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Berliners in favor of measure to expropriate 240,000 flats

FILE - In this Thursday, April 4, 2019 file photo, apartment buildings in the district Mitte photographed from the television tower in Berlin, Germany. Voters in Berlin backed a non-binding, controversial proposal for the Berlin regional government to take over about 240,000 apartments worth billions from corporate owners to curb sharply rising rents in the German capital. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) FILE - In this Friday, March 13, 2020 file photo, the television tower stands under clouds in the German capital Berlin, Germany. Voters in Berlin backed a non-binding, controversial proposal for the Berlin regional government to take over about 240,000 apartments worth billions from corporate owners to curb sharply rising rents in the German capital. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) File - This Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021 file photo, shows the Wilmersdorf district with office buildings and apartment houses in Berlin, Germany. Voters in Berlin backed a non-binding, controversial proposal for the Berlin regional government to take over about 240,000 apartments worth billions from corporate owners to curb sharply rising rents in the German capital. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)