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September 29, 2021

Berliners Vote to Expropriate Housing Units from Developers, Mega Landlords
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In Germany, Berlin residents voted in a referendum to seize back some
240,000 apartments from corporate landlords in an effort to combat
gentrification and soaring rents. The measure, though not binding, would
see the municipal government buy back housing from powerful landlords or
real estate companies that own more than 3,000 units, and turn the units
into affordable public housing.


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