Affordable housing company Hoisemanagament in Oberhausen
In the heart of the Ruhr region, the housing market has seen a significant shift, with prices and availability becoming increasingly challenging for residents. This issue has been highlighted by Thorsten Berg, the Oberbürgermeister candidate for Oberhausen's SPD, who has called for new construction to combat uncontrolled rent increases and the housing shortage.
Stefan Zimkeit, a state parliamentarian, echoes Berg's sentiments, advocating for a state housing construction company to help alleviate the crisis. This proposed company would operate in addition to non-profit housing cooperatives, aiming to increase the supply of affordable housing and provide rental units at controlled or subsidized rents.
The idea of a state housing construction company is not new, and such initiatives have been implemented in various parts of Germany to address similar issues. The proposed company would have the potential to be a member city, with city-owned land contributing to a statewide land fund. This could result in minimal financial burden and low administrative effort for the city.
Zimkeit suggests that the black-green state government should provide seed funding to establish this modern and lean construction company. However, he has not specified the exact amount required. The SPD finance expert believes that such a company could help alleviate the issue of uncontrolled rent increases, a sentiment shared by Berg.
The CDU, on the other hand, maintains that the market will regulate the housing shortage. However, Berg sees this as a failed approach, given the current situation in Oberhausen, which has the lowest building permit rate in all of NRW. The number of planned new buildings in Oberhausen has almost halved, according to Zimkeit.
If established, the state housing construction company could potentially boost new building permits, leading to increased housing stock and potentially stabilizing or lowering rents over time. However, to determine the exact impact on rent and building permits in Oberhausen, local government or housing authority reports would be needed.
This proposal for a state housing construction company is not explicitly endorsed by Berg, but Zimkeit agrees with his call for new construction to address the housing shortage. As the election approaches, the importance of affordable housing and the role of government intervention in addressing the issue remains a key topic of discussion in Oberhausen.
The policy-and-legislation proposal for a state housing construction company, advocated by Stefan Zimkeit, aligns with Thorsten Berg's demands for new construction to combat housing shortages and uncontrolled rent increases in Oberhausen. The politics surrounding this general-news issue have centered on whether a government-funded company could help alleviate the crisis, with Zimkeit suggesting seed funding from the black-green state government.
