We currently have a drastic under provision of a good to the tune of 3.5 million homes in CA alone.
This under provision is not because building new homes isn't profitable, it is because realtors, landlords and homeowners are actively blocking new supply in order to extract above market rents from desperate people.
Adding a rent cap of MORE THAN DOUBLE inflation will have no affect on supply, it is ridiculously profitable to rent out your property right now.
CA would have to do something like cap rents at less than $500 per bedroom before profit margins would affect supply.
This under provision is not because building new homes isn't profitable, it is because realtors, landlords and homeowners are actively blocking new supply in order to extract above market rents from desperate people.
Adding a rent cap of MORE THAN DOUBLE inflation will have no affect on supply, it is ridiculously profitable to rent out your property right now.
CA would have to do something like cap rents at less than $500 per bedroom before profit margins would affect supply.