A business-backed group in Providence released a report warning against a proposed rent control ordinance. The report argues ...

The call for rent control in Cape Town has a moral basis in the legitimate expectation that our public representatives will ...

The measure would lower California’s current rent cap from 10% to 5% annually, or 2% plus inflation, whichever is lower, and ...

New York City and other urban centers are hoping rent control rules will ease the housing crunch. But deeper solutions – including building millions more homes – will not be easy.

Rents all over the country are too darn high – and thanks to the New York City mayoral campaign, discussions about how to control them are back in the national attention. Housing is at the heart of ...

The formula that determines how much landlords can increase rents in most Los Angeles apartments hasn’t been updated in 40 years. After long delays, City Council members began discussions this week to ...

Los Angeles has rewritten the rules of rent control for the first time in 40 years, tightening how much landlords can raise prices on hundreds of thousands of apartments. The overhaul marks a decisive ...

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter takes a look at the bad idea in housing policy that never seems to die: rent control. In Massachusetts, housing ...

In November 2022, Pasadenans voted overwhelmingly to adopt Measure H, which limits rent increases and protects tenants from unfair evictions. The City Council created a Rent Stabilization Department ...