> That's not true at all. The number of building permits granted has actually dropped Ok. But the real statistic to disprove the statement is the percentage of

> That's not true at all. The number of building permits granted has actually dropped Ok. But the real statistic to disprove the statement is the percentage of building permits granted based on building permit applications. Has that dropped? Or is that still rather high? Also, I think you're not mentioning the fact that major parts of Berlin are against gentrification so while the local government want something, the people don't, because that gentrification allowed them to bypass the rent rise law. Realistically, to say they aren't building a ton of new housing at a rather fast rate would be a lie. As fast as possible, maybe hyperbolic but that is all.