New housing stops landlords from raising rents—take it from the CEO of AvalonBay, one of NYC's largest landlords:
"We're well-positioned… we face significantly less new supply. Land entitled for multifamily is hard to come by, the amount of time it takes to get those entitlements… sets us up well.”

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Given the desire for more action and dissatisfaction with current approaches, Boston residents showed broad support for a variety of policies that would make it easier to build more homes and increase housing choices. Support for these policies was strongest among renters and younger households.

Err, CZ wants more data about solar in the city first, presented "as a bell curve" «err?», because the previous modeling assumed that solar in the city was typically at 45 feet but she thinks it's more typically at 25 feet.

[ I do feel like I missed a beat. ]

She is asking for "a pause."

When the supply of available homes goes down relative to demand, prices increase. This is one of the best established findings in housing policy, and policymakers who don't center this aren't going to fix the housing crisis.