Study: High rents in big cities drive away skilled workers. A good third are considering changing jobs because of high rents.
The housing market in Stuttgart and Munich is perceived as particularly difficult. In Munich or Berlin, the so-called bacon belt is almost as expensive as the metropolises themselves. Almost 90 percent have the feeling that finding an affordable apartment in big city is ‘just a matter of luck’ and almost two thirds are dissatisfied with rents, costs of home ownership and the number of available rental apartments.