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by lock-free 1997 days ago
The freakonomics podcast had a decent episode about this. They frequently host liberal economic ideas as well, so don't assume the opinions come from some landowner backed think tank.

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/rent-control/

In the real world, places with rent control are the most expensive and have gotten more expensive. It does not help housing prices.