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DePaul University’s Institute for Housing Studies is out with a new report that shows that a loss of affordable rental units is a growing challenge throughout the city. Blaire Kamin, columnist for the Chicago Tribune, weighs in on what the report and the complexities facing city’s mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot. 

The Santa Cruz Sentinel Editorial Board addresses several bills in the Legislature that would impose rent controls in California.

The Bangor Daily News’ Charles Eichacker reports on the city’s affordable housing problems, and what local officials plan to do about it.

Across the country, professors, economists, editorial boards, businesses and policymakers agree: rent control does more harm than good.

In an op-ed for Crain’s Chicago Business, Jack Markowski, chairman of the Preservation Compact, and Bob Palmer, policy director of Housing Action Illinois, weigh in on how the General Assembly can tackle affordable rental housing in Illinois. 

The Bay Area has the largest disparity between teacher salaries and rental housing costs in California. EdSource’s Diana Lambert reports on the steps being taken by local school districts to help change that.

The Minneapolis City Council approved the use of tax subsidies for a large housing complex of affordable housing. The project is an example of the public and private sectors coming together to improve affordable housing shortages in the region. 

Doug Imber, president of Essex Realty Group and director of the Rogers Park Builders Group, pushes back against shortsighted rent control proposals in the legislature.