Rent controls do far more harm than good, comprehensive review finds
However, 14 out of 17 studies found that rent control leads to higher rents in the uncontrolled sector.Topics: Public PolicyThink TankLocation: London
View ArticleRenters Celebrate Council Approval of Permanent Rent Stabilization in Prince...
Headed to the County Executive’s Desk, CB-055-2024 Caps Egregious Rent Hikes, Among other Housing Justice Victories.Topics: SocietyLocation: Maryland
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View ArticleSingle-Family Annual Rent Growth Continues at a Rapid Pace
U.S. single-family rent growth increased 11.5% in November 2021, the fastest year-over-year increase in over 16 years 1 , according to the CoreLogic Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI). The index measures...
View ArticleCross-Country Comparison: Home Rent Growth
The U.S. has experienced record annual home-price growth with faster appreciation for detached houses than attached homes. A similar pattern has occurred for rent growth, and that experience is not...
View ArticleThe Role of Rent in Inflation Measurement
The inflation statistics this summer have captured headlines. Economic policy mavens often look at a price index excluding food and energy, referred to as the core price index, which tends to be more...
View ArticlePreference for Detached Properties Pushes Single-Family Rents Higher
U.S. single-family rent growth increased 7.5% in June 2021, the fastest year-over-year increase since at least January 2005 [1] , according to the CoreLogic Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI). The index...
View ArticleNearly half of L.A. tenants owe back rent
In a new survey of Los Angeles County renters, 49% of households reported that they were unable to pay all of their rent during the pandemic.read more
View ArticleStrong Economic Growth and Fierce Competition in For-Sale Housing Pushes Up...
Rent growth of detached properties reached 9.2% in May, while rent growth for attached properties was 3.6%.read more
View ArticleInaccessibility in For-Sale Housing Pushes Up Demand for Single-Family Rentals
U.S. single-family rent growth increased 5.3% in April 2021, the fastest increase since May 2006, according to the CoreLogic Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI) . The index slowed in 2020, but even when...
View ArticleCIH Scotland responds to the Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill
The Local Government and Communities Committee has called for evidence on the Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill which aims to increase affordability and create a better balance of power between landlords and...
View ArticleWhy We Need to Address Affordable Housing Needs Now Amid COVID-19
But since the pandemic broke out, with so many hourly wage earners out of work, affordable housing may be even harder to find, according to Andrew Warren, TD Senior Vice President in Commercial Real...
View ArticleFrom Lockdown to Locked Out: Coronavirus and the Looming Crisis in Rental...
Protesters calling for rent payments to be canceled amid the outbreak of COVID-19, in Washington, D.C., April 25, 2020.read more
View ArticleThe case for a rent holiday for businesses on the coronavirus economic frontline
As the public health response to supress the COVID-19 virus ramps up, so to does the economic fallout. Shutdowns and enforced spatial distancing are necessary to try to prevent hospital intensive care...
View ArticleThe Folly Of Bernie Sanders National Rent Control Proposal
Assuming the current CPI for Urban Consumers is the inflation measure used, that would mean a rent increase cap today of just 3.4 percent.read more
View ArticleBrooklyn Tenants Sue Landlords for Over $2 Million in Rent Overcharges,...
January 9, 2020, BROOKLYN, NY – Today, 22 rent-stabilized tenants living in 1074 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights announced they are suing Iris Holdings Group and Rubin Dukler for an estimated $2...
View ArticleTestimony: Strengthening Rent Control in Jersey City
Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the issue of rent control in Jersey City. I am a housing policy analyst with The Community Service Society of New York (CSS), a 175-year-old non-profit...
View ArticleThe Rent Is Too Damn Low
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the grandly titled “The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019” into law last week. Its extensive amendments to the earlier law passed with lopsided...
View ArticleState, Community, and Labor Leaders Call for Passage of Statewide Tenant...
NYC Public Advocate and Buffalo-Area Leaders Call on the State Legislature to Pass All Nine Rent Bills.read more
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