Common Ground Berlin

Airbnb and Berlin have a complicated relationship, one that’s largely playing out in court and in the media. So are such vacation rental sites good for the city or do they drive up rents and reduce available housing?

Show Notes

Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson talks to Wenke Christoph, state secretary in the Berlin Senate Department for Urban Development and Housing, Christian Eckart, an attorney and partner at Redeker Sellner Dahs and Daniel Hofmann, housing market researcher at the Hamburg-based institute for urban, regional and housing research (GEWOS). 

This show was produced by Dina Elsayed


What is Common Ground Berlin?

Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson brings together prominent voices from all walks of life to tackle questions on vital and fascinating topics to increase public awareness and understanding.