Rent controls have split housing in Berlin into two distinct markets
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Re: Rent controls have split housing in Berlin into two distinct markets
#2Yes why build an apartment in Berlin if they will just inevitably move the date for rent controlled buildings forward eventually.
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#3If only there was a science that could have predicted this.
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#4If only there was a science that could have predicted this.
the dismal science
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#5Did a landlord write this?
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#6They are pushing for something similar in Spain. And there's some disagreement in the coalition government because the far-left wants the controls to be more aggressive.
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#7I expected to agree with that article, but honestly the tradeoff seems reasonable. Given just the data presented there, is it actually worse if rent controlled apartments are hard to get if lots of people are also paying much less rent? I'd really want to see some data about lots of people wanting to move to or within Berlin who are not able to due to lack of supply. That data may well exist but isn't presented here.
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#8Government busybodies make things worse for everyone.
What else is new.
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#9This is an opinion piece in bloomberg, a pro-business, pro-wealthy publication. Is there any surprise that they dislike rent controls?
Re: Rent controls have split housing in Berlin into two distinct markets
#10I expected to agree with that article, but honestly the tradeoff seems reasonable. Given just the data presented there, is it actually worse if rent controlled apartments are hard to get if lots of people are also paying much less rent? I'd really want to see some data about lots of people wanting to move to or within Berlin who are not able to due to lack of supply. That data may well exist but isn't presented here.
Think about how much money a landlord has to invest with in keeping a property attractive to renters. What's the point?