> Taxing non-owner-occupied single-family residences at higher rates (incentivizes sales) We already do that in the form of homestead tax credit. This just d

> Taxing non-owner-occupied single-family residences at higher rates (incentivizes sales) We already do that in the form of homestead tax credit. This just discourages renters though and so I oppose it. If you come up with a way to ensure that if the house is rented the renters pay the lower rate (get a tax rebate?) I'm for it. > Mandating housing as a human right (myriad of knock-on effects for decades after) I have no idea how you do that in practice. There are many choices, but everything I've seen as serious unintended consequences that end up being worse. > National rent control (helps renters save, incentivizes construction since growth must now be achieved through volume, not price hikes) Unintended consequences get you. Every rent control I've seen disincentivizes construction since you can't be sure of a profit.