Houston Oasis Talk
My talk to Houston Oasis on January 21 is available on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ByaynUEFCY I am introduced at 43:25
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Friday Roundup 5-14-21
One of the latest trends in the “tenants’ rights” movement is to provide free legal representation for tenants facing eviction. Washington state has passed such a law and other states are considering doing so. As with nearly everything associated with “housing justice,” these laws will ultimately create a host of new problems. As one example,…
A Case of Temporary Sanity in Seattle
In a case of temporary sanity, the Seattle City Council recently voted down a bill that would have enacted a rent control law. Though Washington State prohibits rent control, the measure proposed by socialist Councilmember Kshama Sawant would have taken effect if the state repeals its prohibition. The council’s opponents to the law correctly argued…
Two Common Tactics Used by Regressives
Journalist Patrick Range McDonald provides an illuminating example of two common tactics used by Progressives Regressives. In an opinion piece at The Hill, he proclaims that rent control saves lives. His “proof”: “There is no legitimate evidence that rent control leads to a reduction in housing supply.” He goes on to state that studies in…
A Lesson from Rental Aid
After throwing millions of Americans out of work with lockdowns, the government discovered that many of those individuals could not pay their rent. The government responded with a moratorium on evictions. And then, when landlords began to face economic hardship, the government responded with rent assistance. But according to CNBC, only $5 billion of the…
A Bunch of Hooey
A federal jury in Missouri recently found the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and several residential brokers guilty of conspiring to inflate commissions on real estate sales. The jury assessed a fine of $1.78 billion. The plaintiffs complained about the commissions they paid to buyer’s agents and alleged that the commission model suppressed competition. The…
When “Rights” are Wrong, Part 4
In previous posts we have seen how the “right” to choose asserted by housing advocates leads to the destruction of freedom of choice and how the “right” to stay is an assault on voluntary action. In this post we will examine the third “right” asserted by housing advocates: the right to equal treatment. We will…