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Demonstrators gather at Alexanderplatz to protest against rising rents and an ever-tightening Berlin housing market on April 6, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin has seen a strong surge in both real estate development and population growth over the last decade that is transforming its housing market. While the city was once known for cheap rents, today housing has become scarce and expensive. Protesters are focusing their anger especially against developer Deutsche Wohnen, a company backed by U.S. investor Blackrock, that has bought up over 100,000 apartments in Berlin. Critics charge Deutsche Wohnen with drastically raising rents and neglecting its property maintenance responsibilities. (Photo by Steffi Loos/Getty Images)
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