Should there be a cap on rent increases?
Rent control is making a comeback. Economists are divided on whether it helps or harms housing supply.
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Context varies so much by country it's hard to generalise.
Vacancy decontrol is the worst of both worlds.
Vienna's social housing model is worth studying.
Emotionally loaded topic. Tried to vote with my head.
I've changed my mind on this one over the past year.
I expected to be in the majority. Surprised.
Not as simple as either extreme makes it sound.
Not as simple as either extreme makes it sound.
The incentives are misaligned on every side here.
Short-term vs long-term thinking is at the core of this split.
The policy implications depend heavily on the framing.
Worth reading the opposing case before voting.
Lived experience really matters on questions like this.
The incentives are misaligned on every side here.
Vienna's social housing model is worth studying.
Supply freezes every time rent control is enacted.
Vienna's social housing model is worth studying.
Vacancy decontrol is the worst of both worlds.
Supply freezes every time rent control is enacted.
Vienna's social housing model is worth studying.