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Rent Control’s Winners and Losers
Go to any booming urban center these days, whether in Boston or Washington or Atlanta, and one thing is certain…
Is rent control making a comeback?
The 1970s sparked some cultural trends that have since fallen out of favor, such as disco and platform shoes.
Switzerland is putting its housing crisis to a referendum
Amid rising rental prices in urban areas, Swiss voters are being asked to decide on a proposal that will impose a 10 per cent minimum…
Berlin’s Rent Control Effort: A One-Year Lookback
Rent control, touted as a strategy to protect residents from rising house prices stemming from demand far surpassing supply…
After a year, Berlin’s experiment with rent control is a failure
“I worry about Berlin,” says Rolf Buch, a born and bred Rhinelander.
How luxury apartment buildings help low-income renters
When affordable housing activists see “luxury” apartment buildings going up in gentrifying neighborhoods they sometimes assume that the apartment buildings are causing the rents to go up.
Why Rent Control Isn’t The Answer To Rising Housing Costs In N.S.
As of June of 2020, 91 percent of landlords in the province ran small operations, just renting out a few units each.
The secret behind Halifax’s ability to build purpose-built rental housing at a record pace
Since the early 1970s, purpose-built rental (PBR) housing construction has taken a backseat in Canada to the homeownership market comprising freehold and condominium housing.
Swiss rent-control model actually drives up rents
The Investment Property Owners of Nova Scotia (IPOANS) researched Switzerland’s rent-control regime.
Investment property owners aim to counter anti-landlord sentiment
Halifax is booming, which is a blessing and a curse. Even before the pandemic, population growth was straining the housing supply.
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