Housing is the social issue of the 21st century, German politicians and experts say time and again. And yet there's no improvement in sight, especially in cities, where affordable housing is in short supply.
When I was looking for a home in The Netherlands some years back I had to register to raffles just for the visiting. 2 years of searching brought me absolutely nothing. And that was for renting. Couldn’t even begin to think about buying a house without tens of thousands of euro’s out of my own pocket or getting outbid by ASML by 70k.
100% this, I still live in a student dorm because I have nowhere to go with normal rent. A small studio/apartment is like €1300, it’s crazy. My parents got a mortgage for less, it seems more necessary by the day to just leave the country.
When I was looking for a home in The Netherlands some years back I had to register to raffles just for the visiting. 2 years of searching brought me absolutely nothing. And that was for renting. Couldn’t even begin to think about buying a house without tens of thousands of euro’s out of my own pocket or getting outbid by ASML by 70k.
I never realized how bad the housing situation was in Europe until recently.
100% this, I still live in a student dorm because I have nowhere to go with normal rent. A small studio/apartment is like €1300, it’s crazy. My parents got a mortgage for less, it seems more necessary by the day to just leave the country.