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The research I've seen (e.g. [0] [1]) consistently shows a modest decrease in rent prices for existing renters when new housing is built. Are there studies show
by tfehring 5y ago
The research I've seen (e.g. [0] [1]) consistently shows a modest decrease in rent prices for existing renters when new housing is built. Are there studies showing the opposite that I'm not aware of? I understand that there are two competing effects at play (which [0] calls an amenity effect vs. a supply effect) but my impression is that empirically the latter seems to reliably outweigh the former.
[0] https://blocksandlots.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Do-New-Housing-Units-in-Your-Backyard-Raise-Your-Rents-Xiaodi-Li.pdf https://blocksandlots.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Do-New-...
[1] https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01055 https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01055
- the_gipsy 5y agoI can’t recall the article I read about it - sorry. It probably didn’t cite thorough studies though. It took into account the fact that higher population increases wages (opportunity), which would rise rents. Similar to amenity effect, but iirc it applies to the city as a whole, not just the neighbourhood.