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Housing affordability has become a defining constraint across many major cities, and Berlin is now actively considering a radical solution to address it.
The German capital's move puts it among the more assertive governments on an issue that is pressing multiple major urban markets simultaneously.
The scope of housing pressure Many major cities are grappling with affordability conditions serious enough to push governments past conventional policy tools.
Berlin is among the cities where conditions have deteriorated to the point that a radical response is under active review.
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