On September 20, 2026, Die Linke won the regional election in Berlin, a first for the radical left-wing party in the capital. The housing crisis was at the heart of Die Linke’s campaign, and this victory reflects Berliners’ frustration with skyrocketing rents and difficulties in accessing housing. The German housing market is indeed facing significant cyclical and structural constraints, which today...

The residential real-estate market in France has been severely impacted by the sharp rise in mortgage rates since 2022. While the decline in housing sales was quick to materialize, prices in existing properties adjusted with a lag in transactions. On the new housing market, while sales are at historic lows, price declines have been more contained.