Comments by "T J" (@TJ-hs1qm) on "Even Progressive Berlin Is Facing a Housing Crisis" video.

Also worth noting is that how difficult it is to create new housing in Berlin. Some requests to build have taken 30 years before being granted by the Berlin city bureaucracy. But it's not only about the overly complicated bureaucracy (German bureaucracy is already a sad reality). I assume many involved in that process are also benefiting from raising prices as they themselves are property owners particularly in the higher City echelon. There's also push back from those who are opposed to building high rises as that would also decrease the value of their property. Overall there are very influential forces at play, silently acting behind the scenes. While the vast majority of Germans are renters (consequence of WW2) the situation won't be solved by simply demanding more affordable housing. Unfortunately, that's not how it works.
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