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The conspiracy theory of rent increases

January 30, 2023 By Michael Lewyn

An article in Curbed by Lane Brown has gotten much publicity in Twitter.  The article makes two factual claims: 1) New York City is still losing households, and thus there was no reason for rents to go back up in 2021-22; and 2) landlords are conspiring to keep supply down because some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: housing Tagged With: Vacancy

Rent Control Part 4: Conclusion and Solutions

June 1, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Welcome to the final post in the series discussing the consequences of rent control. Thank you to the subscribers who have patiently awaited each new post. I hope everyone found it enlightening. If you haven't read the entire series, you can catch up with these links: Rent Control Part One: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control, Zoning Tagged With: affordability, affordable housing, California, Chicago, development, Economics, exclusionary zoning, FAR, Free-market, government, homeowners, housing, housing market, landlord, LIHTC, politics, property rights, property taxes, proposition 98, rent control, rent regulation, rent stabilization, taxes, tenant, Vacancy, vacancy decontrol, vouchers, zoning

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