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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California Rent Controls: Good Intentions with Disastrous Consequences
August 25th, 2022
While many of us understand the intention behind rent controls, few free market economists find any redeeming value in rent controls.
Read more here.
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Reckonings; A Rent Affair
August 25th, 2022
Read this opinion piece by Paul Krugman on the effects of rent control.
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Home buyer demand continues to ease across Metro Vancouver
August 3rd, 2022
Metro Vancouver’s housing market has entered a new cycle marked by quieter home buyer demand and a gradual rise in the supply of homes for sale.
Read the July 2022 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver report.
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