Across the country and around the world, great ideas ideas for housing reform have been proving themselves effective in the real world for decades. Housing for all isn’t a pipe dream; it’s an achievable goal and the way forward is clear.
In the American housing system, unthinkable tragedies happen every day. The next tragedy could be yours.
In Germany, rental leases for apartments last forever, until the tenant wants to move out. It’s common for people to live for decades in the same rented apartment, and it’s even possible for children to inherit a rental lease when their parents pass on. We talk to Friederiche, who has been living in the same rented apartment in Berlin for more than 20 years. This was the only home her children knew until they grew up and moved off on their own. Were her apartment placed on the free market, she estimates the