Yes YIMBYism will cause rents in certain places with artificially suppressed rent to rise, but otherwise generally reduce rents. In SF there's a lot of resistan

Yes YIMBYism will cause rents in certain places with artificially suppressed rent to rise, but otherwise generally reduce rents. In SF there's a lot of resistance since this would also cause landlords to tear down and rebuild otherwise rent-controlled units. > Even rent-controlled units are market rate if you are trying to move to a new home. And this is one of the primary holes in how "rent control" helps the poor. It just helps a lucky few (for no specific good reason).