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>and rent hasn't changed since we moved in in 2018 This sounds incredibly lucky and rare and not the norm. I guess you have a private landlord and not an insti
by ChuckNorris89 4y ago
>and rent hasn't changed since we moved in in 2018
This sounds incredibly lucky and rare and not the norm. I guess you have a private landlord and not an institution in a big city. BTW, can I ask in which city that is?
- lucb1e 4y agoYep, not what I expected either, but I think it goes to show that things can also be different and aren't necessarily bad across the board. You rarely hear someone 'complain' that their rent hasn't changed compared to the alternative, so the situation will always sound/feel worse than it is. It's a city of around 50k people in west germany, close to other cities that are much bigger, and my building is less than ten minutes walking from the transport hub that takes you to one of those cities. Without service costs (main constituent: heating), we pay 600 euros for ~100m² (but a bad layout, so it's not all as usable and spacious as another 100m² apartment would be).
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoSure, but just because things are great for you, doesn't necessarily mean they're not bad across the board for many other people. It's called survivorship bias. For example, my rent has been going up every year on the dot as the company who owns the building has an obligation to its shareholders to increase revenue.