Mietwohnungsknappheit in Deutschland

Ursachen, Instrumente, Implikationen

authored by

Stephan L. Thomsen, Daniel Vogt, Lars Brausewetter

Abstract

The current state of the German rental market for housing is the subject of an ongoing public debate. Over the last few years, an excess demand in urban areas has led to an increase in rental prices. Since the majority of Germans rent, this development affects a large number of households. A set of different housing policy interventions has been provided by the German government that aims to alleviate the disequilibrium. This article analyses the main reasons for the problem and discusses selected housing policy measures in terms of potential impact. Our conclusion is that a policy mix would be useful in, first, increasing the number of available apartments (necessity) and, second, addressing its distribution adhering to social criteria (sufficiency).

Organisation(s)

Institute of Economic Policy

Type

Article

Journal

Wirtschaftsdienst

Volume

100

Pages

461-467

No. of pages

7

ISSN

0043-6275

Publication date

06.2020

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-020-2680-9 (Access: Open)