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Price is only part of the story. Because of rent control laws in SF, prices aren't the signals of demand/scarcity they normally are. Showings for average apartm
by dangrover 14y ago
Price is only part of the story. Because of rent control laws in SF, prices aren't the signals of demand/scarcity they normally are. Showings for average apartments (in older buildings) in SF often have dozens of qualified applicants showing up, making them crapshoots.
- tlrobinson 14y agoI thought rent control only applied to existing tenants, and landlords could charge whatever they like for new tenants?
- usaar333 14y agoThat's correct. Not sure what Grandparent is referring to; prices are only artificially lowered for sublets. (Rent control obviously causes artificial scarcity, but the pricing info is correct for what a place is likely to cost you in a given area)