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Utah’s housing deficit is the third worst in the nation, with more than 61,000 new homes needed to meet growing demand for housing in the state.

In the last two years, the housing supply has surged in many parts of the country, with more apartments under construction in each of the last two years than in any year since the federal government began keeping track. The result is that, now, rents are flattening and even declining in some cities. Take it as proof that truly effective rent stabilization comes from abundant housing supply, not from ham-handed, one-size-fits-all government regulation. – Stateline

This past February, Prince George’s County, Maryland, capped rent increases for one year at three percent. This policy was billed as a temporary, emergency measure. The uncertainty surrounding this policy has chilled housing investment in the county.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey released a package of sweeping housing reforms for legislative consideration.

New York City is the biggest city in America, with a population of 8.5 million people. Yet according to a new report released by the New York Building Congress, the city is on track to complete just 11,000 new housing units this year.

A political scientist at the University of Denver crunches the numbers on a recent ballot question to build more housing. His conclusion: NIMBY homeowners were the biggest predictor of opposition to development.

A scholar with the Washington Policy Center argues: “Theory and real-world results show unequivocally that laws that artificially disincentivize housing providers from creating and retaining housing supply push low-income renters to the brink and even into the ranks of the homeless.

In a recent op-ed, former New York Lieutenant Governor Betsy McCaughey writes, “The evidence is in: Rent regulation is a political scam. There are better ways to help Americans afford a place to live.”