New Problems and Challenges for Housing Policy in East Germany

The housing situation in the East of Germany reflects the precipitate hope of a solution to today’s problems by the rapid development of the free housing market on the scale of the state housing policy of the former G.D.R.

After the Second World War accommodation resources in Germany were sharply reduced, about one-third of the overall number of flats had been destroyed (Schumam & Marcuse 1991,157). Between 1949 and 1971, a period of reconstruction work can be identified which was initiated by a two-year plan in 194911950 by the G.D.R. Regime for rebuilding its towns and cities.

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