The Boston area's history of passing and then repealing rent control has produced a wealth of research on its real-world effects. Mayor Michelle Wu's new proposal to re-regulate rents could create the ...

Behind the heated debate over Santa Barbara’s rent freeze lies a much bigger fight over affordability, investment, and the future of housing ...

Progressives keep trying to rehabilitate the reputation of rent control, and often misuse existing research to make their case that it's an effective policy with few, if any downsides. The most recent ...

In California, about 55% of renters pay more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities. That makes them “rent-burdened,” according to experts. More than a quarter paid over half their income on ...

Some small property owners are warning that a rent control ballot measure would put them underwater if it is approved.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With rental prices still up significantly from where they stood before the pandemic, a growing number of cities across the country ...

As she tried to hold onto her seat representing one of Illinois’ most progressive districts on Chicago’s northwest side, Sen. Natalie Toro vowed to fight to lift the state’s ban on rent control. It ...

The Providence City Council failed to override a veto of a rent stabilization measure during a May 15 special meeting. David ...

State Attorney General Andrea Campbell on Wednesday certified nearly three dozen petitions for the November 2024 ballot, including one that would set up a high-profile battle over the future of rent ...

With one final chance to override Mayor Brett Smiley's veto of a controversial rent control ordinance, the Providence City Council failed to do so in a 9-1 in vote.