From Renters Paradies to Renters Nightmare: Why you won’t find an apartment in Berlin anymore!

[john_b]

Interesting article on Substack (from late 2024) subtitled "How NIMBYism, political decisions and regulations crippled the Berlin housing market."

https://veteraletters.substack.com/p/fr ... to-renters

I'm glad we were able to buy our apartment in 2018 which we had been renting since 2015. Furthermore we were able to get a manageable mortgage which will be paid off in three years time, so we have side-stepped all these rent increases - or even worse, being turfed out based on Eigenbedarf, which seems to be happening more and more.

[Fraufruit]

Very interesting article. Very similar to Munich and housing shortages everywhere. Thanks.

[LeonG]

There is no housing shortage where I live but that's because nobody wants to live here

Nearby larger towns already have a problem. Desirable cities like Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart etc. forget it.

[Alberto]

Excellent article, well suited for a relaxed evening read.
Thanks for sharing