- 21 Dec 2020 04:45
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Amsterdam is an example of an open, wealthy city, that takes immigrants from all different places in the world.
So what have been the results?
Rent prices and costs of housing have gone through the roof.
What to do about rising rents? | DW Documentary, DW Documentary, June 11, 2019
The Netherlands has the highest population density of any nation-sized country in Europe (not counting the tiny ones).
The excess of people and lack of enough space for everyone who wants to live there has made the housing market very competitive and driven prices up.
Young people are finding they cannot afford to move out from their parents. The availability of affordable housing has pretty much disappeared on the open market.
Even middle class people are struggling to afford housing and finding they are being priced out of the market.
It's not just the city of Amsterdam itself, it's all of the surrounding area.
The Netherlands supplies more subsidized housing than any other country in Europe, but there just are not enough for all the people who want them. There are very long wait lists.
In the video, someone is quoted as saying that there are many people who earn too much to qualify for subsidized housing but not enough to afford an apartment.
I wonder, how long will the Netherlands be able to remain "open and tolerant" ?
So what have been the results?
Rent prices and costs of housing have gone through the roof.
What to do about rising rents? | DW Documentary, DW Documentary, June 11, 2019
The Netherlands has the highest population density of any nation-sized country in Europe (not counting the tiny ones).
The excess of people and lack of enough space for everyone who wants to live there has made the housing market very competitive and driven prices up.
Young people are finding they cannot afford to move out from their parents. The availability of affordable housing has pretty much disappeared on the open market.
Even middle class people are struggling to afford housing and finding they are being priced out of the market.
It's not just the city of Amsterdam itself, it's all of the surrounding area.
The Netherlands supplies more subsidized housing than any other country in Europe, but there just are not enough for all the people who want them. There are very long wait lists.
In the video, someone is quoted as saying that there are many people who earn too much to qualify for subsidized housing but not enough to afford an apartment.
I wonder, how long will the Netherlands be able to remain "open and tolerant" ?