Housing in Berlin: Gaebler sees a decline until 2025

Housing in Berlin: Gaebler sees a decline until 2025

challenges in Berlin's housing construction

The shortage of housing in Berlin remains an urgent problem. Urban development senator Christian Gaebler (SPD) recently expressed his concerns about the city's construction projects for the coming years. According to Gaebler, Berlin will not reach the desired number of 20,000 new apartments in 2025. He even expects a decline in housing construction figures, which could increase the concerns about the living situation in the capital.

a stagnating market

Gaebler reported that Berlin is expected to build 1,000 apartments less this year than in the previous year. The consequences of this development affect not only future construction projects, but also the already tense rental prices in the city. "We will probably not come to the 20,000 and not yet," Gaebler told the German Press Agency.

The need is high, but the offer remains low

The current construction crisis poses major challenges. In view of the continuously increasing need for apartments, especially in the area of ​​social housing, it is imperative to find new strategies and solutions. Dr. Matthias Bernt, expert at the Leibniz Institute for Spatial Social Research, emphasizes the urgency of basic reforms in building policy in order to be able to meet the crisis.

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