Rent control is often mischaracterized as landlords versus tenants in a sort of Marxian proletariat versus bourgeoisie. On the surface, this characterization makes sense, as landlords would generally ...

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Rent control policies are a hot topic in Colorado, as evidenced by the state legislature’s draft release of the first rent control bill before the 2026 legislative session even began. This and other ...

The call for rent control in Cape Town has a moral basis in the legitimate expectation that our public representatives will ...

Apartment buildings along Broadway. Nearly a million apartments in New York City are rent-stabilized and another 22,000 are under more stringent rent control. At this moment in New York City, nearly a ...

Instead of introducing regulations that will disincentivize multifamily investment, policies should focus on removing ...

Rent control negatively impacts housing affordability long-term, increases gentrification, and creates negative externalities. A majority of economists agree that rent control reduces the quality and ...

A proposal to bring rent control back to Massachusetts for the first time since it was banned in 1994 has overcome its first obstacle. On Sept. 3, Attorney General Andrea Campbell determined that 44 ...

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Next year, Massachusetts voters could have the chance to enact rent control across the state. Homes for All Massachusetts, a coalition of housing advocacy organizations, announced this week that it ...

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