The Rent Cap: Too Little, Too Late?
The recent State cap on rent at 7% plus inflation which could be 2%, may be too little, too late. I hope not. — Research estimated that a 10.0 percent increase in rent leads to a 13.6 percent increase in the rate of homelessness. — High rents are to blame for the severity of the state’s homelessness crisis. — Housing affordability (rather than personal circumstances) is the key to predicting the relative severity of homelessness across the United States. (Homelessness in Oreg