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The Brookings Institute was cited as an entity noting that while rent control may help current tenants in the short term, it ultimately decreases affordability and fuels gentrification in the long run.
As even the Liberal Brookings Institute says, while rent control appears to help current tenants in the short run, in the long run it actually decreases affordability.
— Episode: Debunked: Rent Control
Episode: Debunked: Rent Control
The Brookings Institute was cited as an entity noting that while rent control may help current tenants in the short term, it ultimately decreases affordability and fuels gentrification in the long run.
As even the Liberal Brookings Institute says, while rent control appears to help current tenants in the short run, in the long run it actually decreases affordability.
As Brookings noted, rent control properties create substantial negative externalities on the nearby housing market, lowering the amenity value of these neighborhoods and making them less desirable places to live.