If you have n units of housing and 5n people looking for homes, no amount of rent control is going to help. There is no fixing the market without a substantial

If you have n units of housing and 5n people looking for homes, no amount of rent control is going to help. There is no fixing the market without a substantial increase in construction. My suggestion is somewhat simple: return to the early 20th century model where if you own the land, you're free to build homes on it. Even if it means the neighbourhood now has reduced parking, you block someone's view of the mountains (Vancouver I'm looking at you), the building casts a shadow in the local playground, etc.