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New supply → rents

New supply lowers rents across the quality distribution.

Every rent-quality decile has a negative estimate; the vertical bars show 95% confidence intervals.

REDRAWN FROM STUDY DATAFigure 3 · Impact of new housing supply on the distribution of rents
Figure 3 · Impact of new housing supply on the distribution of rentsEvery rent-quality decile has a negative estimate; the vertical bars show 95% confidence intervals. Values digitized from Figure 3 and centered on the authors’ reported average elasticity of −0.19 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.-0.30%-0.20%-0.10%0%Rent effect of 1% more supply (%)Rent-quality decileQuality-adjusted posted…Lowest rent357Highest rent
Figure 3 · Impact of new housing supply on the distribution of rents. Values digitized from Figure 3 and centered on the authors’ reported average elasticity of −0.19 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.
Rent-quality decileQuality-adjusted posted rent
Lowest rent-0.15
2-0.16
3-0.17
4-0.18
5-0.19
6-0.2
7-0.21
8-0.22
Highest rent-0.24

Source: Mense (2025) · Figure 3; PDF p. 20

Data: Values digitized from Figure 3 and centered on the authors’ reported average elasticity of −0.19 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.

Keep in mind: The setting is Germany and the outcome is quality-adjusted posted rent rather than contract rent.

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New supply lowers rents across the quality distribution.

Every rent-quality decile has a negative estimate; the vertical bars show 95% confidence intervals.

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Mense (2025)
Figure
Figure 3 · Impact of new housing supply on the distribution of rents · Figure 3; PDF p. 20
Redraw data
Values digitized from Figure 3 and centered on the authors’ reported average elasticity of −0.19 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.
Keep in mind
The setting is Germany and the outcome is quality-adjusted posted rent rather than contract rent.
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Values used to redraw Figure 3 · Impact of new housing supply on the distribution of rents
Rent-quality decileQuality-adjusted posted rent
Lowest rent-0.15
2-0.16
3-0.17
4-0.18
5-0.19
6-0.2
7-0.21
8-0.22
Highest rent-0.24
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