John SebreeChicago, IL—Over the last 10+ years, the US has gone from constructing too many houses to not building enough housing. The limited supply of available housing now has triggered prices and rents to rise at rates exceeding inflation and has dramatically increased the cost of housing for millions of households. As a result, calls for rent-control measures to ease the burden on middle- and lower-income households in states has now increased across the nation, which has met with oppositions. In other words, this is not a debate that will be settled any time soon. Marcus & Millichap's John Sebree, though, does add a new talking point to the discussion.
Rent-control laws can work in two ways: setting a rent ceiling and/or limiting rent increases.
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.
Once you are an ALM Digital Member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
*May exclude premium content© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to asset-and-logo-licensing@alm.com. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
