As someone who lives in a city (cambridge MA) that got rid of rent control, its done little to limit rents going higher and higher. It did spur a lot of renova

As someone who lives in a city (cambridge MA) that got rid of rent control, its done little to limit rents going higher and higher. It did spur a lot of renovations though. I think zoning has a lot to do with it. If there is anything that will limit housing supplies its land and zoning. You need to get the zoning right and developers will show up to build more housing if the rents make it worth it.