Germany has a huge problem with "landlord companies"(don't know what they're exactly called. Basically more than half of the appartments in Berlin are owned by two big companies, and either one of them did absorb the other recently or they're in the process of it, I haven't kept up to date. They're has been public referrendums with way more than 50% supporting the expropriation of those appartments in Berlin, yet nothing has been done by the local government even though experts have already confirmed that it would be completely legal and in compliance with our basic law(something similar to the ammendments in america).

Definitely should have provided some context there instead of just whining polemically, appreciate it.

I'm sure several factors lead to this, population density might be another one. But the truth is that the housing market in germany is pretty fucked right now. Not enough houses are being built because of absurd regulations and real estate companies are buying up the remaining ones just to jack up prices, often even without allowing people to live there.

Rents and property prices are skyrocketing as a result. I'm 31 and make about 50k a year, which is pretty much the median salary here, and with about 60% of my salary evaporating just for renting a one bedroom apartment outside of the city, ever buying my own property seems impossible to achieve.

Also, our government right know somehow expects the middle class to pay for CO2 neutrality in addition to everything else, while rich people barely get taxed and mega corporations receive billions in subsidies to build environment destroying factories.

People are so frustrated with this that they vote for right wing parties (in fucking Germany of all places), because every other party is too fucking tone deaf to do something about social equity