Voters love rent freezes. Economists hate them. Except for this one.

As America’s housing crisis deepens, policymakers are increasingly turning to an old idea for improving affordability: making large rent increases illegal.

In recent years.

Oregon, Washington, and California have enacted statewide rent controls.

In 2024, the Biden administration floated a nationwide cap on rent increases for large buildings.

And last month, New York’s Rent Guidelines […]