In Munich it is almost impossible to find an affordable apartment. There is great anger and frustration over record rents and stagnating new construction. Who is to blame for the distress and how could it be alleviated? “The responsible politicians in Munich often say that there’s nothing that can be done. The federal government has to act, the state has to do something. But that’s not true: of course the city can also do something about the housing shortage,” says Alain Thierstein.
Densification in Munich: New apartments for 100,000 people – Munich
