Original article by Ethan Blevins. Economist Thomas Sowell once quipped, “The first lesson of economics is scarcity” and “the first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.” With California’s recent flirtation… The Hill: California lawmakers haven’t learned their lesson on rent control
Analysis hints at a policy conundrum lawmakers face as they consider changes to rules expiring June 15. Original article by Josh Barbanel. The biggest beneficiaries of rent regulation in New York aren’t low-income tenants across… Wealthy, Older Tenants in Manhattan Get Biggest Boost From Rent Regulations
Original article by Walter E. Block. Demand curves slope in a downward direction. This means that the higher the price, the less of an item, or good, or service, will be sought. The more road… How Rent Control Actually Hurts Both Tenants and Landlords
A collapse in new development activity followed St. Paul voters’ approval of a strict, vaguely written rent control ordinance. City and state officials are scrambling over how best to fix the new law. Original article… America’s Most Controversial Rent Control Law Is Getting a Hasty Makeover
That rent control is an ineffective and often counterproductive housing policy is no longer open to serious question. The profound economic and social consequences of government intervention in the nation’s housing marketshave been documented in… The High Cost of Rent Control
Original article by Lanny Ebenstein as seen in the Los Angeles Business Journal. The California state initiative which will appear on this November’s ballot that would prohibit state limitations on local rent control measures is… OpEd: Rent Control Has Poor Implications
Original content by by Dr. Stephen Hickman.
Original article by the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal. The economic law of supply and demand is simple enough, but Los Angeles is defying it again by tightening its rent control law in… How to Shrink Housing in Los Angeles
Original article by Jon Fleischman. Rent control promises affordability but delivers scarcity, higher costs, and community decline, deepening California’s housing crisis. 🕒 5-minute read The Housing Trap California families are living through a housing nightmare.… 6 Ways Rent Control Hurts Californians
