The supply and demand myth of housing

The supply and demand myth of housing

Simply building new homes isn’t enough to solve the housing crisis—what we build and for whom matters a lot more.

Whether in current discussions or in everyday discussions, we often hear the same objections: a rental cover does not create a new living space; too many "rejectors of work" take out civic money and "use our social system"; "in a few years, health care will be priceless"; or: "Germany alone cannot do anything about climate change." But is that true at all? In our digital series of events, experts and members of the Bundestag investigate these is…

Last Saturday the subject of housing was discussed again in La Sexta Xplica and a tertuliana did not finish understanding the concept of supply and demand.