instead of ensuring cheap rents by ensuring there are enough units, they’re agitating and regu
by erentz 8y ago
At the moment it seems Berliners aren’t too keen on newcomers and instead of ensuring cheap rents by ensuring there are enough units, they’re agitating and regulating in a way that will ensure continued scarcity, and then to fix costs they’re pushing ideas like rent control and nationalization. Which will in effect result in a kind of rationing of units, so newcomers be damned.
It’s also remarkable given the history of nationalization and land reform to which Berlin had a front row seat.
- jim-jim-jim 8y agoSurely it's possible to build more houses and nationalize them? Landlords are parasites, full stop. You can't claim something is as cheap as it can be when they're still in the picture.
- raxxorrax 8y agoDefinitely not helpful. Housing will only get more expensive, the only solution is to build more. Berlin still has comparative low rents for a city its size. On the other hand real estate speculation remains a huge problem, even if new land is claimed.