Resources

Click the tabs below to read press clips, examine studies on rent control, or download fact sheets from SHAPE Illinois.

The Daily Line

The Nation’s Housing Affordability Problem Has Reached Illinois, But We Are Finding Solutions

Wall Street Journal

St. Paul’s Rent Control Backfire

Marketwatch.com

New research casts doubt on rent control as a way to help the poor

Wall Street Journal

EDITORIAL BOARD: Rent Control Backfires Again in St. Paul

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Twin Cities developers, landlords prepare for the worst as rent control organizers celebrate

Minneapolis Star Tribune

EDITORIAL BOARD: Reject efforts to add rent control

Crain’s Chicago Business

Here's an affordable housing solution developers actually like

The Daily Line

Rent control and excessive regulation threaten to derail affordable housing agenda

Bloomberg

Yup, rent control does more harm than good

Chicago Tribune

Letter: Why rent control is still a bad idea

Chicago Sun Times

Letter: Rent control produces dismal results for renters and cities

San Francisco Chronicle

Chronicle recommends: No on Prop 10

The San Diego Union Tribune

Vote no on rent control, a ‘solution’ that worsens housing crisis.

Crain’s Chicago Business

A Chicago economist weighs in on rent control

Crain’s Chicago Business

Rent control: stakeholders urge caution on repealing state ban

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Rent control would benefit some tenants but sap vitality from Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times

EDITORIAL: High rents are a problem. Rent control is not the answer

The Real Deal

Rent control push suffers setback in Springfield

Capitol Fax

Two of Rep. Guzzardi’s most progressive bills killed by fellow Dems

WSIU/NPR

The Evidence against rent control

Crain’s Chicago Business

Bill to lift ban on rent control fails in Springfield

Bisnow

Housing experts want more building, less regulation to solve the affordable housing crisis

The Orange County Register

Fallout from state’s rent control debate: More rent hikes

CoStar News

Following statewide rent cap, Oregon multifamily investment drops 38%

New York Post

Rent control critics warn about eventual destruction of New York City

The Wall Street Journal

The Wages of rent control: New York’s latest law, hardly a month old, is already chilling builders

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Illinois should resist the rent control temptation

Washington Post

Editorial: The economists are right: Rent control is bad

Washington Post

National rent control cap: Where 2020 Democrats stand

Rental Housing Journal

Rising rent control is slowing development and investment

Crain's Chicago Business

Renters are king in Chicago right now

Chicago Tribune

Chicago rents fell 12% in 2020

The Star Tribune

Editorial: Yes, there's a better plan than rent control

Bloomberg

Opinion: Berlin’s Rent Controls Are Proving to Be a Disaster

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Yes, gentrification is a problem. But rent control isn’t the right remedy

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Rent control is not the answer for south suburban communities

The Daily Herald

Letter: Rent controls are dangerous policy

NMHC

The Impacts of Rent Control: A Research Review and Synthesis

NPR

The Evidence Against Rent Control

Freakonomics

Why Rent Control Doesn't Work

POLICYed

No Vacancy: The Consequences of Rent Control

National Apartment Association

No Steps Forward, Two Steps Back: The Destructive Consequences of Rent Control

Stanford University

Stanford University economists Rebecca Diamond and Tim McQuade presented important research on rent control in 2019.

Manhattan Institute

Issues 2020: Rent control does not make housing more affordable

SHAPE Illinois

How Rent Control Hurts Neighborhoods

SHAPE Illinois

Rent Control Alternatives

SHAPE Illinois

Illinois Housing Shortage Analysis

SHAPE Illinois

Rent Control Policy Analysis

NMHC

Rent Control

NAA

Issue Fact Sheet - Rent Control

SHAPE Illinois

Resources

The Nation’s Housing Affordability Problem Has Reached Illinois, But We Are Finding Solutions

St. Paul’s Rent Control Backfire

New research casts doubt on rent control as a way to help the poor

EDITORIAL BOARD: Rent Control Backfires Again in St. Paul

Twin Cities developers, landlords prepare for the worst as rent control organizers celebrate

EDITORIAL BOARD: Reject efforts to add rent control

Here's an affordable housing solution developers actually like

Rent control and excessive regulation threaten to derail affordable housing agenda

Yup, rent control does more harm than good

Letter: Why rent control is still a bad idea

Letter: Rent control produces dismal results for renters and cities

Chronicle recommends: No on Prop 10

Vote no on rent control, a ‘solution’ that worsens housing crisis.

A Chicago economist weighs in on rent control

Rent control: stakeholders urge caution on repealing state ban

Editorial: Rent control would benefit some tenants but sap vitality from Chicago

EDITORIAL: High rents are a problem. Rent control is not the answer

Rent control push suffers setback in Springfield

Two of Rep. Guzzardi’s most progressive bills killed by fellow Dems

The Evidence against rent control

Bill to lift ban on rent control fails in Springfield

Housing experts want more building, less regulation to solve the affordable housing crisis

Fallout from state’s rent control debate: More rent hikes

Following statewide rent cap, Oregon multifamily investment drops 38%

Rent control critics warn about eventual destruction of New York City

The Wages of rent control: New York’s latest law, hardly a month old, is already chilling builders

Commentary: Illinois should resist the rent control temptation

Editorial: The economists are right: Rent control is bad

National rent control cap: Where 2020 Democrats stand

Rising rent control is slowing development and investment

Renters are king in Chicago right now

Chicago rents fell 12% in 2020

Editorial: Yes, there's a better plan than rent control

Opinion: Berlin’s Rent Controls Are Proving to Be a Disaster

Editorial: Yes, gentrification is a problem. But rent control isn’t the right remedy

Commentary: Rent control is not the answer for south suburban communities

Letter: Rent controls are dangerous policy

The Impacts of Rent Control: A Research Review and Synthesis

The Evidence Against Rent Control

Why Rent Control Doesn't Work

No Vacancy: The Consequences of Rent Control

No Steps Forward, Two Steps Back: The Destructive Consequences of Rent Control

Stanford University economists Rebecca Diamond and Tim McQuade presented important research on rent control in 2019.

Issues 2020: Rent control does not make housing more affordable

How Rent Control Hurts Neighborhoods

Rent Control Alternatives

Illinois Housing Shortage Analysis

Rent Control Policy Analysis

Rent Control

Issue Fact Sheet - Rent Control

PRESS RELEASE: Diverse Coalition of Stakeholders Cautioning Against Unintended Consequences of Rent Control

Let’s Create Neighborhoods For Everyone in Illinois.