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		sudosysgen on March 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rent controls have split housing in Berlin into tw... Whatever was done in Vancouver wasn't done to control rent prices. It was done to control vacant buildings. It was successful at that.

refurb on March 3, 2021 [–]

Hint - those two are related. If rental prices go down, you know supply has increase (or demand has decreased).

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