Economists don’t need any more evidence that rent control is bad and new housing is good. But they’ll take it. The latest example comes from Minnesota, where the Twin Cities gifted us with a natural ...

The head of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce said Sunday that rent control would not solve Massachusetts’ growing problem of keeping young professionals from leaving the region for cheaper ...

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LA has had rent control for decades. Still, most of the city’s renters pay more than what the federal government considers affordable. Everyone from President Donald Trump to New York mayor-elect ...

Los Angeles is one of more than a dozen California cities with rent-control laws, and by no coincidence, is one of the most unaffordable places to live. The City Council recently approved a proposal ...

Escalating a divisive battle between housing advocates and the powerful real estate industry, the tenant coalition Homes for All Massachusetts said it will launch a campaign Wednesday to put a measure ...

The push to bring back rent control in Massachusetts could be put directly to the voters next year in the form of a ballot question. Housing advocates said Wednesday that they plan to collect ...

The cycle repeats every other year in Massachusetts: A few legislators file a bill to legalize rent control — which voters here outlawed in 1994 — citing soaring rents and struggling families.

The Providence City Council's move to the left has turned housing organizers' attention to City Hall, but Mayor Brett Smiley opposes price controls on rents. Smiley argues that rent control in places ...

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Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter takes a look at the bad idea in housing policy that never seems to die: rent control. In Massachusetts, housing ...