Topic
Rent Control
Economic research consistently finds that rent control reduces the supply of rental housing, degrades quality, and benefits incumbent tenants at the expense of newcomers. Our coverage examines the empirical record on price ceilings from Stanford, MIT, and other institutions, and what the data reveal about who really pays.
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Rent Control
Rent Stabilization's False Promise: Why 'Moderate' Price Controls Reproduce the Same Market Distortions
Oregon's SB 608, California's AB 1482, and NYC's rent stabilization system are sold as 'moderate.' Stanford's data shows they produce the same supply collapse as traditional rent control.
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Fifty years of rent control research, from Stanford's San Francisco study to Stockholm's housing queues: rent control reduces supply, hurts quality, and harms those it aims to help.
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A case study of rent control in San Francisco: how price ceilings reduced rental supply by 15%, accelerated condo conversions, and made the city less affordable for new residents.