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Category: Housing

The Wrong Standard of Value

December 8, 2023 Brian Phillips Housing

As energy expert Alex Epstein points out in Fossil Future, before we begin to analyze any idea or policy, we

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Treat Landlords as Allies

December 6, 2023 Brian Phillips Housing

While city officials in Boston continue to push for rent control, the Boston Herald is calling for the city to

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Throwing Mom and Pop Under the Bus

December 4, 2023 Brian Phillips Housing

Politicians and housing activists often blame greedy corporate landlords as a primary cause of rising housing costs. They then demand

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A Bunch of Hooey

November 22, 2023 Brian Phillips Business Regulations, Housing

A federal jury in Missouri recently found the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and several residential brokers guilty of conspiring

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Dropping the Context Regarding Rents

November 20, 2023 Brian Phillips Housing

The Los Angeles City Council recently approved a plan to let landlords increase rents in 2024 by 4 percent. Renters

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Home Ownership is not Rent Control

November 1, 2023 Brian Phillips Housing

Leftists often argue that home ownership is essentially the same as a rent-controlled apartment. While the details of their argument

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It is Acceptable to Hate Landlords

October 23, 2023 Brian Phillips Housing

Landlords have long been an object of derision. The ongoing affordable housing crisis has only exacerbated the attacks. Landlords are

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Reject the Arbitrary

October 18, 2023 Brian Phillips Communication, Housing

Those engaged in policy debates often make arbitrary assertions. The arbitrary can take many different forms, but it always includes

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