Rent controls can help to make housing more affordable in cities like New York. But they must be part of a broader solution to the housing crisis that involves increasing density and building more ...

The Washington Post editorial board took a hard-line stance against rent control policies, arguing that "capping prices is a textbook policy failure" that ultimately leaves renters "worse off" than ...

Editor’s note: This is the seventh installment in a series examining the roots of America’s housing crisis. To read the earlier pieces, visit the roots of today’s housing crisis. In the 1960s, the ...

New York state is the prime example of the problems with rent control laws because the laws have been on the books for eighty years and the housing shortage only gets worse each year, writes ...

Major U.S. cities with new rent stabilization laws report steep declines in multifamily building permits, fueling debate over housing supply and affordability. AI Summary Opponents of rent control and ...

A business-backed group in Providence released a report warning against a proposed rent control ordinance. The report argues that rent control laws in other cities have reduced housing supply and new ...

Nearly four years after city voters approved one of the strictest rent control laws in the nation, the St. Paul City Council voted 4-3 to eliminate rent caps for new construction, including ...