The Redistribution of Wealth Caused by Rent Control
September 27th, 2022
This paper analyses wealth tranfser effects of rent control:
We use the price effects caused by the passage of rent control in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2021, to study the transfer of wealth across income groups. First, we find that rent control...
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NYC: The Government’s Own Numbers Continue to Show How the 2022 Rent Guidelines Board’s Rent Adjustments Are Well Below Skyrocketing Costs
September 22nd, 2022
In this report, Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), a trade association representing the owners of rent-stabilized buildings, outlines the current financial situation facing rent-stabilized property owners.
"Housing has costs. The...
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Evidence on Rent Control: It's Harmful and Ineffective
September 20th, 2022
Here is an excellent report written by economist Martha Njolomole on the harmful effects of rent control policy in the United States and a brief review of rent control's impact in cities around the world.
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Vienna Housing Model is a Failed Experiment
September 19th, 2022
A great analysis of the failings and false promises of the Vienna Model of social housing is: “Emerging Housing
Commons? Vienna’s housing crises then and now.” by Mara Verlic for RC21, The Ideal City conference, Urbino,
Italy,...
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Editorial: More housing is the best rent control
September 19th, 2022
Oregon's experiment with rent control is not going so well. And that's despite the generous cap. The signal to investors is that "setting a cap at all sends a dangerous message to landlords, builders and investors that the state can and...
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