In a system that rejects mass immigration, the population can fall, opening up room for cheaper housing, lower rents, and even an increase in the birthrate.
Across the West, native Europeans are dying out but rental prices continue to go up every year. While the left would like to point the finger at capitalists and greedy landlords, the primary factor driving the housing affordability crisis is mass immigration.
Berlin is a prime example of this trend, as German journalist and author Jens Winter pointed out on X using clear population and housing data.
"Rental prices on the market have more than doubled in Berlin since 2011 - plenty of money for corporations. But where is the increased demand coming from? While the native population of the capital has declined by 260,000 since 2011, the number of foreigners and people with a migration background has risen by 650,000 over the same period. That means: Without migration, there would be less demand for housing in Berlin today than in 2011," he wrote.
In a follow-up post, he wrote that the German "conservative" party is just as guilty as the left.
"The CDU-aligned real estate lobby is raking in big money with migration in Berlin. The Germans have a choice: dying out in the CDU's multikulti capitalism or in the Left's multikulti socialism. Understandable response: If we're going to disappear anyway, why bust our asses for it?" he wrote.
Die CDU-nahe Immobilien-Lobby
