Residence in the Swedish hometown, one of Europe's largest owners of rental housing, suspends investments in German real estate. The reason was the plans of the Berlin authorities to force the purchase of apartments from private companies that own over 10,000 residential properties. Heimstaden estimates the potential damage from transferring half of the housing in Berlin it owns at about one billion euros. For an investor, the risk is related not only to the amount of possible compensation, but also to the possible loss of control over assets. Due to such uncertainty, the company is re-examining its willingness to invest new funds. Berlin's plans do not yet mean that the catch has already begun. However, Heimstaden's response demonstrates the economic consequences of the very threat of a foreclosure: capital may withdraw from the market before final decisions are made. With the reduction of private investments, the issue of financing the renovation and expansion of the housing stock becomes even more acute. An economic icon.