No matter how one labels the arbitrary control of the amount of rent a property owner may charge a tenant for their property, it has ignited a pitched ...

Rent control doesn't achieve its stated purpose, lower rents for people with less money. But it can also destroy the housing sector and make things much worse, There is no pixie dust in rental housing ...

Affordable housing is an issue in Reno, in Nevada, and in the United States — largely driven by a supply-demand problem. We have seen the price of homes escalate and don’t have enough land or ...

Living costs have increased rapidly recently, with housing affordability taking center stage. Higher interest rates have made purchasing a home less affordable, leading many to rent instead, and ...

One of the Biden administration’s most consequential housing policies is one practically nobody is talking about. It hasn’t been mentioned on the campaign trail, on social media, or by the White House ...

California’s 2024 ballot includes 10 propositions. Prop. 5 would lower the required threshold to pass certain bond measures from a two-thirds supermajority to 55%. The SLO Tribune California might ...

In a short article I wrote, “Rent Control is Not the Answer,” I outlined some of the deleterious effects of rent control policies using standard economics tools. To be clear, by the term “rent control ...

Three decades after Massachusetts ended its disastrous experiment with rent control, voters are considering giving the policy ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Even before it has advanced in the process of getting on the November 2026 ballot, real estate interests last week started to formally lobby mayors and regional chambers of commerce ...

BOSTON — Hundreds of tenants from across Massachusetts descended on Beacon Hill on Tuesday to show their support for rent stabilization legislation, which proponents see as a crucial tool to tackle ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Avery Nelson. Rent control has a history in Michigan dating all the way back to World ...