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    What action is being taken against rising rents in Berlin?

    This week on Studio Berlin: What action is being taken against rising rents in Berlin?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Erik Kirschbaum • Jul 20, 2019 • 25m Listen

    This week on Studio Berlin: What action is being taken against rising rents in Berlin?

    Host Erik Kirschbaum breaks down proposals, like expropriating property and the rent freeze (“Mietendeckel”), with Thomas McGath from “Deutsche Wohnen & Co Enteignen” and journalist Grace Dobush who has written about urbanization and the Berlin housing market for Handelsblatt and Fortune.

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      Erik Kirschbaum

      host, Studio Berlin

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      Monika Müller-Kroll

      producer, Studio Berlin

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      Sylvia Cunningham

      host and producer of KCRW Berlin's The Bear

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