Rent control policies are regulations that limit the amount landlords can increase rent, intended to keep housing affordable. Proponents argue that it makes housing more affordable and prevents exploitation by landlords. Opponents argue that it discourages investment in rental properties and reduces the quality and availability of housing.
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Response rates from 719 Reason Party voters.
88% Yes |
12% No |
81% Yes |
8% No |
7% Yes, housing is a basic right that should be affordable to anyone |
2% No, ban corporate and foreign investors from purchasing residential real estate instead |
1% Yes, but only in areas with housing shortages |
1% No, incentivize the development of new housing instead |
0% No, studies show that rent control does not lower rent |
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0% No, rent controls have been shown to limit the supply of housing |
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Unique answers from Reason Party voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B33ZG2T2wks2W
No, rent control pushes landlords to charge close to or at the price ceiling regardless of supply and demand. Government incentives for new home construction and regional expansion through tax breaks, negative gearing, and other tactics will increase supply and slowly bring down housing costs.
@B32PLTH2wks2W
This will cause landlords to sell and further imbalance our market. I’d suggest lowering interest rates, build more stock and this will encourage lower rent.
@B2XNM473wks3W
Yes, rental upper limit as a ratio of property improved value. Baseline affordable housing is a Government responsibility.
@B2SXP9S4wks4W
No, incentivize new housing development and ban corporate and foreign investors from purchasing residential real estate and require a set amount of housing to be exclusively for residential purposes.
@B2MJPPR1mo1MO
Yes, housing is a basic human right and should be affordable for everyone. Rent control measures paired with public housing initiatives and strict limitations/incredibly increased taxes/bans on buying residential real estate should be put in place for corporate, foreign investor, and multi-property (more than 2) owning parties as well. Owning unused/abandoned residential real estate should be severely penalised too to encourage renting and/or selling of the property to allows for more people to have an affordable roof over their head. Air BNBs are also a massive issue.
@B2M23Y31mo1MO
No the government should invest money into lowering the cost of housing such that it becomes more affordable
@B2KWFG61mo1MO
yes and ban corporate, foreign investor and rich people from purchasing residential real estate too.
@B2FC36T2mos2MO
Yes, housing should be affordable to everyone AND corporate and foreign investors need to be banned from purchasing real estate
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