Repost: The Great Housing Supply Contradiction

No one seems to care about a logical contradiction at the heart of housing affordability debates

Dec 08, 2022

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The link below is to the original post, where I also look in detail at a popular case where rent control has been blamed for what looks like noise in the data.

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The great housing supply contradiction

Rent control fails once again. Ha ha! It’s ECON101 dumb dumb. Do I need to teach you that again?! That’s what they all sound like in my head. Never mind the facts. Blurt out whatever you like. It is happening now with calls to limit rent increases on existing tenants…

4 years ago · 7 likes · 5 comments · Cameron Murray

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